Editing Darrington, Washington (section)

==Education==

The [[Darrington School District]] operates two [[State school|public schools]] in the town that enroll 414 students during the 2016–17 school year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public School District Directory Information: Sultan School District |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=5301980 |publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref> It employs 31 teachers and administrations, and 50 other staff members.<ref name="Herald-School">{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=February 27, 2016 |title=Darrington High School grads now teaching the next generation |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/darrington-high-school-grads-now-teaching-the-next-generation/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref> The district primarily serves Darrington and areas east of [[Oso, Washington|Oso]], as well as areas in [[Skagit County, Washington|Skagit County]] that are near the Sauk-Suiattle Reservation.<ref>{{cite map |date=December 21, 2017 |title=Snohomish County School Districts Map |url=http://www.snoco.org/docs/scd/PDF/PDS_CFP/Snohomish%20County%20School%20District.pdf |publisher=Snohomish County |access-date=February 27, 2019 |archive-date=October 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023065755/http://www.snoco.org/docs/scd/PDF/PDS_CFP/Snohomish%20County%20School%20District.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite map |date=February 10, 2020 |title=Washington State K-12 School Districts |url=https://www.k12.wa.us/sites/default/files/public/maps/downloadfiles/SchoolDistrictsESDs-17x11_2020.pdf |publisher=[[Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction]] |access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref> The town's [[elementary school]], serving kindergarten through eight grade, was opened in 1990 and shares its campus with the [[high school]].<ref name="Herald-School"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Turner |first=Andy |date=August 15, 1990 |title=State of the art: D'ton school opening |page=1 |work=The Arlington Times}}</ref> The mascot for the school is the Darrington Loggers, named after the town's historic principal industry. Loggers teams have won state championships in various sports during the 1950s, 1980s, and 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Fiege |first=Gale |date=November 14, 2011 |title=A home for the best of Darrington's Loggers |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/a-home-for-the-best-of-darringtons-loggers/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref>