Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825001362
Arlington Elementary
6363 N Smith St, Spokane, WA 99217 · (509) 354-2100 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
316 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
28.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -15.4pp since 2014
Math
26.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -14.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.3% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 25.4% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 21.3% |
| 2021-22 | 29.3% | 19.8% |
| 2018-19 | 36.6% | 28.9% |
| 2017-18 | 37.1% | 26.7% |
| 2016-17 | 34.5% | 27.0% |
| 2015-16 | 45.5% | 39.2% |
| 2014-15 | 43.8% | 41.6% |
% 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Arlington Elementary
Arlington Elementary's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Elementary this school | 379 | 83.4% | 28.4% |
| Holmes Elementary Spokane | 378 | 84.1% | 27.4% |
| Frances Scott Elementary Spokane | 372 | 81.5% | 29.3% |
| Audubon Elementary Spokane | 398 | 85.2% | 28.4% |
| Whitman Elementary Spokane | 362 | 86.2% | 39.5% |
| Regal Elementary Spokane | 381 | 84.3% | 25.9% |
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 Arlington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #821 of 936 | #75 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #933 of 1,103 ▲ 13 | #75 of 83 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #968 of 1,102 ▲ 42 | #76 of 83 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #374 of 928 | #41 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #718 of 1,268 | #47 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #34 of 1,085 | #11 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #466 of 1,088 | #12 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.4% | #83 of 1,169 | #10 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.0% | #25 of 778 | #1 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
379
-174 (-31%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 379 | 30.8 | 12.3:1 | 83% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 32.6 | 12.3:1 | 84% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 37 | 10.8:1 | 84% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 76% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 42.7 | 15.3:1 | 79% (519) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 75% (464) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 57% (311) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 23 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 23 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arlington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (654 to 379); teachers down 28% (42.7 to 30.8).
About Arlington Elementary
Arlington Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in Spokane, Washington. Its 379 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Arlington Elementary is in Spokane School District, a district with 28,853 students across 62 schools.
White students are the majority at Arlington Elementary, with 57% of enrollment. Other groups make up 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, and 5% Asian. Spokane County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1 at Arlington Elementary, with 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Washington have 17.3:1, compared with 12.3:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 83% of enrollment. Public schools in Spokane County average 52%.
A school with Arlington Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Washington is predicted to score 24.3%. Arlington Elementary scores 28.4%, 4.2 points above that line.
Census estimates describe Spokane County this way: the median household income is $78,582, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Arlington Elementary, Spokane County has 186 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Whitman Elementary, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Arlington Elementary's average proficiency of 28.4% compares with 26.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Arlington Elementary is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Arlington Elementary dropped 31% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 553 to 379 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.3:1.
Community posts for Arlington Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Spokane School District
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
Other schools in Spokane
- Mead Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
Other Arlington Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Arlington Elementary. Arlington Elementary is the 9th largest of the 17.
- Arlington Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 390 students
- Arlington ElementaryArlington, TN · 926 students
- Arlington Elementary SchoolJackson, TN · 626 students
- Arlington ElementaryTorrance, CA · 594 students
- Arlington ElementaryLawrence, MA · 558 students
Nearby schools
- Whitman Elementary0.9 mi · 362
- Garry Middle School1.3 mi · 410
- Regal Elementary1.3 mi · 381
- Rogers High School1.3 mi · 1,498
- Spokane Area Professional-Technical Skills Center1.4 mi · 20
- On Track Academy1.5 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Arlington ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Arlington Elementary?
Arlington Elementary enrolls approximately 379 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Arlington Elementary serve?
Arlington Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Arlington Elementary have?
Arlington Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arlington Elementary?
At Arlington Elementary, the student body is approximately 57% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Arlington Elementary?
Arlington Elementary is overseen by Spokane School District in Spokane County.
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