Almira Elementary School

As a tiny K-5 school in ALMIRA, Washington, Almira Elementary School teaches 129 students from grades K through 8, overseen by Almira School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Almira Elementary School sits 66% smaller than that benchmark.

Almira Elementary School is a school of Almira School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Almira Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school records 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Almira Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lincoln County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Almira Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.2%; this one delivers 60.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lincoln County) records that median household income runs about $71,512, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Almira Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 2,233 students).

Wilbur Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 11.4 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, Almira Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 41.4%.

Almira Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Almira Elementary School's enrollment has grew 18% since 2018, when it stood at 109 (now 129).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.