Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WENATCHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530966001630
Columbia Elementary School
600 ALASKA ST, WENATCHEE, WA 98801 · (509)662-7256 · Chelan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
273 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 84% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
35.3%
WA avg 49.0% . +13.6pp since 2014
Math
29.6%
WA avg 39.2% . +13.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 35.3% | 29.6% |
| 2021-22 | 30.4% | 19.1% |
| 2018-19 | 29.5% | 23.5% |
| 2017-18 | 26.3% | 17.8% |
| 2016-17 | 28.9% | 21.1% |
| 2015-16 | 26.4% | 19.8% |
| 2014-15 | 21.8% | 15.7% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Columbia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Chelan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #887 of 1,103 ▲ 148 | #9 of 12 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #854 of 1,102 ▲ 80 | #8 of 12 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #833 of 1,268 | #8 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #13 of 1,085 | #1 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #919 of 1,088 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.5% | #110 of 1,169 | #4 of 14 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
339
-98 (-22%) vs 2017
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.7:1
% White
22%
was 22%
% Hispanic
74%
was 75%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 339 | 25.1 | 13.5:1 | 81% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 335 | 29.3 | 11.4:1 | 67% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 27 | 11.6:1 | 64% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 31.8 | 13.7:1 | 89% (388) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 86% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 85% (362) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 24 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (437 to 339); teachers down 21% (31.8 to 25.1).
About Columbia Elementary School
Columbia Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in WENATCHEE, Washington. The school had 339 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2023-24.
Wenatchee School District is the local district for Columbia Elementary School. It runs 19 schools with 7,412 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Columbia Elementary School, with 74% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 22% White and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Chelan County, the Hispanic share is about 29%. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2023-24, the ratio at Columbia Elementary School was 11.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Washington have 17.3:1, compared with 11.4:1 here. Columbia Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 81%. On average, public schools in Chelan County report 61%.
Across Chelan County, the median household income is $82,381, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Chelan County has 43 public schools and roughly 12,965 students.
The closest public school to Columbia Elementary School is Chelan County Juvenile Detention Center, about 0.4 miles away. Columbia Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Columbia Elementary School dropped 22% between 2017-18 and 2023-24, from 437 to 339 students.
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Chelan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,172
Census ACS
Median income
$82,381
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
12,965 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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Other Columbia Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 13 states are named Columbia Elementary. Columbia Elementary School is the 18th largest of the 25.
- Columbia ElementaryMukilteo, WA · 596 students
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- Columbia Elementary SchoolWoodland, WA · 365 students
- Columbia Elementary SchoolBellingham, WA · 187 students
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Nearby schools
- Chelan County Juvenile Detention Center0.4 mi · 12
- Pioneer Middle School0.4 mi · 488
- Pinnacles Prep Charter School0.6 mi · 234
- Orchard Middle School0.6 mi · 395
- Wenatchee High School0.7 mi · 2,066
- Skill Source0.7 mi · 3
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Columbia Elementary School?
Columbia Elementary School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Columbia Elementary School serve?
Columbia Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Columbia Elementary School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Columbia Elementary School.
How diverse is Columbia Elementary School?
Columbia Elementary School reports a student body of 22% White, 74% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Columbia Elementary School?
Columbia Elementary School is overseen by Wenatchee School District in Chelan County.
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