Endicott/St John Elem and Middle

Endicott/St John Elem and Middle operates as a minimally staffed elementary school in Endicott, Washington, run under Endicott School District. Current enrollment sits at 83 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 78% smaller than typical.

Operationally, Endicott/St John Elem and Middle answers to Endicott School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Endicott/St John Elem and Middle shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at Endicott/St John Elem and Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Whitman County (around 40%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Endicott/St John Elem and Middle is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 34.9%; this one delivers 49.3%, a residual of +14.4 points.

In the broader community, census data for Whitman County shows median household earnings sit near $55,406, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Whitman County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,753 students), of which Endicott/St John Elem and Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: St John/Endicott High, around 11.8 miles off. On composite proficiency, Endicott/St John Elem and Middle comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.4%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Endicott/St John Elem and Middle's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 101 (now 83). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 8.6:1 in 2018 to 6.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.