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Alumni: what's one memory from Frances Scott Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825001409
Frances Scott Elementary
3737 E 5Th Ave, Spokane, WA 99202 · (509) 353-4538 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
303 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Frances Scott Elementary→Alternative Tamarack School
Based on grade levels within Spokane School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +7.4pp since 2014
Math
31.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 34 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 33.6% | 21.9% |
| 2022-23 | 32.4% | 19.7% |
| 2021-22 | 27.8% | 12.5% |
| 2018-19 | 35.9% | 30.9% |
| 2017-18 | 39.4% | 32.5% |
| 2016-17 | 37.8% | 34.1% |
| 2015-16 | 33.5% | 39.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.5% | 32.0% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Frances Scott Elementary
Frances Scott Elementary's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Scott Elementary this school | 372 | 81.5% | 29.3% |
| Arlington Elementary Spokane | 379 | 83.4% | 28.4% |
| Holmes Elementary Spokane | 378 | 84.1% | 27.4% |
| Whitman Elementary Spokane | 362 | 86.2% | 39.5% |
| Stevens Elementary Spokane | 438 | 87.4% | 22.5% |
| Audubon Elementary Spokane | 398 | 85.2% | 28.4% |
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 Frances Scott Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #808 of 936 | #74 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #849 of 1,103 ▲ 150 | #70 of 83 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #883 of 1,102 ▼ 6 | #72 of 83 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.6pp | #49 of 928 | #10 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #737 of 1,268 | #51 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #21 of 1,085 | #5 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #351 of 1,088 | #5 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #100 of 1,169 | #11 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #234 of 778 | #23 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
372
-77 (-17%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 372 | 31.2 | 11.9:1 | 81% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 31.5 | 11.9:1 | 82% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 37.3 | 11.5:1 | 85% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 84% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 35.5 | 13.5:1 | 83% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 88% (371) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 81% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 26 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 23 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frances Scott Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (481 to 372); teachers down 12% (35.5 to 31.2).
About Frances Scott Elementary
Students in Spokane, Washington, attend Frances Scott Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 372 students, from pre-K through 6.
Spokane School District enrolls 28,853 students in 62 schools, including Frances Scott Elementary.
A majority of students at Frances Scott Elementary, 51%, are White. Next come 19% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 5% Black. The county population is about 83% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Frances Scott Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
Teachers at Frances Scott Elementary total 31.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.9:1. The 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 303 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 81%. That is 29 points above the 52% average for public schools in Spokane County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 25.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Spokane County, median household income is about $78,582, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Frances Scott Elementary is one of 187 public schools in Spokane County, which together enroll about 76,588 students.
Of nearby public schools, Libby Center is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 41.0% proficiency; Frances Scott Elementary posts 29.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Federal counts put enrollment at 449 in 2020-21 and 372 in 2024-25, a 17% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.2:1 to 11.9:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Frances Scott Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Spokane School District
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
Other schools in Spokane
- Mead Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
Nearby schools
- Libby Center0.6 mi · 305
- Spokane Virtual Academy0.7 mi · 247
- Franklin Elementary1.1 mi · 428
- Lincoln Heights Elementary1.3 mi · 435
- The Healing Lodge1.3 mi · 24
- SCCP Images1.5 mi · 53
Frequently asked questions
About Frances Scott ElementaryHow many students attend Frances Scott Elementary?
Frances Scott Elementary enrolls approximately 372 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Frances Scott Elementary serve?
Frances Scott Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frances Scott Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frances Scott Elementary is approximately 11.9:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Frances Scott Elementary?
Frances Scott Elementary reports a student body of 51% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Frances Scott Elementary public or private?
Frances Scott Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spokane School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.