Dallesport Elementary

Dallesport Elementary is one of the micro-enrollment primary schools in Dallesport, Washington, operated by Lyle School District, with 91 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 76% below the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Lyle School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 196 students; Dallesport Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Dallesport Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder is composed of 26% Hispanic, 7% Native American, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Klickitat County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Dallesport Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Klickitat County's rate of about 55%.

After controlling for student poverty, Dallesport Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Klickitat County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,042 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Klickitat County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,803 students), of which Dallesport Elementary is one.

Lyle Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Dallesport Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dallesport Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 26.3%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dallesport Elementary has fell 9%, going from 100 students in 2018 to 91 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 12% to 26%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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