Hamblen Elementary

Hamblen Elementary is an average-sized primary school in Spokane, Washington, one of the schools within Spokane School District. The school educates 508 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Hamblen Elementary sits 34% larger than that benchmark.

Spokane School District comprises 62 schools with combined enrollment of 28,853 students; Hamblen Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Hamblen Elementary records that 78% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Hamblen Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Spokane County's rate of about 52%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Hamblen Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.9%; this one delivers 61.6%.

Around the school, census data for Spokane County shows median household income runs about $78,582, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Spokane County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), Hamblen Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Adams Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hamblen Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.4%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 520 students in 2018 compared to 508 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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