Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825001363
Audubon Elementary
2020 W Carlisle Ave, Spokane, WA 99205 · (509) 354-2140 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
339 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 | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (65).
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
26.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.8pp since 2014
Math
22.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -11.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 22.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.9% | 23.8% |
| 2022-23 | 24.7% | 22.4% |
| 2021-22 | 24.7% | 22.7% |
| 2018-19 | 33.0% | 25.6% |
| 2017-18 | 35.6% | 26.0% |
| 2016-17 | 35.6% | 27.8% |
| 2015-16 | 36.2% | 33.6% |
| 2014-15 | 33.8% | 33.6% |
% 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
23.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Audubon Elementary
Audubon Elementary's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon Elementary this school | 398 | 85.2% | 28.4% |
| Holmes Elementary Spokane | 378 | 84.1% | 27.4% |
| Regal Elementary Spokane | 381 | 84.3% | 25.9% |
| Logan Elementary Spokane | 336 | 87.5% | 15.3% |
| Whitman Elementary Spokane | 362 | 86.2% | 39.5% |
| Arlington Elementary Spokane | 379 | 83.4% | 28.4% |
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 Audubon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #822 of 936 | #76 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #1,001 of 1,103 ▼ 24 | #79 of 83 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,010 of 1,102 ▼ 42 | #79 of 83 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #523 of 928 | #51 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #647 of 1,268 | #37 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #23 of 1,085 | #6 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #460 of 1,088 | #10 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #62 of 1,169 | #6 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #248 of 257 | #14 of 14 |
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
398
-71 (-15%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 398 | 33.3 | 11.9:1 | 85% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 34.9 | 11.7:1 | 89% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 34.4 | 11.5:1 | 89% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 85% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 33.3 | 11.8:1 | 84% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 33 | 12.9:1 | 85% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 73% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 30 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 26 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Audubon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (395 to 398); teachers unchanged (33.3 to 33.3).
About Audubon Elementary
Spokane, Washington, is home to Audubon Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 398 students.
Spokane School District includes 62 schools. Together they enroll 28,853 students.
At Audubon Elementary, 56% of students are White. It is also 20% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% Pacific Islander. For comparison, the population of Spokane County is roughly 83% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Audubon Elementary scores 63%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.9:1. The school has 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Federal data show 85% of students (339) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Spokane County is 33 points.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Audubon Elementary is 5.4 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 28.4% actual, 23.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Washington.
In Spokane County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $78,582, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 187 public schools and about 76,588 students.
Of the public schools around it, Audubon Elementary is closest to Spokane Public Montessori, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.6%; Audubon Elementary's is 28.4%, ranking 4th of 5.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 398, down from 469 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.8 to 11.9 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Audubon Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Audubon Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Audubon Elementary. Audubon Elementary is the 7th largest of the 10.
- Audubon Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 606 students
- Audubon Elementary SchoolMAGNOLIA, TX · 509 students
- Audubon Elementary SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 495 students
- Audubon ElementaryFoster City, CA · 445 students
- AUDUBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMERRITT ISLAND, FL · 416 students
Nearby schools
- Spokane Public Montessori0.5 mi · 413
- Alternative Tamarack School0.6 mi · 10
- Holmes Elementary0.8 mi · 378
- The Community School0.9 mi · 165
- Finch Elementary1.0 mi · 375
- Bryant Center1.0 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About Audubon ElementaryHow many students attend Audubon Elementary?
Audubon Elementary enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Audubon Elementary serve?
Audubon Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Audubon Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Audubon Elementary is approximately 11.9:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Audubon Elementary?
Audubon Elementary reports a student body of 56% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Who oversees Audubon Elementary?
Audubon Elementary is overseen by Spokane School District in Spokane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.