Enrollment
68
Elementary
DISTRICT 85 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COULEE-HARTLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530344000513
Coulee City Elementary
410 W LOCUST, COULEE CITY, WA 99115 · (509) 632-5231 · Grant County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL68 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Washington public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
37 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 11 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (15).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Based on grade levels within Coulee-Hartline School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +9.9pp since 2014
Math
50.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 66.7% |
| 2022-23 | 54.8% | 55.8% |
| 2021-22 | 56.1% | 63.4% |
| 2018-19 | 65.3% | 59.2% |
| 2017-18 | 71.1% | 64.4% |
| 2016-17 | 55.0% | 55.0% |
| 2015-16 | 47.6% | 57.1% |
| 2014-15 | 61.1% | 53.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 12 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 Coulee City Elementary
Coulee City Elementary's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coulee City Elementary this school | 68 | 54.4% | 55.2% |
| Satsop Elementary SATSOP | 63 | 55.6% | 59.2% |
| Evaline Elementary School WINLOCK | 55 | 50.9% | 48.2% |
| Lopez Elementary School Lopez Island | 91 | 57.1% | 46.3% |
| Carrolls Elementary Kelso | 107 | 52.3% | N/A |
| Garfield Elementary Garfield | 51 | 64.7% | 56.1% |
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 Coulee City Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 68 | #1,199 of 1,268 | #26 of 28 |
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
68
-26 (-28%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 127
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 68 | 5.7 | 11.9:1 | 54% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 86 | 6.4 | 13.5:1 | 48% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 76 | 8.3 | 9.1:1 | 54% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 94 | 7 | 13.4:1 | 46% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 80 | 7.7 | 10.4:1 | 44% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 87 | 8 | 10.9:1 | 55% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 70 | 5 | 14.0:1 | 43% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 83 | 6 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 127 | 7 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coulee City Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (80 to 68); teachers down 26% (7.7 to 5.7).
About Coulee City Elementary
Coulee City Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in COULEE CITY, Washington. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 68 students. The school's enrollment is 82% smaller than the 380 average for elementary schools in Washington.
The 2 schools in Coulee-Hartline School District enroll 170 students altogether, Coulee City Elementary among them.
Coulee City Elementary's enrollment is 75% White. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 56% of Grant County residents are White. Coulee City Elementary has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.9:1. The 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 54% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 69% average for public schools in Grant County is 15 points higher.
Measured against Washington public elementary schools, Coulee City Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Coulee City Elementary scores 11.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 55.2% actual versus 43.7% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Grant County residents, median household income is about $73,267, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 61 public schools in Grant County, with a combined enrollment of about 20,494.
The nearest other public school, Almira Coulee Hartline High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. On state test proficiency, Coulee City Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Coulee City Elementary went from 94 students to 68. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.4:1 in 2020-21, and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,799
Census ACS
Median income
$73,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coulee-Hartline School District
- Almira Coulee Hartline High SchoolHigh · 102 students
- Coulee City Middle SchoolMiddle
Other schools in COULEE CITY
- Almira Coulee Hartline High SchoolHigh · 102 students
- Coulee City Middle SchoolMiddle
Nearby schools
- Almira Coulee Hartline High School0.0 mi · 102
- Wilson Creek Elementary15.3 mi · 60
- Wilson Creek High15.3 mi · 58
- Almira Elementary School17.6 mi · 129
- Soap Lake Middle & High School18.3 mi · 263
- Soap Lake Elementary18.5 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Coulee City ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Coulee City Elementary?
Coulee City Elementary enrolls approximately 68 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Coulee City Elementary serve?
Coulee City Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Coulee City Elementary?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Coulee City Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coulee City Elementary?
At Coulee City Elementary, the student body is approximately 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian.
Is Coulee City Elementary public or private?
Coulee City Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coulee-Hartline School District.
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