Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 265 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH FRANKLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530573000846
Basin City Elem
303 Bailie Boulevard, Mesa, WA 99343 · (509) 269-4669 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
262 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 70 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 52% larger than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Basin City Elem→Robert L Olds Junior High School
Based on grade levels within North Franklin School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
34.7%
WA avg 58.4% . +15.7pp since 2014
Math
29.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +5.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.7% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 33.9% |
| 2022-23 | 36.8% | 33.3% |
| 2021-22 | 33.9% | 31.9% |
| 2018-19 | 34.4% | 38.1% |
| 2017-18 | 33.8% | 37.5% |
| 2016-17 | 21.3% | 28.1% |
| 2015-16 | 19.3% | 23.4% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 23.5% |
% 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Basin City Elem
Basin City Elem's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basin City Elem this school | 330 | 79.4% | 34.2% |
| West View Elementary BURLINGTON | 353 | 75.6% | 28.4% |
| Warden Elementary WARDEN | 416 | 77.9% | 29.4% |
| Whitstran Elementary Prosser | 261 | 78.5% | N/A |
| Keene-Riverview Elementary Prosser | 407 | 75.2% | N/A |
| Gilbert Elementary School Yakima | 415 | 77.8% | 40.1% |
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 Basin City Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #730 of 936 | #8 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #890 of 1,103 ▼ 116 | #10 of 20 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #867 of 1,102 ▼ 6 | #8 of 20 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #340 of 928 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #866 of 1,268 | #17 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #371 of 1,085 | #11 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #955 of 1,088 | #12 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.4% | #122 of 1,169 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #328 of 778 | #15 of 17 |
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
330
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 330 | 21.8 | 15.1:1 | 79% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 25.2 | 13.2:1 | 79% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 28.4 | 11.8:1 | 78% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 82% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 29.4 | 13.8:1 | 83% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 86% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 22 | 20.3:1 | 88% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 20 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 14 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Basin City Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (406 to 330); teachers down 26% (29.4 to 21.8).
About Basin City Elem
Basin City Elem is a mid-sized elementary school in Mesa, Washington, under North Franklin School District. It has an enrollment of 330 students in kindergarten through 6.
North Franklin School District has 9 schools; together they serve 2,078 students.
About 75% of the student body at Basin City Elem is Hispanic. Other groups make up 25% White. County-wide, 55% of Franklin County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at Basin City Elem are from different groups.
Staffing at Basin City Elem comes to 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.1:1. The school's 15.1:1 compares with an average of 17.3:1 for elementary schools in Washington. On the income side, 79% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Franklin County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Basin City Elem falls in the middle 80% of Washington schools: 34.2% actual against 26.9% predicted.
The county, Franklin County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $86,714 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Basin City Elem, Franklin County has 43 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Mesa Elem is closest at about 7.3 miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Basin City Elem ranks 3rd on proficiency.
Basin City Elem falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 315 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 330 by 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Basin City Elem can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,902
Census ACS
Median income
$86,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
21,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Franklin School District
- Connell High SchoolHigh · 615 students
- Connell ElemElementary · 491 students
- Robert L Olds Junior High SchoolMiddle · 322 students
- Mesa ElemElementary · 220 students
- North Franklin Virtual AcademyCombined · 44 students
- Palouse Junction High SchoolHigh · 29 students
Nearby schools
- Mesa Elem7.3 mi · 220
- Edwin Markham Elementary11.6 mi · 227
- Connell High School14.1 mi · 615
- North Franklin Virtual Academy14.2 mi · 44
- Robert L Olds Junior High School14.2 mi · 322
- Connell Elem14.3 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Basin City ElemHow large is Basin City Elem?
Basin City Elem enrolls approximately 330 students in grades KG-06.
Is Basin City Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Basin City Elem is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Basin City Elem have?
Basin City Elem employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is Basin City Elem?
Basin City Elem reports a student body of 25% White, 75% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Who oversees Basin City Elem?
Basin City Elem is overseen by North Franklin School District in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.