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Brewster Elementary School

502 S. 7th St., BREWSTER, WA 98812 · (509) 689-2581 · Okanogan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
390 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
16
Kindergarten
99
Grade 1
59
Grade 2
58
Grade 3
77
Grade 4
59
Grade 5
57
Student demographics
White
389%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 47%
Hispanic
38290%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 27%
Two+
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
21551%
Female
20949%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
31.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +5.6pp since 2014
Math
31.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +2.8pp since 2014
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
425
-72 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 17.5:1
% White
9%
was 6%
% Hispanic
90%
was 93%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Brewster Elementary School

Set in BREWSTER, Washington, Brewster Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus, run under Brewster School District. It teaches 425 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 4 schools in Brewster School District (1,001 students total), Brewster Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Brewster Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%). Other groups include 9% White. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Brewster Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Brewster Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Okanogan County runs at roughly 72%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Brewster Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Washington schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 18.6%; actual is 31.8%, +13.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Okanogan County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,207 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Okanogan County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,538 students), Brewster Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Brewster Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Brewster Elementary School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Brewster Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.3%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brewster Elementary School has contracted 14%, going from 497 students in 2018 to 425 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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Okanogan County at a glance

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Population
43,425
Census ACS
Median income
$63,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
11,538 students

Quick facts

School name
Brewster Elementary School
District
Brewster School District
Address
502 S. 7th St., BREWSTER, WA 98812
Phone
(509) 689-2581
County
Okanogan County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
425
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
13.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
390 (92%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
530069000148
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Brewster School District
Other schools in BREWSTER
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Brewster Elementary School
How large is Brewster Elementary School?
Brewster Elementary School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brewster Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brewster Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Brewster Elementary School have?
Brewster Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Brewster Elementary School?
Student demographics at Brewster Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 90% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
What district is Brewster Elementary School in?
Brewster Elementary School is part of Brewster School District.
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