Colbert Elementary School

Colbert Elementary School operates as an average-sized elementary campus in COLBERT, Washington, run under Mead School District. Current enrollment sits at 364 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 17 schools in Mead School District (10,657 students total), Colbert Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Colbert Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder consists of 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. Compared to Spokane County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Spokane County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Colbert Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.5%; this one delivers 65.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Spokane County put median household earnings sit near $78,582, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Colbert Elementary School is one of 187 public schools in Spokane County (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students).

Mountainside Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Colbert Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Colbert Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 55.1%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Colbert Elementary School's enrollment has declined 32% since 2018, when it stood at 537 (now 364). Over the same period, the White share fell from 89% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.