Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOSES LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530522000790
Larson Heights Elementary
700 LINDBERG LANE, MOSES LAKE, WA 98837 · (509) 766-2655 · Grant County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
234 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 18% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
21.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -5.1pp since 2014
Math
15.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -15.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.6% | 15.7% |
| 2023-24 | 22.1% | 20.1% |
| 2022-23 | 25.1% | 17.1% |
| 2021-22 | 24.6% | 14.6% |
| 2018-19 | 29.1% | 22.8% |
| 2017-18 | 27.3% | 28.5% |
| 2016-17 | 31.3% | 28.4% |
| 2015-16 | 21.6% | 20.6% |
| 2014-15 | 26.7% | 30.7% |
% 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
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
Where Larson Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #908 of 936 | #20 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #1,075 of 1,103 | #21 of 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #1,054 of 1,102 | #19 of 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #329 of 928 | #11 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #970 of 1,268 | #16 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #591 of 1,085 | #8 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #793 of 1,088 | #13 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #115 of 1,169 | #7 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #414 of 778 | #13 of 19 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
292
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 329
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 292 | 18.3 | 16.0:1 | 80% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 83% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 87% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 88% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 92% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 18 | 18.9:1 | 90% (306) |
| 2010-11 | 379 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 85% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 389 | 21 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 329 | 19 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Larson Heights Elementary.
About Larson Heights Elementary
A small elementary school in MOSES LAKE, Washington, Larson Heights Elementary is part of Moses Lake School District. A total of 292 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Washington is about 380 students, so this school is 23% smaller than average.
Larson Heights Elementary is part of Moses Lake School District, where 20 schools serve 8,430 students.
Larson Heights Elementary's enrollment is 63% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 34% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Grant County's population at about 44%. Larson Heights Elementary has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Larson Heights Elementary operates with 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. About 80% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 11 points above the 69% average for public schools in Grant County.
Larson Heights Elementary is 6.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (20.0% versus 26.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Washington.
According to the American Community Survey, in Grant County, median household income is about $73,267, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The public schools of Grant County number 61 and enroll about 20,494.
The closest public school to Larson Heights Elementary is North Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 31.9% proficiency; Larson Heights Elementary posts 20.0%.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Larson Heights Elementary went from 283 students to 292. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.9:1 to 16.0:1.
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Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,799
Census ACS
Median income
$73,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moses Lake School District
- Moses Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Park Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Vicki I. Groff Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Vanguard AcademyHigh · 387 students
Other schools in MOSES LAKE
- Moses Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Park Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Vicki I. Groff Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Vanguard AcademyHigh · 387 students
Nearby schools
- North Elementary0.5 mi · 277
- Endeavor Middle School1.1 mi · 270
- Longview Elementary2.2 mi · 368
- Park Orchard Elementary School2.6 mi · 454
- Knolls Vista Elementary2.8 mi · 282
- Frontier Middle School3.3 mi · 690
Frequently asked questions
About Larson Heights ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Larson Heights Elementary?
Larson Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 292 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Larson Heights Elementary serve?
Larson Heights Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Larson Heights Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Larson Heights Elementary is approximately 16.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Larson Heights Elementary?
At Larson Heights Elementary, the student body is approximately 34% White, 63% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Larson Heights Elementary in?
Larson Heights Elementary is part of Moses Lake School District.
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