Enrollment
289
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825001378
Grant Elementary
1300 E 9Th Ave, Spokane, WA 99202 · (509) 354-2800 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
227 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 38 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 15% |
Student demographics
69%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
Grant 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
40.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +5.6pp since 2014
Math
32.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 40 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 up about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 30.6% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 21.6% |
| 2021-22 | 21.1% | 16.3% |
| 2018-19 | 33.3% | 23.9% |
| 2017-18 | 41.2% | 34.1% |
| 2016-17 | 28.7% | 22.8% |
| 2015-16 | 33.9% | 26.1% |
| 2014-15 | 34.7% | 21.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 →
Where Grant Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #737 of 936 | #68 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #830 of 1,103 | #69 of 83 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #739 of 1,102 | #62 of 83 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.7pp | #12 of 928 | #3 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #984 of 1,268 | #73 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #12 of 1,085 | #2 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #304 of 1,088 | #2 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.5% | #130 of 1,169 | #14 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #238 of 778 | #25 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
289
-32 (-10%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
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 | 289 | 25.3 | 11.4:1 | 79% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 27 | 11.8:1 | 83% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 31.3 | 10.6:1 | 86% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 91% (293) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 30.6 | 12.2:1 | 86% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 79% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 83% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 28 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 587 | 26 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Elementary.
About Grant Elementary
Grant Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Spokane, Washington, administered by Spokane School District. Its grade span covers pre-K through 6, with 289 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 380 students for elementary schools in Washington.
Grant Elementary falls under Spokane School District, which has 62 schools enrolling 28,853 students.
The student body at Grant Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 49%. Other groups include 19% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 5% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 83% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 69%.
Grant Elementary has 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. The school's 11.4:1 compares with an average of 17.3:1 for elementary schools in Washington. The school has 79% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 52% average among public schools in Spokane County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Grant Elementary would be expected to post about 27.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.0%.
In the surrounding county, Spokane County, the median household earns about $78,582 a year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Spokane County has 187 public schools with about 76,588 students, including Grant Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Grant Elementary is closest to NEWESD 101 Open Doors, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Grant Elementary ranks 6th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 34.0% against a local average of 55.1%.
Grant Elementary falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's enrollment decreased 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.4:1, from 13.4:1.
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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
- NEWESD 101 Open Doors0.6 mi · 127
- Innovation High School0.8 mi · 232
- Hutton Elementary1.0 mi · 492
- Franklin Elementary1.0 mi · 428
- Roosevelt Elementary1.1 mi · 402
- Libby Center1.2 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Grant ElementaryHow many students attend Grant Elementary?
Grant Elementary enrolls approximately 289 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Grant Elementary serve?
Grant Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Grant Elementary?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Grant Elementary.
How diverse is Grant Elementary?
Grant Elementary reports a student body of 49% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 19% Two or more.
Who oversees Grant Elementary?
Grant Elementary is overseen by Spokane School District in Spokane County.
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