WashingtonSchoolsMeadowdale Elementary

Meadowdale Elementary

PublicRegular
LYNNWOOD, Washington · Edmonds School District
Teachers29.0FTE
Ratio16.3:1students per teacher
Students473enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students473
Grade Span0–6
Student:Teacher16.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch51%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
12.3%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
30
3.4%vs prior yr
Enrollment
430
9.1%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
15
years
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

14.1:114.6:115.1:115.5:116.0:116.5:12020202120222023202415.7:115.7:116.0:116.3:114.3:1Meadowdale ElementaryUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

424441457474490507292930313232202020212022202320245014564814734303229302930EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment501456481473430
Teacher FTE3229302930
Pupil : Teacher ratio15.7:115.7:116.0:116.3:114.3:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience15.0 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree69%
Source: State Department of Education teacher workforce reports.

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.