Enrollment
79
Elementary
DISTRICT 63 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INCHELIUM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530000202871
Inchelium Elementary School
2 Hornet Avenue, Inchelium, WA 99138 · (509) 722-6181 · Ferry County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL79 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Washington public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
58 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (14).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Based on grade levels within Inchelium School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
38.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +6.0pp since 2014
Math
33.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +4.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.1% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.7% | 12.2% |
| 2022-23 | 8.7% | 15.2% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 7.4% |
| 2018-19 | 27.7% | 29.8% |
| 2017-18 | 33.9% | 39.3% |
| 2016-17 | 30.4% | 28.6% |
| 2015-16 | 28.8% | 32.2% |
| 2014-15 | 32.1% | 28.9% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Inchelium Elementary School
Inchelium Elementary School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inchelium Elementary School this school | 79 | 73.4% | 41.6% |
| Taholah Elementary & Middle School Taholah | 126 | 82.5% | 13.9% |
| Wellpinit Elementary School Wellpinit | 136 | 89.0% | 20.8% |
| Pacific Beach Elementary School Pacific Beach | 91 | 76.9% | 21.3% |
| Bess Herian Elementary CUSICK | 134 | 71.6% | 45.3% |
| Nespelem Elementary NESPELEM | 131 | 96.2% | N/A |
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 Inchelium Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 79 | #1,188 of 1,268 |
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
79
-23 (-23%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 99
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 79 | 9.9 | 8.0:1 | 73% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 85 | 8.4 | 10.1:1 | 87% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 90 | 7.2 | 12.5:1 | 89% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 102 | 8 | 12.8:1 | 75% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 109 | 9.8 | 11.1:1 | 86% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 105 | 8 | 13.1:1 | 82% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 99 | 7 | 14.1:1 | 80% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Inchelium Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (109 to 79); teachers up 1% (9.8 to 9.9).
About Inchelium Elementary School
Inchelium Elementary School is a very small elementary school in Inchelium, Washington, one of the schools in Inchelium School District. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 79 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Washington enroll about 380 students on average.
Inchelium School District counts 188 students in its 3 schools, and Inchelium Elementary School is one of them.
Native American students are 75% of those enrolled at Inchelium Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% White. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Inchelium Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Inchelium Elementary School has a ratio of 8.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Washington, 17.3:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 56% for public schools in Ferry County.
Inchelium Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Washington public elementary schools.
Inchelium Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (41.6%) and its predicted rate (30.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools.
The school is in Ferry County, where median household income comes to about $55,614, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ferry County's 11 public schools enroll about 1,102 students and include Inchelium Elementary School.
Inchelium Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Inchelium Elementary School is 5th among 8 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
The school shrank from 102 students in 2020-21 to 79 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.8:1 to 8.0:1.
This page is set up for the Inchelium Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ferry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,387
Census ACS
Median income
$55,614
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,102 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Inchelium School District
- Inchelium High SchoolHigh · 62 students
- Inchelium Middle SchoolMiddle · 47 students
Other schools in Inchelium
- Inchelium High SchoolHigh · 62 students
- Inchelium Middle SchoolMiddle · 47 students
Nearby schools
- Inchelium Middle School0.0 mi · 47
- Inchelium High School0.0 mi · 62
- Evergreen School2.8 mi · 39
- Summit Valley School10.2 mi · 108
- Columbia High And Elementary12.6 mi · 121
- Colville Junior High School21.2 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About Inchelium Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Inchelium Elementary School?
Inchelium Elementary School enrolls approximately 79 students in grades KG-05.
Is Inchelium Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Inchelium Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Inchelium Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Inchelium Elementary School is approximately 8.0:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Inchelium Elementary School?
Student demographics at Inchelium Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 4% Hispanic, 19% Two or more.
Who oversees Inchelium Elementary School?
Inchelium Elementary School is overseen by Inchelium School District in Ferry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.