Captain Gray STEM Elementary

Set in Pasco, Washington, Captain Gray STEM Elementary is a moderately sized elementary-level community, overseen by Pasco School District. It works with 408 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Captain Gray STEM Elementary is one of 28 schools operated by Pasco School District, a district that instructs 18,913 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Captain Gray STEM Elementary records that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 3% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Captain Gray STEM Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. 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, Franklin County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Captain Gray STEM Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 10.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Franklin County shows median household earnings sit near $86,714, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Captain Gray STEM Elementary is one of 43 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 21,403 students).

Pasco Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Captain Gray STEM Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Captain Gray STEM Elementary at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 17.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 31%: 591 students in 2018 compared to 408 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 90% to 96% over that span.

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