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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILL A SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530504000772

Mill A Elementary School

1142 JESSUP ROAD, COOK, WA 98605 · (509) 538-2700 · Skamania County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL43 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+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

Enrollment
43
Elementary
DISTRICT 34 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
18 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten614%
Grade 149%
Grade 2512%
Grade 3512%
Grade 425%
Grade 5614%
Grade 649%
Grade 7512%
Grade 8614%
Student demographics
White
3581%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
512%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Two+
12%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
25%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
2763%
Female
1637%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Mill A Elementary School→Pacific Crest Innovation Academy
Based on grade levels within Mill A School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
60.7%
WA avg 58.4% . +19.0pp since 2014
Math
39.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +6.0pp 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 39 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2560.7%39.3%
2023-2448.3%24.1%
2022-2334.6%26.9%
2021-2242.1%31.6%
2018-1937.5%N/A
2017-1823.5%N/A
2016-1733.3%16.7%
2015-1631.3%12.5%
2014-1541.7%33.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Mill A Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Skamania County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
43#1,219 of 1,268#7 of 7
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 2024-25
Enrollment
43
-6 (-12%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 62
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 9.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2543410.8:142% (18)
2023-2446411.5:141% (19)
2022-233957.8:141% (16)
2020-214959.8:139% (19)
2017-1821111.9:186% (18)
2015-161728.5:188% (15)
2010-1170417.5:171% (50)
2000-0180516.0:1N/A
1990-9162512.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mill A Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 105% (21 to 43); teachers down 64% (11 to 4).

About Mill A Elementary School

Mill A Elementary School is a public elementary school in COOK, Washington. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 43 students. Against the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington, enrollment here is 89% lower.

The district for Mill A Elementary School is Mill A School District, with 2 schools and 68 students.

White students make up 81% of enrollment at Mill A Elementary School. Other students are 12% Hispanic, 5% Pacific Islander, and 2% multiracial.

The school has about 10.8 students per teacher and 4 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 6.5 below the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 42%.

allk12 grades Mill A Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Washington public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

A school with Mill A Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Washington is predicted to score 52.1%. Mill A Elementary School scores 46.8%, 5.3 points below that line.

Federal survey data for Skamania County show that the median household income is $93,265, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 13 public schools in Skamania County, enrolling about 1,794 students in all.

The closest public school, Pacific Crest Innovation Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile from Mill A Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Mill A Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.

Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment is down 12% from 2020-21, when Mill A Elementary School had 49 students, to 2024-25, when it had 43. The ratio was 9.8:1 in 2020-21 and 10.8:1 in 2024-25.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Mill A Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Skamania County at a glance

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Population
12,402
Census ACS
Median income
$93,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
1,794 students

Quick facts

School name
Mill A Elementary School
District
Mill A School District
Address
1142 JESSUP ROAD, COOK, WA 98605
Phone
(509) 538-2700
County
Skamania County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
43
Teachers (FTE)
4
Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
18 (42%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
530504000772
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mill A Elementary School
How many students attend Mill A Elementary School?
Mill A Elementary School enrolls approximately 43 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Mill A Elementary School serve?
Mill A Elementary School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mill A Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mill A Elementary School is approximately 10.8:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mill A Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mill A Elementary School are roughly 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Mill A Elementary School public or private?
Mill A Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mill A School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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