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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KELSO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530000300589
Butler Acres Elementary
1609 Burcham St, Kelso, WA 98626 · (360) 501-1600 · Cowlitz County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
270 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
WA avg 49.0% . -1.0pp since 2014
Math
52.5%
WA avg 39.2% . +2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 52.5% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 44.9% |
| 2018-19 | 58.2% | 50.9% |
| 2017-18 | 47.5% | 38.2% |
| 2016-17 | 58.6% | 50.5% |
| 2015-16 | 64.8% | 54.8% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Butler Acres Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Acres Elementary this school | 426 | 63.4% | N/A |
| Winlock Miller Elementary WINLOCK | 415 | 63.9% | 33.5% |
| Pioneer Elementary School SHELTON | 482 | 67.0% | 23.9% |
| Jason Lee Elementary School Richland | 518 | 62.2% | N/A |
| Dry Creek Elementary PORT ANGELES | 393 | 63.4% | N/A |
| Adams Elementary Spokane Valley | 376 | 61.7% | 48.0% |
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 Butler Acres Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Cowlitz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #397 of 1,103 ▲ 136 | #2 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #488 of 1,102 ▼ 153 | #3 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #530 of 1,268 | #5 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #831 of 1,085 | #12 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #755 of 1,088 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.4% | #383 of 1,169 | #10 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #200 of 257 | N/A |
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
426
+142 (+50%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 426 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 63% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 27 | 14.9:1 | 69% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 60% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 56% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 24.5 | 16.8:1 | 48% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 46% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 19 | 21.4:1 | 44% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 26 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 24 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butler Acres Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (411 to 426); teachers up 2% (24.5 to 25).
About Butler Acres Elementary
Butler Acres Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Kelso, Washington. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 426 students in 2024-25.
Kelso School District, which runs Butler Acres Elementary, has 13 schools and 4,960 students.
Of every 100 students at Butler Acres Elementary, about 66 are White. The rest of enrollment is 22% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of Cowlitz County, the White share is about 83%. The diversity index for Butler Acres Elementary is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 25 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.0:1. The 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is close to this figure. The school reported 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Census data for Cowlitz County show median household income comes to about $76,531, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 48 public schools and about 17,080 students.
Butler Acres Elementary's nearest public school is Loowit High School (about 0.5 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Butler Acres Elementary.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Butler Acres Elementary enrolled 284 in 2020-21 and 426 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.0:1) than in 2020-21 (11.8:1).
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Cowlitz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,360
Census ACS
Median income
$76,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
17,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kelso School District
- Kelso High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- Lexington ElementaryElementary · 854 students
- Huntington Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- Coweeman Middle SchoolMiddle · 501 students
- Barnes ElementaryElementary · 343 students
- Wallace ElementaryElementary · 333 students
Other schools in Kelso
- Kelso High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- Lexington ElementaryElementary · 854 students
- Huntington Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- Coweeman Middle SchoolMiddle · 501 students
- Barnes ElementaryElementary · 343 students
- Wallace ElementaryElementary · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Loowit High School0.5 mi · 14
- Kelso High School0.5 mi · 1,390
- Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design0.5 mi · 12
- Huntington Middle School0.6 mi · 559
- Coweeman Middle School0.6 mi · 501
- Special Education0.6 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About Butler Acres ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Butler Acres Elementary?
Butler Acres Elementary enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-05.
Is Butler Acres Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Butler Acres Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Butler Acres Elementary have?
Butler Acres Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Butler Acres Elementary?
Student demographics at Butler Acres Elementary are roughly 66% White, 22% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Butler Acres Elementary public or private?
Butler Acres Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kelso School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.