Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PULLMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530693003694
Kamiak Elementary
1400 NW Terre View Drive, Pullman, WA 99163 · (509) 336-7205 · Whitman County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
171 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
58%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
Based on grade levels within Pullman School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +8.4pp since 2021
Math
55.8%
WA avg 51.2% . +3.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.5% | 55.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.1% | 62.9% |
| 2022-23 | 60.3% | 59.3% |
| 2021-22 | 53.2% | 52.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 Kamiak Elementary
Kamiak Elementary's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kamiak Elementary this school | 315 | 54.3% | 64.1% |
| Downing Elementary School Tacoma | 298 | 53.4% | 63.6% |
| Jefferson Elementary Pullman | 335 | 56.7% | 42.6% |
| Leland P Brown Elementary OLYMPIA | 328 | 60.7% | 45.4% |
| Riverview Elementary School Vancouver | 322 | 49.1% | N/A |
| Crownhill Elementary School Bremerton | 317 | 58.0% | 47.8% |
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 Kamiak Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Whitman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #204 of 936 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #321 of 1,103 ▼ 103 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #268 of 1,102 ▼ 30 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #219 of 928 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #914 of 1,268 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #47 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #556 of 1,088 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #548 of 1,169 | #2 of 6 |
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
315
-24 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 315 | 24.9 | 12.7:1 | 54% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 25.8 | 13.2:1 | 54% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 27.7 | 13.5:1 | 51% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 24 | 14.1:1 | 41% (138) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kamiak Elementary.
About Kamiak Elementary
Kamiak Elementary is a small elementary school based in Pullman, Washington. Enrollment is 315 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Kamiak Elementary is among 6 schools run by Pullman School District, which serves 2,731 students.
At Kamiak Elementary, White students make up 61% of the student body. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 5% Black. Census figures show Whitman County is about 76% White. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 24.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.7:1. That is 4.6 students per teacher below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Kamiak Elementary is 54%. Public schools in Whitman County average 40%.
Kamiak Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Washington schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 64.1%. Predicted: 43.8%. Difference: 20.3 points.
Whitman County has these Census figures: the median household income is $55,406, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Whitman County has 28 public schools and roughly 4,753 students.
The school nearest to Kamiak Elementary is Pullman High School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Kamiak Elementary places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Kamiak Elementary's enrollment declined from 339 in 2020-21 to 315 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.7:1, from 14.1:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Kamiak Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Whitman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,003
Census ACS
Median income
$55,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pullman School District
- Pullman High SchoolHigh · 838 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 335 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryElementary · 326 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 274 students
Other schools in Pullman
- Pullman High SchoolHigh · 838 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 335 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryElementary · 326 students
- Franklin ElementaryElementary · 274 students
- Pullman Community MontessoriCombined · 118 students
Nearby schools
- Pullman High School0.5 mi · 838
- Jefferson Elementary0.9 mi · 335
- Pullman Community Montessori1.4 mi · 118
- Sunnyside Elementary1.5 mi · 326
- Lincoln Middle School2.3 mi · 643
- Franklin Elementary2.5 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Kamiak ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Kamiak Elementary?
Kamiak Elementary enrolls approximately 315 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Kamiak Elementary serve?
Kamiak Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kamiak Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kamiak Elementary is approximately 12.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kamiak Elementary?
At Kamiak Elementary, the student body is approximately 61% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Kamiak Elementary in?
Kamiak Elementary is part of Pullman School District.
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