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What's something Arcadia Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530207000306
Arcadia Elementary
"E. 1120 ""D"" Street", Deer Park, WA 99006 · (509) 464-5700 · Spokane County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
246 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 158 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 156 | 34% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 68% · 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
Arcadia Elementary→Deer Park Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Deer Park School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -3.8pp since 2014
Math
52.8%
WA avg 51.2% . +1.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 52.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 54.5% |
| 2022-23 | 53.2% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.1% | 48.2% |
| 2018-19 | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2017-18 | 62.4% | 61.8% |
| 2016-17 | 56.5% | 57.5% |
| 2015-16 | 57.3% | 57.6% |
| 2014-15 | 53.8% | 51.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arcadia Elementary
Arcadia Elementary's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Elementary this school | 455 | 54.1% | 53.2% |
| Deer Park Elementary Deer Park | 400 | 55.8% | N/A |
| Onalaska Elementary School Onalaska | 437 | 52.9% | 47.2% |
| Hallett Elementary School Medical Lake | 496 | 50.0% | 52.6% |
| Toledo Elementary School Toledo | 432 | 48.8% | 43.1% |
| Riverside Elementary Chattaroy | 380 | 57.6% | 53.7% |
Matched among Washington 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 Arcadia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #383 of 936 | #33 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #391 of 1,103 ▼ 40 | #33 of 83 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #507 of 1,102 ▼ 123 | #42 of 83 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #335 of 928 | #35 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #429 of 1,268 | #21 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #422 of 1,085 | #52 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #1,044 of 1,088 | #80 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #551 of 1,169 | #46 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #762 of 778 | #65 of 67 |
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
455
+45 (+11%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 455 | 29.7 | 15.3:1 | 54% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 32.5 | 14.1:1 | 53% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 31.5 | 14.8:1 | 56% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 51% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 30.5 | 15.1:1 | 57% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 62% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 59% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 419 | 22 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 18 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arcadia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (459 to 455); teachers down 3% (30.5 to 29.7).
About Arcadia Elementary
Arcadia Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in Deer Park, Washington. The school runs grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 455 students.
Deer Park School District oversees Arcadia Elementary and 6 other schools, with 2,783 students in total.
The share of students at Arcadia Elementary who are White is 89%. Other students are 8% Hispanic. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at Arcadia Elementary are from different groups.
There are 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.3:1. Compared with the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Spokane County is close, at 52%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Arcadia Elementary is 9.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 53.2% actual, 43.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Washington.
In Spokane County, home to about 549,056 people, median household income comes to about $78,582, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Spokane County's 187 public schools enroll about 76,588 students and include Arcadia Elementary.
Deer Park Early Learning Center, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Arcadia Elementary ranks 3rd of 5 on average proficiency.
Arcadia Elementary is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment increased 11% over 4 years, reaching 455 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Arcadia Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Deer Park School District
- Deer Park High SchoolHigh · 637 students
- Deer Park Home Link ProgramCombined · 617 students
- Deer Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
- Deer Park ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Deer Park Achievement High SchoolHigh · 94 students
- Deer Park Early Learning CenterElementary · 77 students
Other schools in Deer Park
- Deer Park High SchoolHigh · 637 students
- Deer Park Home Link ProgramCombined · 617 students
- Deer Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
- Deer Park ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Deer Park Achievement High SchoolHigh · 94 students
- Deer Park Early Learning CenterElementary · 77 students
Other Arcadia Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Arcadia Elementary. Arcadia Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Arcadia ElementaryArcadia, WI · 531 students
- Arcadia Elementary SchoolOlympia Fields, IL · 516 students
- Arcadia Elementary SchoolTuscaloosa, AL · 418 students
- Arcadia ElementarySpartanburg, SC · 400 students
- Arcadia Elementary SchoolKALAMAZOO, MI · 355 students
Nearby schools
- Deer Park Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 77
- Deer Park Elementary0.2 mi · 400
- Deer Park Achievement High School0.3 mi · 94
- Deer Park High School0.3 mi · 637
- Deer Park Middle School0.5 mi · 503
- Deer Park Home Link Program1.0 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Arcadia ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Arcadia Elementary?
Arcadia Elementary enrolls approximately 455 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Arcadia Elementary serve?
Arcadia Elementary serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arcadia Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arcadia Elementary is approximately 15.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Arcadia Elementary?
Arcadia Elementary reports a student body of 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Arcadia Elementary in?
Arcadia Elementary is part of Deer Park School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.