James McGee Elementary

James McGee Elementary is a medium-sized K-5 school in PASCO, Washington, one of the schools within Pasco School District. The school enrolls 499 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 31% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Pasco School District runs 28 schools in total, collectively educating 18,913 students. James McGee Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, James McGee Elementary reports that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 28% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting James McGee Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 56% of students at James McGee Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Franklin County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, James McGee Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.4%, the actual is 37.7%, a residual of -4.8 points.

In the area at large, census data for Franklin County shows median household income runs about $86,714, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. James McGee Elementary is one of 43 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 21,403 students).

Nearest neighbor: Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around James McGee Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts James McGee Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 25.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 25%: 664 students in 2018 compared to 499 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 54% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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