Marie Curie STEM Elementary

Marie Curie STEM Elementary is a moderately sized elementary-level community in Pasco, Washington, overseen by Pasco School District. The school educates 376 students in grades 3 through 5.

Marie Curie STEM Elementary is one of 28 schools operated by Pasco School District, a district that enrolls 18,913 students overall.

On demographics, Marie Curie STEM Elementary logs that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 4% Asian, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Franklin County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Marie Curie STEM Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.8%; this one delivers 15.8%.

Across the wider county, Franklin County reports that median household income runs about $86,714, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Franklin County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,403 students), of which Marie Curie STEM Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Whittier Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Marie Curie STEM Elementary comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 17.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 55%: 840 students in 2018 compared to 376 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Marie Curie STEM Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.