Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530657003542
Marie Curie STEM Elementary
715 N California, Pasco, WA 99301 · (509) 416-7817 · Franklin County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Washington public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
344 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 126 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 34% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pasco School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
17.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -2.9pp since 2015
Math
16.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -6.6pp since 2015
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 17 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 3 points since 2015, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.5% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 13.8% | 11.3% |
| 2022-23 | 12.5% | 11.1% |
| 2021-22 | 11.6% | 10.9% |
| 2018-19 | 23.3% | 23.3% |
| 2017-18 | 19.2% | 21.3% |
| 2016-17 | 17.9% | 20.2% |
| 2015-16 | 20.4% | 22.6% |
% 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
15.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 →
Schools most like Marie Curie STEM Elementary
Marie Curie STEM Elementary's state test result (15.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Curie STEM Elementary this school | 376 | 91.5% | 15.8% |
| Whittier Elementary PASCO | 378 | 89.2% | N/A |
| Captain Gray STEM Elementary Pasco | 408 | 92.4% | 10.9% |
| Outlook Elementary School Outlook | 403 | 90.6% | 27.1% |
| Artz Fox Elementary Mabton | 375 | 90.4% | 18.4% |
| Bridgeport Elementary BRIDGEPORT | 347 | 89.9% | N/A |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Marie Curie STEM Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #924 of 936 | #15 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #1,074 of 1,103 ▲ 15 | #15 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #1,080 of 1,102 ▲ 8 | #15 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #235 of 928 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #726 of 1,268 | #16 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #43 of 1,085 | #1 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.7% | #1,072 of 1,088 | #17 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #19 of 1,169 | #2 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -55.2% | #3 of 778 | #1 of 17 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
376
-68 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 376 | 29.8 | 12.6:1 | 91% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 24.8 | 14.9:1 | 95% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 24.9 | 15.0:1 | 96% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 25 | 17.8:1 | 93% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 840 | 43.8 | 19.2:1 | 97% (817) |
| 2015-16 | 791 | 37 | 21.4:1 | 91% (716) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marie Curie STEM Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 55% (840 to 376); teachers down 32% (43.8 to 29.8).
About Marie Curie STEM Elementary
Marie Curie STEM Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school for students in Pasco, Washington. Students in grades 3 through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 376 students.
Marie Curie STEM Elementary sits within Pasco School District, which has 28 schools and 18,913 students.
The share of students at Marie Curie STEM Elementary who are Hispanic is 94%. Other groups include 4% Asian and 2% White. By comparison, Franklin County residents are about 55% Hispanic. A diversity index of 12% means there is a 12% chance two randomly chosen students at Marie Curie STEM Elementary are from different groups.
Its staff includes 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.6 students per teacher. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 4.7 students per teacher. Roughly 91% of students at Marie Curie STEM Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Franklin County is 21 points.
Marie Curie STEM Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 10% of Washington public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Marie Curie STEM Elementary would score about 18.8%. It scores 15.8%, 3.0 points below that figure.
Franklin County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $86,714, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 43 public schools in the county, enrolling about 21,403, Marie Curie STEM Elementary among them.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Whittier Elementary, is the closest to Marie Curie STEM Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 15.8% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 6 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 15% decrease took enrollment from 444 in 2020-21 to 376 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.8:1 to 12.6:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Marie Curie STEM Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,902
Census ACS
Median income
$86,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
21,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pasco School District
- Chiawana Senior High SchoolHigh · 3,127 students
- Pasco Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Ray Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,294 students
- Mcloughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,171 students
- Stevens Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Ellen Ochoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
Other schools in Pasco
- Chiawana Senior High SchoolHigh · 3,127 students
- Pasco Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Ray Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,294 students
- Mcloughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,171 students
- Stevens Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Ellen Ochoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
Nearby schools
- Whittier Elementary0.2 mi · 378
- Ellen Ochoa Middle School0.5 mi · 831
- Virgie Robinson Elementary0.6 mi · 473
- Pasco Early Learning Center0.9 mi · 318
- Captain Gray STEM Elementary1.1 mi · 408
- Pasco Senior High School1.2 mi · 2,590
Frequently asked questions
About Marie Curie STEM ElementaryHow many students attend Marie Curie STEM Elementary?
Marie Curie STEM Elementary enrolls approximately 376 students in grades 03-05.
Is Marie Curie STEM Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marie Curie STEM Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Marie Curie STEM Elementary have?
Marie Curie STEM Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Marie Curie STEM Elementary?
Student demographics at Marie Curie STEM Elementary are roughly 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Marie Curie STEM Elementary in?
Marie Curie STEM Elementary is part of Pasco School District.
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