Lake Spokane Elementary

Lake Spokane Elementary is an elementary-level community of moderately sized scale in Nine Mile Falls, Washington, operated by Nine Mile Falls School District, caters to 461 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Lake Spokane Elementary sits 21% above that benchmark.

Lake Spokane Elementary is one of 6 schools operated by Nine Mile Falls School District, a district that works with 1,440 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Lake Spokane Elementary logs that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest consists of 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Lake Spokane Elementary shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Stevens County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lake Spokane Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.0%.

In the area at large, Stevens County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,327 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Stevens County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,726 students), Lake Spokane Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lakeside Middle School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Lake Spokane Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lake Spokane Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 58.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake Spokane Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 472 students in 2018 to 461 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 89% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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