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What do students at Captain Gray STEM Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530657003552
Captain Gray STEM Elementary
1102 N 10th Ave, Pasco, WA 99301 · (509) 547-2474 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
377 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
12.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +4.4pp since 2015
Math
8.8%
WA avg 51.2% . +0.9pp since 2015
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 4 points since 2015, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.0% | 8.8% |
| 2023-24 | 9.8% | 9.3% |
| 2022-23 | 7.5% | 4.2% |
| 2021-22 | 9.6% | 5.4% |
| 2018-19 | 12.0% | 9.4% |
| 2017-18 | 11.6% | 8.8% |
| 2016-17 | 8.5% | 8.8% |
| 2015-16 | 7.6% | 7.8% |
% 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
10.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Captain Gray STEM Elementary
Captain Gray STEM Elementary's state test result (10.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Gray STEM Elementary this school | 408 | 92.4% | 10.9% |
| Outlook Elementary School Outlook | 403 | 90.6% | 27.1% |
| Rowena Chess Elementary PASCO | 436 | 91.1% | 11.5% |
| Artz Fox Elementary Mabton | 375 | 90.4% | 18.4% |
| Saddle Mountain Elementary Mattawa | 470 | 91.7% | 21.0% |
| Marie Curie STEM Elementary Pasco | 376 | 91.5% | 15.8% |
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 Captain Gray STEM Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #935 of 936 | #19 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #1,095 of 1,103 ▲ 2 | #19 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #1,095 of 1,102 ▲ 4 | #18 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.9pp | #380 of 928 | #10 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #607 of 1,268 | #14 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #230 of 1,085 | #9 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.6% | #1,082 of 1,088 | #20 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #15 of 1,169 | #1 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.0% | #98 of 778 | #10 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
408
-85 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 408 | 28.1 | 14.5:1 | 92% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 30.1 | 14.1:1 | 96% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 31.8 | 14.3:1 | 96% (437) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 92% (454) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 40.2 | 14.7:1 | 90% (534) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 90% (522) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Captain Gray STEM Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (591 to 408); teachers down 30% (40.2 to 28.1).
About Captain Gray STEM Elementary
Captain Gray STEM Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Pasco, Washington. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 408 students.
Pasco School District is responsible for 28 schools, Captain Gray STEM Elementary included, with 18,913 students in all.
Hispanic students account for 96% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 3% White. Among all residents of Franklin County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. A diversity index of 8% means there is an 8% chance two randomly chosen students at Captain Gray STEM Elementary are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The school has 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 2.8 students per teacher. In all, 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Franklin County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Captain Gray STEM Elementary would be expected to post about 18.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 10.9%.
In Franklin County, home to about 98,902 people, median household income comes to about $86,714, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Franklin County's 43 public schools enroll about 21,403 students and include Captain Gray STEM Elementary.
Captain Gray STEM Elementary is about 0.1 miles from Pasco Senior High School, its nearest public school. Captain Gray STEM Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Captain Gray STEM Elementary at 6th of 6.
Captain Gray STEM Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 85 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Captain Gray STEM Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Pasco School District
- Chiawana Senior High SchoolHigh · 3,127 students
- Pasco Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Ray Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,294 students
- Mcloughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,171 students
- Stevens Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Ellen Ochoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
Other schools in Pasco
- Chiawana Senior High SchoolHigh · 3,127 students
- Pasco Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Ray Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,294 students
- Mcloughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,171 students
- Stevens Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Ellen Ochoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
Nearby schools
- Pasco Senior High School0.1 mi · 2,590
- Pasco Early Learning Center0.2 mi · 318
- Emerson Elementary0.4 mi · 447
- Longfellow Elementary0.6 mi · 312
- Stevens Middle School0.8 mi · 956
- Pasco Early Childhood0.8 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About Captain Gray STEM ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Captain Gray STEM Elementary?
Captain Gray STEM Elementary enrolls approximately 408 students in grades PK-05.
Is Captain Gray STEM Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Captain Gray STEM Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Captain Gray STEM Elementary have?
Captain Gray STEM Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
How diverse is Captain Gray STEM Elementary?
Captain Gray STEM Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
What district is Captain Gray STEM Elementary in?
Captain Gray STEM Elementary is part of Pasco School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.