Ida Nason Aronica Elementary

As a moderately sized elementary-level community in Ellensburg, Washington, Ida Nason Aronica Elementary instructs 361 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Ellensburg School District.

Ida Nason Aronica Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Ellensburg School District, a district that works with 3,408 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Ida Nason Aronica Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder breaks down as 28% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ida Nason Aronica Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kittitas County (around 46%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Ida Nason Aronica Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.9%, the actual is 39.3%, a residual of -3.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Kittitas County) reports that median household earnings sit near $73,804, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ida Nason Aronica Elementary is one of 21 public schools in Kittitas County (combined enrollment of about 5,387 students).

The closest other public school is Mt. Stuart Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ida Nason Aronica Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ida Nason Aronica Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.