Central Park Elementary

Set in Aberdeen, Washington, Central Park Elementary is a tiny K-5 school, run under Aberdeen School District. It serves 111 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 71% below the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Central Park Elementary is one of 13 schools operated by Aberdeen School District, a district that educates 3,183 students overall.

On demographics, Central Park Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 72%; the rest comes out to 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Central Park Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.6%.

Around the school, Grays Harbor County reports that median household earnings sit near $64,414, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Grays Harbor County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,564 students), of which Central Park Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cosmopolis Elementary School, around 3.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Central Park Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Central Park Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 36.9%.

Central Park Elementary operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Central Park Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 42% since 2018, when it stood at 192 (now 111). Class-load math has fell: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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