Mountain Way Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Granite Falls, Washington
Mountain Way Elementary in Granite Falls, Washington enrolled 556 students in 2024-25 with 32.8 full-time teachers, 16.9 students per teacher against the Washington elementary-school median of 15.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
563 students in 2022-23, 579 students in 2023-24, 556 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.6 to 32.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 563 | 32.6 | 17.3 |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 31.9 | 18.2 |
| 2024-25 | 556 | 32.8 | 16.9 |
16.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 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 313 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mountain Way Elementary enrolled 470 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 313 of the 470 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent59.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
68.9% of students were White, 18.0% Hispanic, 7.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White68.9%
- Hispanic18.0%
- Two or more races7.7%
- Asian2.7%
- Black1.3%
- American Indian1.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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.
Elementary schools in Granite Falls
2 public elementary schools in Granite Falls report 2024-25 enrollment; Mountain Way Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Way Elementary | 556 | 16.9 | 45.7% |
| Monte Cristo Elementary | 502 | 16.1 | 35.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mountain Way Elementary
- Monte Cristo ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 502 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Mt. Pilchuck Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.6 miles away: 554 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
- Compare Mountain Way Elementary with Monte Cristo ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Granite Falls School District spends per student$16,765 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,765
- The largest public schools in WashingtonMountain Way Elementary is the number 162 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#162 of 1,223
- Washington schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.16.9:1
- 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 Mountain Way Elementary
How many students attend Mountain Way Elementary?
556 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 563 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Granite Falls, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Way Elementary?
16.9 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 Mountain Way Elementary a Title I school?
Mountain Way Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Mountain Way Elementary in?
Granite Falls School District, NCES district ID 5303210. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530321002303 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
- 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.