Mount Erie Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Anacortes, Washington
Mount Erie Elementary in Anacortes, Washington enrolled 327 students in 2024-25 with 21.5 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Washington elementary-school median of 15.7. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
344 students in 2022-23, 353 students in 2023-24, 327 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 21.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 344 | 22.0 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 22.0 | 16.0 |
| 2024-25 | 327 | 21.5 | 15.2 |
15.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 Washington elementary schools
Among the 1,209 Washington elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 420 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mount Erie Elementary enrolled 336 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 420 of the 336 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent24.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.6% of students were White, 12.8% Hispanic, 8.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White74.6%
- Hispanic12.8%
- Two or more races8.0%
- American Indian2.4%
- Asian1.2%
- Black0.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Mount Erie Elementary scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 60‑64% | 64% | 53.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 65‑69% | 57‑61% (2021-22) | 41.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Anacortes
4 public elementary schools in Anacortes report 2024-25 enrollment; Mount Erie Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island View Elementary | 453 | 15.4 | 26.0% |
| Fidalgo Elementary | 339 | 15.1 | 29.5% |
| Mount Erie Elementary | 327 | 15.2 | 36.1% |
| Decatur Elementary | 3 | 3.6 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mount Erie Elementary
- Island View ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 453 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Fidalgo ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.2 miles away: 339 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Compare Mount Erie Elementary with Island View ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Anacortes School District spends per student$18,124 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,124
- The largest public schools in WashingtonMount Erie Elementary is the number 871 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#871 of 1,223
- Washington schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.15.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Mount Erie Elementary
How many students attend Mount Erie Elementary?
327 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 344 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Anacortes, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Erie Elementary?
15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for elementary schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mount Erie Elementary a Title I school?
Mount Erie Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mount Erie Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Mount Erie Elementary scored proficient or above: 60-64% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Mount Erie Elementary in?
Anacortes School District, NCES district ID 5300150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530015000019 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.