Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825001364
Balboa Elementary
3010 W Holyoke Ave, Spokane, WA 99208 · (509) 354-2220 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
124 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 | 11 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
46%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
56.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -3.9pp since 2014
Math
59.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +4.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 5 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.8% | 59.3% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 57.4% |
| 2022-23 | 62.5% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 51.7% |
| 2018-19 | 60.0% | 53.0% |
| 2017-18 | 60.3% | 50.8% |
| 2016-17 | 58.3% | 54.8% |
| 2015-16 | 66.3% | 59.8% |
| 2014-15 | 60.7% | 54.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 Balboa Elementary
Balboa Elementary's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balboa Elementary this school | 248 | 50.0% | 61.4% |
| Gause Elementary WASHOUGAL | 224 | 47.3% | N/A |
| Grapeview Elementary & Middle School Grapeview | 224 | 50.0% | 49.6% |
| McDonald Elementary School Spokane Valley | 282 | 56.0% | 57.5% |
| Harmony Elementary BELLINGHAM | 288 | 46.5% | 43.1% |
| Kittitas Elementary School Kittitas | 246 | 53.7% | 44.5% |
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 Balboa Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #238 of 936 | #17 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #267 of 1,103 ▲ 26 | #18 of 83 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #367 of 1,102 ▼ 84 | #27 of 83 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #364 of 928 | #39 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #1,051 of 1,268 | #82 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #28 of 1,085 | #8 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #851 of 1,088 | #43 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #637 of 1,169 | #54 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #120 of 778 | #10 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
248
-42 (-14%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 278
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 248 | 20.4 | 12.2:1 | 50% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 20.5 | 12.3:1 | 51% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 21.3 | 12.0:1 | 55% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 20 | 14.5:1 | 41% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 24.6 | 14.4:1 | 44% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 43% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 18 | 22.1:1 | 35% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 19 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 278 | 14 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Balboa Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (354 to 248); teachers down 17% (24.6 to 20.4).
About Balboa Elementary
This page covers Balboa Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school in Spokane, Washington. The school enrolls 248 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Washington is about 380, so this school runs 35% smaller than that.
Spokane School District runs Balboa Elementary along with 61 other schools, enrolling 28,853 students in total.
At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at Balboa Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Spokane County, the White share is about 83%. By the diversity index, Balboa Elementary comes in at 46%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.2:1, with 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 50%. That is close to the 52% average for public schools in Spokane County.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Balboa Elementary is among the top 10% of schools in Washington. Predicted: 46.7%. Actual: 61.4%.
Spokane County has about 549,056 residents, and median household income is about $78,582, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Spokane County number 187 and enroll about 76,588.
Salk Middle School is the public school closest to Balboa Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Balboa Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Balboa Elementary ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 61.4% versus a 40.8% average.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Balboa Elementary went from 290 students to 248. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.5:1 in 2020-21 to 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Balboa Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Balboa Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Balboa Elementary. Balboa Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Balboa ElementaryGlendale, CA · 799 students
- Balboa ElementarySan Diego, CA · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Salk Middle School0.3 mi · 658
- Westview Elementary0.5 mi · 328
- Indian Trail Elementary0.8 mi · 303
- Browne Elementary1.0 mi · 316
- Ridgeview Elementary1.2 mi · 301
- Mead Learning Options1.3 mi · 790
Frequently asked questions
About Balboa ElementaryHow large is Balboa Elementary?
Balboa Elementary enrolls approximately 248 students in grades PK-05.
Is Balboa Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Balboa Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Balboa Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Balboa Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Balboa Elementary?
Student demographics at Balboa Elementary are roughly 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Balboa Elementary in?
Balboa Elementary is part of Spokane School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.