Mattawa Elementary

Families in Mattawa, Washington, are served by Mattawa Elementary, a small elementary school. There are 199 students enrolled, covering kindergarten. On average, elementary schools in Washington enroll around 380, and this school is 48% below that mark.

Wahluke School District has 8 schools; together they serve 2,455 students.

A large majority of enrollment at Mattawa Elementary is Hispanic, at 99%. Grant County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 55 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 2%.

Classroom staffing at Mattawa Elementary totals 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Mattawa Elementary is about 86%. Across public schools in Grant County, the average is 69%.

On BeatsExpectations, Mattawa Elementary is 9.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Washington schools.

In the wider Grant County area, the median household earns about $73,267 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Grant County, 61 public schools serve about 20,494 students.

Of the public schools around it, Mattawa Elementary is closest to Developmental Pre-School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Mattawa Elementary has 7 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Mattawa Elementary ranks 6th of 6 nearby schools, at 12.9% versus a 24.7% average.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.

Federal data put enrollment at 392 in 2020-21 and 199 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.

The discussion board for Mattawa Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.