Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 98292

ZIP code 98292 in Stanwood, Washington is home to three elementary schools — Twin City Elementary, Cedarhome Elementary School, and Stanwood Elementary School — all part of the Stanwood-Camano School District. Together they enroll 1,303 students, averaging about 434 per school, with Twin City and Cedarhome serving K–5 and Stanwood serving PK–5. Every one of the three exceeds district and state averages in all-grade ELA, math, and science, making this a consistently high-performing cluster of schools.

Each school has a distinct strength. Twin City Elementary leads in math (60.71%) and overall standing, ranking 275th of 1,138 elementary schools — the 76th percentile — and is the only school here with 4 stars; it also climbed 161 positions in rank. Stanwood Elementary leads in ELA (58.82%) and science (67.61%), including the top 5th grade ELA and science scores, and posted the largest science gain (+22.02 points) and largest rank jump (185 positions) — but has the lowest all-grade math (50.49%). Cedarhome Elementary is the steadiest performer, improving gradually in rank (431st → 369th → 355th) and holding the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (33.03%) and smallest student-teacher ratio (15.2), though it declined in all three subjects this year and trails the other two in ELA and science.

Science was the biggest mover, with sharp gains at Stanwood and Twin City and a small dip at Cedarhome. Resource patterns are not straightforward: Stanwood spends the most ($19,757) and has the highest poverty rate and class size yet leads in ELA and science, while Twin City spends the least but leads in math and rank. Across grade levels, Twin City's math is strongest in 3rd grade (67.95%) and eases by 5th (51.39%), while Stanwood's ELA rises from 47.62% in 3rd to 67.61% in 5th.