Lopez Elementary School

Lopez Elementary School is one of the very small elementary campuss in Lopez Island, Washington, overseen by Lopez School District, with 91 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 76% smaller than typical.

Across the 3 schools in Lopez School District (205 students total), Lopez Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lopez Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Juan County (around 37%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Lopez Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.9%; this one delivers 46.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (San Juan County) logs that median household earnings sit near $84,800, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Lopez Elementary School is one of 16 public schools in San Juan County (combined enrollment of about 1,817 students).

The closest other public school is Lopez Middle High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lopez Elementary School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 52.5%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Lopez Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 126 (now 91). Hispanic enrollment moved from 30% to 24% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

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