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Which teacher or staff member at Jefferson Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825001384
Jefferson Elementary
123 E. 37th Ave, Spokane, WA 99203 · (509) 354-3200 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
118 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
35%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
Jefferson 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
56.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -6.0pp since 2014
Math
54.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -3.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 72.1% | 57.6% |
| 2022-23 | 64.2% | 59.6% |
| 2021-22 | 66.3% | 52.6% |
| 2018-19 | 68.9% | 65.4% |
| 2017-18 | 65.4% | 60.5% |
| 2016-17 | 59.6% | 61.7% |
| 2015-16 | 67.7% | 65.1% |
| 2014-15 | 62.6% | 57.9% |
% 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Elementary this school | 359 | 32.9% | 62.5% |
| Littlerock Elementary School Olympia | 343 | 33.8% | 57.8% |
| Fidalgo Elementary Anacortes | 339 | 36.6% | 64.2% |
| Prairie View Elementary Spokane | 386 | 31.9% | 62.2% |
| Black Lake Elementary Olympia | 382 | 33.8% | 56.1% |
| Geneva Elementary School Bellingham | 412 | 32.0% | 55.5% |
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 Jefferson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #221 of 936 | #14 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #357 of 1,103 ▼ 64 | #27 of 83 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #374 of 1,102 ▼ 235 | #29 of 83 ▼ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #182 of 928 | #16 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #776 of 1,268 | #57 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #128 of 1,085 | #28 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #981 of 1,088 | #67 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.9% | #899 of 1,169 | #72 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.2% | #111 of 778 | #9 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. 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
359
-72 (-17%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 359 | 26.1 | 13.8:1 | 33% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 26.4 | 13.7:1 | 36% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 32.7 | 13.5:1 | 39% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 29% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 33.1 | 15.5:1 | 35% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 39% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 620 | 27 | 23.0:1 | 28% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 27 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 23 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (514 to 359); teachers down 21% (33.1 to 26.1).
About Jefferson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary is a public elementary school in Spokane, Washington. The school teaches pre-K through 6 and enrolls 359 students.
The district, Spokane School District, has 28,853 students enrolled across 62 schools.
The share of White students at Jefferson Elementary is 80%, a majority. Other students are 10% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. Census estimates put Spokane County at about 83% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Elementary is 13.8:1, based on 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Jefferson Elementary counts 33% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Spokane County average 52%.
Schools in Washington with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 58.1%. Jefferson Elementary scores 62.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Spokane County show that the median household earns about $78,582 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Spokane County has 187 public schools with about 76,588 students, including Jefferson Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Sacajawea Middle School is closest at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Jefferson Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
Jefferson Elementary is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
The school's student count fell 17% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.8:1, from 15.4:1.
The discussion board for Jefferson Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other Jefferson Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named Jefferson Elementary. Jefferson Elementary is the 72nd largest of the 144.
- Jefferson ElementaryEverett, WA · 503 students
- Jefferson ElementaryMount Vernon, WA · 445 students
- Jefferson ElementaryRichland, WA · 418 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 358 students
- Jefferson ElementaryPullman, WA · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Sacajawea Middle School0.3 mi · 855
- Hutton Elementary0.8 mi · 492
- Hamblen Elementary1.1 mi · 508
- Wilson Elementary1.3 mi · 307
- Roosevelt Elementary1.6 mi · 402
- Adams Elementary1.6 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson ElementaryHow large is Jefferson Elementary?
Jefferson Elementary enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Jefferson Elementary serve?
Jefferson Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Jefferson Elementary have?
Jefferson Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Jefferson Elementary?
Student demographics at Jefferson Elementary are roughly 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Elementary public or private?
Jefferson Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spokane School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.