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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825002366
Moran Prairie Elementary
4224 E 57Th Ave, Spokane, WA 99223 · (509) 354-3700 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
167 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 13 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Moran Prairie Elementary→Alternative Tamarack School
Based on grade levels within Spokane School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
68.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -14.1pp since 2014
Math
65.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -10.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 10 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.7% | 65.7% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 65.7% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 63.8% |
| 2021-22 | 73.6% | 68.4% |
| 2018-19 | 81.3% | 75.2% |
| 2017-18 | 80.4% | 74.5% |
| 2016-17 | 77.5% | 75.8% |
| 2015-16 | 81.4% | 73.9% |
| 2014-15 | 82.8% | 76.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 12 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 Moran Prairie Elementary
Moran Prairie Elementary's state test result (67.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moran Prairie Elementary this school | 462 | 36.1% | 67.9% |
| Liberty Jr High & Elementary SPANGLE | 437 | 36.8% | 53.7% |
| South Whidbey Elementary Langley | 485 | 39.2% | 47.7% |
| Meadow Ridge Elementary MEAD | 453 | 35.1% | 68.6% |
| Kalama Elem School Kalama | 525 | 37.7% | N/A |
| Mullan Road Elementary Spokane | 477 | 35.4% | 65.3% |
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 Moran Prairie Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #163 of 936 | #9 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #185 of 1,103 ▼ 12 | #8 of 83 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #177 of 1,102 ▲ 20 | #9 of 83 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.8pp | #186 of 928 | #17 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #406 of 1,268 | #19 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #288 of 1,085 | #42 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #998 of 1,088 | #72 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #854 of 1,169 | #68 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #411 of 778 | #40 of 67 |
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
462
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 462 | 31.3 | 14.8:1 | 36% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 29.1 | 15.2:1 | 37% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 32.8 | 14.6:1 | 32% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 25% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 27.7 | 19.8:1 | 20% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 27 | 19.0:1 | 19% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 20 | 23.6:1 | 12% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 23 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 17 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moran Prairie Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (549 to 462); teachers up 13% (27.7 to 31.3).
About Moran Prairie Elementary
Moran Prairie Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Spokane, Washington. The school enrolls 462 students in pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students, which makes this school 22% above average.
Federal data list 62 schools in Spokane School District, with 28,853 students enrolled.
Roughly 82% of students at Moran Prairie Elementary are White. Other students are 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Spokane County residents are about 83% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
Moran Prairie Elementary reported 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.8:1. The school's 14.8:1 compares with an average of 17.3:1 for elementary schools in Washington. Roughly 36% of students at Moran Prairie Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 52% average among public schools in Spokane County.
Moran Prairie Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Washington schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 67.9%. Predicted: 56.0%. Difference: 12.0 points.
The county, Spokane County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $78,582 a year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Moran Prairie Elementary, Spokane County has 187 public schools.
Mullan Road Elementary sits about 1.2 miles from Moran Prairie Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Moran Prairie Elementary places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 462, compared with 489 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.8:1, from 17.5:1.
On allk12, people connected to Moran Prairie Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Spokane School District
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
Other schools in Spokane
- Mead Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
Nearby schools
- Mullan Road Elementary1.2 mi · 477
- Carla Peperzak Middle School1.4 mi · 754
- Ferris High School1.5 mi · 1,644
- Chase Middle School1.6 mi · 685
- Adams Elementary1.7 mi · 312
- Hamblen Elementary1.9 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Moran Prairie ElementaryHow large is Moran Prairie Elementary?
Moran Prairie Elementary enrolls approximately 462 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Moran Prairie Elementary serve?
Moran Prairie Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Moran Prairie Elementary?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Moran Prairie Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Moran Prairie Elementary?
At Moran Prairie Elementary, the student body is approximately 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Moran Prairie Elementary public or private?
Moran Prairie Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spokane School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.