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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL DISTRICT·NCES 160051000108
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2918 WASHINGTON AVENUE, CALDWELL, ID 83605 · (208) 455-3317 · Canyon County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Idaho public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
377 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 46%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 16% larger than its 4th grade class (85).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 44% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CALDWELL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
24.2%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
24.3%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 481 | 78.4% | N/A |
| WENDELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WENDELL | 429 | 80.2% | N/A |
| WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CALDWELL | 406 | 78.3% | N/A |
| J.R. SIMPLOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMERICAN FALLS | 350 | 72.3% | N/A |
| SUMMIT ELEMENTARY JEROME | 460 | 75.0% | N/A |
| ENDEAVOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NAMPA | 589 | 71.0% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Canyon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #295 of 323 | #29 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #305 of 319 | #30 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #76 of 393 | #19 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #108 of 295 | #16 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #45 of 296 | #15 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #20 of 328 | #2 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #111 of 208 | #7 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
481
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 481 | 28.9 | 16.6:1 | 78% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 34.5 | 15.0:1 | 91% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 508 | 32.1 | 15.8:1 | 91% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 91% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 28.3 | 19.7:1 | 91% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 29 | 21.2:1 | 91% (559) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 25 | 22.6:1 | 75% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 51% (266) |
| 1990-91 | 714 | 29 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (559 to 481); teachers up 2% (28.3 to 28.9).
About WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school for students in CALDWELL, Idaho. The grade span is pre-K through 4, and enrollment is 481 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Idaho is about 332, so this school runs 45% above that.
A total of 11 schools make up CALDWELL DISTRICT, with 5,431 students enrolled.
A majority of students at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 56%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 38% White and 4% multiracial. Canyon County's residents are about 26% Hispanic, 30 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
At WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Idaho average 18.1:1. Roughly 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 51% average for public schools in Canyon County is 27 points lower.
allk12 grades WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an F. The grade compares the school only with Idaho public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Canyon County census figures show that median household income is about $76,488, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 83 public schools in Canyon County.
Nearest public school: SYRINGA MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show 488 students in 2020-21 and 481 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.6:1.
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Canyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
250,790
Census ACS
Median income
$76,488
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
44,048 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CALDWELL DISTRICT
- CALDWELL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,400 students
- JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 778 students
- SYRINGA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 695 students
- VAN BUREN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 458 students
- WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 406 students
- SACAJAWEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 362 students
Other schools in CALDWELL
- CALDWELL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,400 students
- VALLIVUE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,252 students
- SAGE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 886 students
- SUMMITVUE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 836 students
- SKYWAY ELEMENTARYElementary · 795 students
- JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 778 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 25th largest of the 156.
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANDPOINT, ID · 329 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBOISE, ID · 268 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOCATELLO, ID · 242 students
- Washington ElementaryRiverside, CA · 818 students
- Washington ElementaryRedondo Beach, CA · 776 students
Nearby schools
- SYRINGA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 695
- JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 778
- WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 406
- HERITAGE COMMUNITY CHARTER0.8 mi · 512
- CALDWELL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,400
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 38% White, 56% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CALDWELL DISTRICT.
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