Knolls Vista Elementary

Knolls Vista Elementary operates as a cozy primary school in MOSES LAKE, Washington, overseen by Moses Lake School District. Current enrollment sits at 282 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% leaner than the state mean of about 380.

Across the 20 schools in Moses Lake School District (8,430 students total), Knolls Vista Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Knolls Vista Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%; the rest reads as 26% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Grant County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Knolls Vista Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.5%; this one delivers 34.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Grant County shows median household income runs about $73,267, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Knolls Vista Elementary is one of 61 public schools in Grant County (combined enrollment of about 20,494 students).

Nearest neighbor: Frontier Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Knolls Vista Elementary at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.5%.

Knolls Vista Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Knolls Vista Elementary's enrollment has fell 39% since 2018, when it stood at 460 (now 282). Hispanic enrollment moved from 55% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Knolls Vista Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.