Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825001366
Bemiss Elementary
2323 E Bridgeport Ave, Spokane, WA 99207 · (509) 354-2300 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
325 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 | 12 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
59%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
27.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -11.9pp since 2014
Math
23.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -12.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 27 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 26.6% | 27.8% |
| 2022-23 | 31.6% | 32.1% |
| 2021-22 | 24.1% | 22.5% |
| 2018-19 | 38.1% | 37.7% |
| 2017-18 | 40.4% | 31.7% |
| 2016-17 | 37.3% | 35.1% |
| 2015-16 | 45.1% | 43.2% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Bemiss Elementary
Bemiss Elementary's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bemiss Elementary this school | 368 | 88.3% | 27.9% |
| Whitman Elementary Spokane | 362 | 86.2% | 39.5% |
| Regal Elementary Spokane | 381 | 84.3% | 25.9% |
| Audubon Elementary Spokane | 398 | 85.2% | 28.4% |
| Holmes Elementary Spokane | 378 | 84.1% | 27.4% |
| Logan Elementary Spokane | 336 | 87.5% | 15.3% |
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 Bemiss Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #829 of 936 | #77 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #987 of 1,103 ▼ 95 | #78 of 83 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #990 of 1,102 ▲ 3 | #77 of 83 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #446 of 928 | #47 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #748 of 1,268 | #53 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #95 of 1,085 | #22 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #535 of 1,088 | #18 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #41 of 1,169 | #2 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #104 of 778 | #8 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
368
-60 (-14%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 368 | 27.4 | 13.4:1 | 88% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 85% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 35.1 | 10.9:1 | 87% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 34 | 12.6:1 | 87% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 41.7 | 12.7:1 | 89% (471) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 87% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 82% (417) |
| 2000-01 | 606 | 33 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 26 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bemiss Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (530 to 368); teachers down 34% (41.7 to 27.4).
About Bemiss Elementary
Students in Spokane, Washington, attend Bemiss Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 368 students, from pre-K through 5.
Spokane School District runs Bemiss Elementary along with 61 other schools, enrolling 28,853 students in total.
At 60%, White students outnumber all other groups at Bemiss Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Spokane County, the White share is about 83%. By the diversity index, Bemiss Elementary comes in at 59%.
Staffing totals 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. That ratio is under the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Bemiss Elementary is 88%. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Spokane County is 36 points.
Schools in Washington with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 20.9%. Bemiss Elementary scores 27.9%.
In Spokane County (population about 549,056), median household income is about $78,582, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 187 public schools operate in Spokane County, serving about 76,588 students.
Of nearby public schools, Alternative Northeast Community Center Preschool is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bemiss Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Bemiss Elementary is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 368, 14% below the 428 of 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Nearby schools
- Alternative Northeast Community Center Preschool0.3 mi · 37
- Shaw Middle School0.4 mi · 693
- On Track Academy0.5 mi · 442
- Spokane Area Professional-Technical Skills Center0.6 mi · 20
- Regal Elementary0.6 mi · 381
- Cooper Elementary0.8 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Bemiss ElementaryHow large is Bemiss Elementary?
Bemiss Elementary enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bemiss Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bemiss Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bemiss Elementary have?
Bemiss Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bemiss Elementary?
At Bemiss Elementary, the student body is approximately 60% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Bemiss Elementary public or private?
Bemiss Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spokane School District.
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