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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 265 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH FRANKLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530573000847
Connell Elem
1001 W. Clark St, Connell, WA 99326 · (509) 234-4381 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
375 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (87).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Connell Elem→Robert L Olds Junior High School
Based on grade levels within North Franklin School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
WA avg 58.4% . +2.7pp since 2014
Math
31.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.7% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 31.6% |
| 2022-23 | 33.9% | 31.4% |
| 2021-22 | 32.9% | 28.4% |
| 2018-19 | 30.1% | 29.5% |
| 2017-18 | 32.8% | 33.6% |
| 2016-17 | 36.3% | 35.7% |
| 2015-16 | 35.9% | 35.2% |
| 2014-15 | 35.0% | 30.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Connell Elem
Connell Elem's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connell Elem this school | 491 | 76.4% | 33.7% |
| Edison Elementary School WALLA WALLA | 464 | 72.2% | 38.9% |
| Keene-Riverview Elementary Prosser | 407 | 75.2% | N/A |
| Warden Elementary WARDEN | 416 | 77.9% | 29.4% |
| Gilbert Elementary School Yakima | 415 | 77.8% | 40.1% |
| Whitney Elementary Yakima | 433 | 81.1% | 37.0% |
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 Connell Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #741 of 936 | #9 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #861 of 1,103 ▼ 39 | #9 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #812 of 1,102 ▲ 79 | #7 of 20 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #337 of 928 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #320 of 1,268 | #9 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #780 of 1,085 | #20 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #936 of 1,088 | #10 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #158 of 1,169 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #444 of 778 | #17 of 17 |
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
491
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 491 | 29.2 | 16.8:1 | 76% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 30.4 | 16.7:1 | 80% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 29.6 | 17.1:1 | 82% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 79% (372) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 32.3 | 17.8:1 | 79% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 78% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 25 | 21.4:1 | 75% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 24 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 22 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Connell Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (574 to 491); teachers down 10% (32.3 to 29.2).
About Connell Elem
Located in Connell, Washington, Connell Elem is a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 491 students, from kindergarten through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Washington) has about 380 students.
North Franklin School District has a total of 9 schools and 2,078 students, Connell Elem among them.
Hispanic students account for 75% of enrollment at Connell Elem. Enrollment also includes 23% White. The school's Hispanic share is 19 points above the 55% share among Franklin County residents. By the diversity index, Connell Elem comes in at 39%.
Connell Elem's 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.8:1. Elementary schools in Washington have a similar average ratio of 17.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 76%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Connell Elem is +4.7 points: 33.7% actual, 29.0% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Franklin County show that median household income is about $86,714, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Connell Elem is one of 43 public schools in Franklin County, which together enroll about 21,403 students.
The shortest distance from Connell Elem to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Robert L Olds Junior High School. The five-mile area around Connell Elem holds 6 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 31.4% proficiency; Connell Elem posts 33.7%.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 473 in 2020-21 and 491 in 2024-25, a gain of 18 students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.8:1 in 2020-21 to 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,902
Census ACS
Median income
$86,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
21,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Franklin School District
- Connell High SchoolHigh · 615 students
- Basin City ElemElementary · 330 students
- Robert L Olds Junior High SchoolMiddle · 322 students
- Mesa ElemElementary · 220 students
- North Franklin Virtual AcademyCombined · 44 students
- Palouse Junction High SchoolHigh · 29 students
Other schools in Connell
- Connell High SchoolHigh · 615 students
- Robert L Olds Junior High SchoolMiddle · 322 students
- North Franklin Virtual AcademyCombined · 44 students
- Palouse Junction High SchoolHigh · 29 students
- Connell PreschoolElementary · 20 students
- CRCC-Open DoorsHigh · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Robert L Olds Junior High School0.1 mi · 322
- North Franklin Virtual Academy0.1 mi · 44
- Connell High School0.2 mi · 615
- Connell Preschool0.6 mi · 20
- Palouse Junction High School0.7 mi · 29
- CRCC-Open Doors1.5 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Connell ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Connell Elem?
Connell Elem enrolls approximately 491 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Connell Elem serve?
Connell Elem serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Connell Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Connell Elem is approximately 16.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Connell Elem?
Student demographics at Connell Elem are roughly 23% White, 75% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Connell Elem?
Connell Elem is overseen by North Franklin School District in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.