WashingtonSchoolsMountlake Terrace Elementary

Mountlake Terrace Elementary

PublicRegular
Mountlake Terrace, Washington · Edmonds School District
Teachers29.0FTE
Ratio14.6:1students per teacher
Students422enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students422
Grade Span0–6
Student:Teacher14.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch60%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Pupil : Teacher Ratio
13.7:1
(2024)
6.2%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
31
(2024)
6.9%vs prior yr
Enrollment
426
(2024)
0.9%vs prior yr
Avg Teacher Experience
14
years

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

12.5:113.1:113.7:114.4:115.0:115.6:12020202120222023202415.0:114.3:112.7:114.6:113.7:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:115.4:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

391403416429442454292930303131202020212022202320244504143954224263029312931EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment450414395422426
Teacher FTE3029312931
Pupil : Teacher ratio15.0:114.3:112.7:114.6:113.7:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience13.8 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree78%
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.