Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 131 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KETTLE FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530399000637
Kettle Falls Elementary School
225 E 8TH ST, Kettle Falls, WA 99141 · (509) 738-6725 · Stevens County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Washington public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
11.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
157 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 49 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 8% smaller than its 4th grade class (53).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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 Kettle Falls School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
32.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -2.5pp since 2014
Math
40.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 12.8% | 23.9% |
| 2022-23 | 29.6% | 39.1% |
| 2021-22 | 36.4% | 45.5% |
| 2018-19 | 43.9% | 40.9% |
| 2017-18 | 34.2% | 40.5% |
| 2016-17 | 31.4% | 30.5% |
| 2015-16 | 38.6% | 45.5% |
| 2014-15 | 34.8% | 39.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Kettle Falls Elementary School
Kettle Falls Elementary School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettle Falls Elementary School this school | 242 | 64.9% | 27.4% |
| White Pass Elementary School Randle | 205 | 63.9% | 36.4% |
| Chimacum Elementary School Chimacum | 257 | 62.3% | 41.8% |
| Carson Elementary School Carson | 290 | 65.2% | N/A |
| Highland Elementary Clarkston | 290 | 67.9% | N/A |
| South Pines Elementary Spokane Valley | 288 | 60.4% | 50.8% |
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 Kettle Falls Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Stevens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #842 of 936 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #652 of 1,103 ▲ 323 | #4 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #904 of 1,102 ▲ 188 | #6 of 10 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #162 of 928 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #1,058 of 1,268 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #22 of 1,085 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #988 of 1,088 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #358 of 1,169 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #291 of 778 | N/A |
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
242
-16 (-6%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 242 | 20.3 | 11.9:1 | 65% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 20.4 | 14.0:1 | 66% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 19.4 | 15.7:1 | 62% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 19 | 13.6:1 | 52% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 18.4 | 16.4:1 | 62% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 16 | 17.4:1 | 64% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 271 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 66% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 17 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 344 | 16 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kettle Falls Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (302 to 242); teachers up 10% (18.4 to 20.3).
About Kettle Falls Elementary School
Kettle Falls Elementary School is a small elementary school in Kettle Falls, Washington. The school reports 242 students in pre-K through 4. The school's enrollment is 36% smaller than the 380 average for elementary schools in Washington.
Within Kettle Falls School District, Kettle Falls Elementary School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 1,116 students.
Federal enrollment data show Kettle Falls Elementary School is 81% White. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Native American. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1 at Kettle Falls Elementary School, with 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 5.4 below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 65%. It compares with 55% for public schools in Stevens County.
Kettle Falls Elementary School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 2% of Washington public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.7%.
In the county around the school, Stevens County, the median household income is $69,327, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 41 public schools in Stevens County, enrolling about 7,726 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Kettle Falls Early Learning Center, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Kettle Falls Elementary School ranks 5th of 5 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Kettle Falls Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment declined 6% from its 2020-21 level of 258. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.6:1 to 11.9:1.
The Kettle Falls Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Stevens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,067
Census ACS
Median income
$69,327
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
7,726 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kettle Falls School District
- Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle FallsHigh · 419 students
- Kettle Falls High SchoolHigh · 230 students
- Kettle Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 205 students
- Kettle Falls Early Learning CenterElementary · 20 students
Other schools in Kettle Falls
- Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle FallsHigh · 419 students
- Kettle Falls High SchoolHigh · 230 students
- Kettle Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 205 students
- Kettle Falls Early Learning CenterElementary · 20 students
Nearby schools
- Kettle Falls Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 20
- Kettle Falls Middle School0.3 mi · 205
- Kettle Falls High School0.5 mi · 230
- Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls0.5 mi · 419
- Hofstetter Elementary8.2 mi · 407
- Panorama School8.4 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Kettle Falls Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kettle Falls Elementary School?
Kettle Falls Elementary School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Kettle Falls Elementary School serve?
Kettle Falls Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Kettle Falls Elementary School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Kettle Falls Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kettle Falls Elementary School?
At Kettle Falls Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Kettle Falls Elementary School in?
Kettle Falls Elementary School is part of Kettle Falls School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.