Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELLENSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530246000368
Mt. Stuart Elementary
1701 N. Cora St, Ellensburg, WA 98926 · (509) 925-8400 · Kittitas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Washington public elementary schools
- C+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.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
168 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 Ellensburg School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
42.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -4.7pp since 2014
Math
41.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.7% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.5% | 36.6% |
| 2022-23 | 39.6% | 43.3% |
| 2021-22 | 37.1% | 32.1% |
| 2018-19 | 48.4% | 48.4% |
| 2017-18 | 42.4% | 44.4% |
| 2016-17 | 40.5% | 39.2% |
| 2015-16 | 45.1% | 41.7% |
| 2014-15 | 47.4% | 44.2% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Mt. Stuart Elementary
Mt. Stuart Elementary's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Stuart Elementary this school | 336 | 50.0% | 41.8% |
| Burnt Bridge Creek Elementary Sch Vancouver | 312 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elementary Ellensburg | 334 | 48.5% | 49.9% |
| Columbia Elementary BURBANK | 367 | 53.1% | 35.1% |
| Carl Cozier Elementary School Bellingham | 325 | 53.2% | 40.1% |
| Hulan L Whitson Elem WHITE SALMON | 352 | 45.7% | 49.2% |
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 Mt. Stuart Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Kittitas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #587 of 936 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #615 of 1,103 ▲ 96 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #679 of 1,102 ▲ 60 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #154 of 928 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #844 of 1,268 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #84 of 1,085 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #637 of 1,088 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #632 of 1,169 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.0% | #87 of 778 | N/A |
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
336
-94 (-22%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 336 | 25.3 | 13.3:1 | 50% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 25.4 | 13.3:1 | 59% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 24.5 | 14.5:1 | 52% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 59% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 30.1 | 16.4:1 | 63% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 25 | 19.5:1 | 59% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 39% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 22 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 22 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt. Stuart Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (494 to 336); teachers down 16% (30.1 to 25.3).
About Mt. Stuart Elementary
Mt. Stuart Elementary, located in Ellensburg, Washington, is a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 336 students in kindergarten through 5.
Mt. Stuart Elementary reports to Ellensburg School District, which has 9 schools and 3,408 students.
Of every 100 students at Mt. Stuart Elementary, about 59 are White. After that, the student body is 31% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Kittitas County, the White share is about 82%. The diversity index for Mt. Stuart Elementary is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 13.3:1 is based on 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1, 4.0 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 50%.
Mt. Stuart Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 29% of Washington public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mt. Stuart Elementary, the prediction is 46.7% and the result is 41.8%.
Looking at the county, Kittitas County, median household income comes to about $73,804, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 21 public schools and about 5,387 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Mt. Stuart Elementary from the closest public school, Early Learning Center. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Mt. Stuart Elementary at 4th of 6.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
The school's enrollment decreased 22% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.3:1, from 14.3:1.
The allk12 page for Mt. Stuart Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Kittitas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,172
Census ACS
Median income
$73,804
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,387 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ellensburg School District
- Ellensburg High SchoolHigh · 957 students
- Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 772 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- Ida Nason Aronica ElementaryElementary · 361 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 334 students
- Ellensburg Choice SchoolsCombined · 148 students
Other schools in Ellensburg
- Ellensburg High SchoolHigh · 957 students
- Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 772 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- Ida Nason Aronica ElementaryElementary · 361 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 334 students
- Ellensburg Choice SchoolsCombined · 148 students
Nearby schools
- Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 54
- Ida Nason Aronica Elementary0.3 mi · 361
- Morgan Middle School1.4 mi · 772
- Lincoln Elementary1.6 mi · 334
- Ellensburg Choice Schools1.8 mi · 148
- Ellensburg Open Doors1.9 mi · 38
Frequently asked questions
About Mt. Stuart ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mt. Stuart Elementary?
Mt. Stuart Elementary enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Mt. Stuart Elementary serve?
Mt. Stuart Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Mt. Stuart Elementary have?
Mt. Stuart Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Mt. Stuart Elementary?
Student demographics at Mt. Stuart Elementary are roughly 59% White, 31% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Mt. Stuart Elementary?
Mt. Stuart Elementary is overseen by Ellensburg School District in Kittitas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.