Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 245 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MABTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530465000723
Artz Fox Elementary
805 Washington Street, Mabton, WA 98935 · (509) 894-4941 · Yakima County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
339 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 94 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 114% larger than its 6th grade class (44).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
Artz Fox Elementary→Mabton Jr. Sr. High
Based on grade levels within Mabton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
18.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -3.2pp since 2014
Math
15.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.6% | 15.5% |
| 2023-24 | 22.1% | 18.5% |
| 2022-23 | 26.3% | 24.4% |
| 2021-22 | 21.9% | 17.3% |
| 2018-19 | 25.6% | 19.4% |
| 2017-18 | 19.5% | 13.4% |
| 2016-17 | 17.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015-16 | 19.5% | 14.1% |
| 2014-15 | 21.8% | 12.1% |
% 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
18.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Artz Fox Elementary
Artz Fox Elementary's state test result (18.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artz Fox Elementary this school | 375 | 90.4% | 18.4% |
| Outlook Elementary School Outlook | 403 | 90.6% | 27.1% |
| Bridgeport Elementary BRIDGEPORT | 347 | 89.9% | N/A |
| Captain Gray STEM Elementary Pasco | 408 | 92.4% | 10.9% |
| Whittier Elementary PASCO | 378 | 89.2% | N/A |
| Marie Curie STEM Elementary Pasco | 376 | 91.5% | 15.8% |
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 Artz Fox Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #913 of 936 | #41 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #1,077 of 1,103 ▼ 36 | #43 of 45 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #1,072 of 1,102 ▼ 28 | #43 of 45 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #245 of 928 | #12 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #730 of 1,268 | #38 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #947 of 1,085 | #47 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.1% | #1,087 of 1,088 | #51 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.4% | #26 of 1,169 | #13 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.8% | #143 of 778 | #7 of 40 |
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
375
-87 (-19%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 464
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 375 | 21.1 | 17.8:1 | 90% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 24.2 | 16.4:1 | 89% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 28.8 | 13.8:1 | 94% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 90% (417) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 32.2 | 16.4:1 | 91% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 87% (493) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 92% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 28 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 464 | 24 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Artz Fox Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (527 to 375); teachers down 34% (32.2 to 21.1).
About Artz Fox Elementary
Artz Fox Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Mabton, Washington. It reported 375 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Besides Artz Fox Elementary, Mabton School District runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 735 students.
By race and ethnicity, Artz Fox Elementary is 99% Hispanic. The county population is about 52% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 2%.
Based on 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Artz Fox Elementary has a ratio of 17.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Income data for the school show 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Yakima County, the school's rate is higher.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 19.6%.
In Yakima County, the median household earns about $70,656 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Yakima County has 119 public schools with about 52,145 students, including Artz Fox Elementary.
Artz Fox Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Mabton Jr. Sr. High, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Artz Fox Elementary ranks 5th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 18.4% against a local average of 31.5%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 375, compared with 462 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.8:1, from 16.5:1.
The allk12 page for Artz Fox Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Yakima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,152
Census ACS
Median income
$70,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
119
52,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mabton School District
- Mabton Jr. Sr. HighHigh · 359 students
- Mabton Step Up To CollegeHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Mabton Jr. Sr. High0.3 mi · 359
- Grandview High School4.1 mi · 1,160
- Grandview Middle School4.3 mi · 815
- Thompson Elementary School4.5 mi · 549
- Contract Learning Center4.5 mi · 34
- Mcclure Elementary School4.6 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Artz Fox ElementaryHow large is Artz Fox Elementary?
Artz Fox Elementary enrolls approximately 375 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Artz Fox Elementary serve?
Artz Fox Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Artz Fox Elementary have?
Artz Fox Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Artz Fox Elementary?
At Artz Fox Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Is Artz Fox Elementary public or private?
Artz Fox Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mabton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.