Berney Elementary School

Berney Elementary School operates as an average-sized primary school in WALLA WALLA, Washington, operated by Walla Walla Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 324 students spanning grades K through 5.

Walla Walla Public Schools comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 5,410 students; Berney Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Berney Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Walla Walla County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Berney Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Berney Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.7%, the actual is 40.0%, a residual of +4.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Walla Walla County shows median household earnings sit near $74,202, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Walla Walla County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,516 students), of which Berney Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Pioneer Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Berney Elementary School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 39.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Berney Elementary School's enrollment has declined 29% since 2018, when it stood at 456 (now 324). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 16% to 26%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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