Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPOKANE)·NCES 530228001760
East Farms STEAM School
26203 E Rowan, Newman Lake, WA 99025 · (509) 226-3039 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Washington public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
15.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
253 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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 East Valley School District (Spokane). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -3.0pp since 2014
Math
32.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -1.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 36.8% |
| 2022-23 | 36.5% | 33.2% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 30.3% |
| 2018-19 | 55.7% | 45.7% |
| 2017-18 | 57.8% | 45.6% |
| 2016-17 | 51.4% | 41.7% |
| 2015-16 | 45.3% | 40.5% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 33.7% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 East Farms STEAM School
East Farms STEAM School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Farms STEAM School this school | 387 | 65.4% | 37.6% |
| Trentwood School SPOKANE VALLEY | 402 | 64.9% | 46.5% |
| Adams Elementary Spokane Valley | 376 | 61.7% | 48.0% |
| Creekside Elementary School Mead | 355 | 63.7% | 40.8% |
| Cooper Elementary Spokane | 385 | 69.6% | 44.2% |
| Finch Elementary Spokane | 375 | 61.3% | 50.2% |
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 East Farms STEAM School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #672 of 936 | #66 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #829 of 1,103 ▼ 120 | #68 of 83 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #777 of 1,102 ▲ 7 | #64 of 83 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #395 of 928 | #43 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #679 of 1,268 | #38 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #471 of 1,085 | #55 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #830 of 1,088 | #39 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #347 of 1,169 | #30 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #515 of 778 | #48 of 67 |
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
387
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 387 | 24.9 | 15.6:1 | 65% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 23.5 | 16.6:1 | 71% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 24.8 | 15.8:1 | 68% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 58% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 55% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 64% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 15 | 20.5:1 | 46% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 23 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 430 | 17 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Farms STEAM School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (441 to 387); teachers down 8% (27 to 24.9).
About East Farms STEAM School
East Farms STEAM School is a medium-sized elementary school in Newman Lake, Washington, under East Valley School District (Spokane). The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 387 students.
The 9 schools of East Valley School District (Spokane), including East Farms STEAM School, enroll 3,601 students.
White students make up a majority at East Farms STEAM School, at 71%. Other students are 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 83% White share among all Spokane County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
East Farms STEAM School operates with 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.6:1. On average, elementary schools in Washington have 17.3:1, compared with 15.6:1 here. East Farms STEAM School reports 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Spokane County is 13 points.
East Farms STEAM School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Washington public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, East Farms STEAM School is 1.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Washington schools.
Within Spokane County, the median household income is $78,582, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides East Farms STEAM School, Spokane County has 186 other public schools.
The closest public school, Otis Orchards School, is about 2.7 miles from East Farms STEAM School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, East Farms STEAM School is 4th of 4 nearby schools with test data.
East Farms STEAM School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
East Farms STEAM School's enrollment declined from 398 in 2020-21 to 387 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Valley School District (Spokane)
- East Valley High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Trent SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Trentwood SchoolElementary · 402 students
- East Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Continuous Curriculum SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Otis Orchards SchoolElementary · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Otis Orchards School2.7 mi · 339
- CVSD Open Doors Programs2.7 mi · 102
- Liberty Creek Elementary School3.2 mi · 453
- Liberty Lake Elementary3.3 mi · 524
- WEST RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.1 mi · 425
- Selkirk Middle School4.5 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About East Farms STEAM SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Farms STEAM School?
East Farms STEAM School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does East Farms STEAM School serve?
East Farms STEAM School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Farms STEAM School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Farms STEAM School is approximately 15.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at East Farms STEAM School?
Student demographics at East Farms STEAM School are roughly 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is East Farms STEAM School public or private?
East Farms STEAM School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Valley School District (Spokane).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.