Michael Anderson Elementary School

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Fairchild AFB, Washington, Michael Anderson Elementary School educates 459 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Medical Lake School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Michael Anderson Elementary School sits 21% larger than that benchmark.

Within Medical Lake School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,842 students, Michael Anderson Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Michael Anderson Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 57%; the rest looks like 23% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Michael Anderson Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Michael Anderson Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Spokane County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Michael Anderson Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.0%, the actual is 58.3%, a residual of +0.3 points.

In the area at large, Spokane County reports that median household income runs about $78,582, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Michael Anderson Elementary School is one of 187 public schools in Spokane County (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students).

Sunset Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Michael Anderson Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 42.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Michael Anderson Elementary School has increased 6%, going from 434 students in 2018 to 459 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 63% to 57% over that span.

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