Enrollment
240
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530141003473
Meriwether Elementary School
10285 Compass Ave, JBLM Lewis North, WA 98433 · (253) 583-5200 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
110 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 18% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +3.6pp since 2014
Math
55.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -8.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 55.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 53.4% |
| 2022-23 | 62.1% | 54.4% |
| 2021-22 | 59.5% | 54.8% |
| 2018-19 | 63.5% | 49.7% |
| 2017-18 | 55.7% | 51.5% |
| 2016-17 | 56.8% | 58.3% |
| 2015-16 | 67.1% | 65.2% |
| 2014-15 | 57.7% | 64.0% |
% 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Meriwether Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #282 of 936 | #43 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #333 of 1,103 | #44 of 142 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #270 of 1,102 | #35 of 142 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #479 of 928 | #69 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #1,059 of 1,268 | #143 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #184 of 1,085 | #14 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.9% | #224 of 1,088 | #67 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.8% | #714 of 1,169 | #98 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.0% | #135 of 778 | #10 of 91 |
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
240
-35 (-13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 240 | 16.8 | 14.3:1 | 46% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 15.5 | 16.7:1 | 60% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 17.7 | 16.1:1 | 27% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 17 | 16.2:1 | 32% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 19 | 17.8:1 | 36% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 43% (140) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meriwether Elementary School.
About Meriwether Elementary School
Meriwether Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in JBLM Lewis North, Washington. Enrollment totals 240 students across pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Washington enroll around 380, and this school is 37% below that mark.
Besides Meriwether Elementary School, Clover Park School District runs 31 other schools. The district enrolls 12,345 students.
The student body at Meriwether Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 41%. The next largest groups are 28% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 8% Black, and 6% Asian. The school's White share is 23 points below the 64% share among Pierce County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
On staff are 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Meriwether Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 46%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Meriwether Elementary School would be expected to post about 49.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.4%.
Census data for Pierce County show the median household earns about $99,564 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Pierce County number 287, with about 138,462 students.
Beachwood Elementary School is about 1.1 miles from Meriwether Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Meriwether Elementary School is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 13% over 4 years, reaching 240 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.2:1 to 14.3:1 over the same years.
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Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clover Park School District
- Clover Park High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Lakes High SchoolHigh · 1,158 students
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- General William H. Harrison Preparatory SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Rainier Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Other schools in JBLM Lewis North
- Beachwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
Nearby schools
- Beachwood Elementary School1.1 mi · 397
- Re-Entry High School1.7 mi · 5
- Thomas Middle School1.7 mi · 934
- Lake Louise Elementary School1.7 mi · 450
- Tillicum Elementary School1.9 mi · 272
- Lakes High School2.0 mi · 1,158
Frequently asked questions
About Meriwether Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Meriwether Elementary School?
Meriwether Elementary School enrolls approximately 240 students in grades PK-05.
Is Meriwether Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meriwether Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Meriwether Elementary School have?
Meriwether Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meriwether Elementary School?
At Meriwether Elementary School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 28% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Meriwether Elementary School in?
Meriwether Elementary School is part of Clover Park School District.
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