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What's something Michael Anderson Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDICAL LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530495003157
Michael Anderson Elementary School
400 W. Fairchild Highway, Fairchild AFB, WA 99011 · (509) 565-3600 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Washington public elementary schools
- B+Test 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.
- DThree-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
14.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
152 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 70 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 106% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Medical Lake School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -13.6pp since 2014
Math
55.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 55.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 53.4% |
| 2022-23 | 58.2% | 63.3% |
| 2021-22 | 57.5% | 62.5% |
| 2018-19 | 59.3% | 56.6% |
| 2017-18 | 53.2% | 52.4% |
| 2016-17 | 61.4% | 55.1% |
| 2015-16 | 57.9% | 57.5% |
| 2014-15 | 64.6% | 60.1% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Michael Anderson Elementary School
Michael Anderson Elementary School's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Anderson Elementary School this school | 459 | 33.1% | 58.3% |
| Harmony Elementary School Vancouver | 467 | 37.7% | N/A |
| John D. Bud Hawk Elementary at Jackson Park BREMERTON | 464 | 37.9% | 51.1% |
| Emerald Heights Elementary SILVERDALE | 466 | 32.2% | 73.1% |
| Emerald Elementary School Vancouver | 440 | 38.0% | N/A |
| Vinland Elementary Poulsbo | 527 | 31.5% | 57.4% |
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 Michael Anderson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #284 of 936 | #20 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #320 of 1,103 ▲ 52 | #25 of 83 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #489 of 1,102 ▼ 91 | #39 of 83 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.6pp | #100 of 928 | #11 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #413 of 1,268 | #20 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #248 of 1,085 | #38 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #501 of 1,088 | #15 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #894 of 1,169 | #71 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #162 of 257 | #7 of 14 |
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
459
+37 (+9%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 459 | 31.5 | 14.6:1 | 33% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 31.2 | 15.9:1 | 34% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 29.8 | 16.3:1 | 33% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 25% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 30.1 | 14.4:1 | 27% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 29% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 31% (166) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Michael Anderson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (434 to 459); teachers up 5% (30.1 to 31.5).
About Michael Anderson Elementary School
Among the schools in Fairchild AFB, Washington, is Michael Anderson Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 459 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Washington is about 380 students.
The Medical Lake School District system has 4 schools and 1,842 students.
Michael Anderson Elementary School's enrollment is 57% White. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Spokane County residents are about 83% White. By the diversity index, Michael Anderson Elementary School comes in at 61%.
Michael Anderson Elementary School operates with 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.6:1. That ratio is under the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Michael Anderson Elementary School reports 33% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Spokane County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Washington public elementary schools, Michael Anderson Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Michael Anderson Elementary School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (58.3% versus 58.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Washington.
County data help place the school in context: in Spokane County, median household income is about $78,582, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Spokane County number 187 and enroll about 76,588.
Sunset Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Michael Anderson Elementary School ranks 1st of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 58.3% against a local average of 42.7%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Michael Anderson Elementary School saw enrollment rise 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Michael Anderson Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Medical Lake School District
- Medical Lake High SchoolHigh · 506 students
- Hallett Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Medical Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 381 students
Nearby schools
- Sunset Elementary3.4 mi · 634
- Medical Lake High School4.0 mi · 506
- Medical Lake Middle School4.2 mi · 381
- Hallett Elementary School4.5 mi · 496
- Martin Hall Detention Ctr4.5 mi · 8
- Phil Snowdon Elementary6.4 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Michael Anderson Elementary SchoolHow large is Michael Anderson Elementary School?
Michael Anderson Elementary School enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Michael Anderson Elementary School serve?
Michael Anderson Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Michael Anderson Elementary School have?
Michael Anderson Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Michael Anderson Elementary School?
At Michael Anderson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Michael Anderson Elementary School?
Michael Anderson Elementary School is overseen by Medical Lake School District in Spokane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.