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If you could change one rule at Cascade Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530231000317
Cascade Elementary
2330 N. Baker Ave., East Wenatchee, WA 98802 · (509) 884-0523 · Douglas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
303 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
60.9%
WA avg 49.0% . -4.5pp since 2014
Math
54.5%
WA avg 39.2% . +2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 5 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 | 60.9% | 54.5% |
| 2021-22 | 61.5% | 60.5% |
| 2018-19 | 70.5% | 74.7% |
| 2017-18 | 70.6% | 67.3% |
| 2016-17 | 69.7% | 67.9% |
| 2015-16 | 69.2% | 64.3% |
| 2014-15 | 65.4% | 51.6% |
% 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 Cascade Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Elementary this school | 568 | 53.3% | N/A |
| Washington Elementary School WENATCHEE | 554 | 56.7% | N/A |
| Cascade Elementary School KENNEWICK | 509 | 51.9% | N/A |
| Ruth Livingston Elementary PASCO | 541 | 46.8% | 67.0% |
| Marrion Elementary School Vancouver | 528 | 49.6% | N/A |
| Morgen Owings Elementary School Chelan | 472 | 58.7% | N/A |
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 Cascade Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #352 of 1,103 ▼ 98 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #278 of 1,102 ▲ 2 | #1 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #144 of 1,268 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #646 of 1,085 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #689 of 1,088 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.3% | #571 of 1,169 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.9% | #118 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
568
+110 (+24%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 53% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 37.5 | 15.9:1 | 59% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 37.9 | 16.2:1 | 60% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 39% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 29.7 | 17.2:1 | 35% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 42% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 26 | 18.1:1 | 42% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 26 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 15 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cascade Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (512 to 568); teachers up 18% (29.7 to 35).
About Cascade Elementary
Cascade Elementary is an elementary school in East Wenatchee, Washington, reachable at (509) 884-0523. It enrolls 568 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6. It has 49% more students than the average for elementary schools in Washington (about 380).
The Eastmont School District system has 12 schools and 5,930 students.
About 50% of students at Cascade Elementary are Hispanic, the largest single group. The school is also 47% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 36%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 35 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. Elementary schools in Washington have an average ratio of 17.3:1. About 53% of students at Cascade Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Douglas County averages 63%, higher than here.
Looking at the county, Douglas County, the median household earns about $80,363 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Cascade Elementary, Douglas County has 21 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Cascade Elementary is closest to Lee Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Cascade Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 110 students, from 458 to 568.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,366
Census ACS
Median income
$80,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,221 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eastmont School District
- Eastmont Senior HighHigh · 1,534 students
- Eastmont Junior HighMiddle · 687 students
- Sterling Junior High SchoolMiddle · 676 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Kenroy ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- Lee ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Other schools in East Wenatchee
- Eastmont Senior HighHigh · 1,534 students
- Eastmont Junior HighMiddle · 687 students
- Sterling Junior High SchoolMiddle · 676 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Kenroy ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- Lee ElementaryElementary · 522 students
Other Cascade Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 6 states are named Cascade Elementary. Cascade Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 9.
- Cascade Elementary SchoolKENNEWICK, WA · 509 students
- Cascade Elementary SchoolRenton, WA · 434 students
- Cascade ElementaryMarysville, WA · 382 students
- Cascade ElementaryWartrace, TN · 621 students
- Cascade Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Lee Elementary1.1 mi · 522
- Skill Source1.6 mi · 3
- Open Doors Re-Engagement1.6 mi · 91
- Lewis And Clark Elementary Sch1.8 mi · 424
- Chelan County Juvenile Detention Center1.8 mi · 12
- Valley Online Academy1.9 mi · 23
Frequently asked questions
About Cascade ElementaryHow large is Cascade Elementary?
Cascade Elementary enrolls approximately 568 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Cascade Elementary serve?
Cascade Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cascade Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cascade Elementary is approximately 16.2:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cascade Elementary?
Cascade Elementary reports a student body of 47% White, 50% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Cascade Elementary public or private?
Cascade Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Eastmont School District.
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