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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAPAVINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530549000826

Napavine Elementary

209 E. Park Street, Napavine, WA 98565 · (360) 262-3345 · Lewis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
185 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Pre-K154%
Kindergarten5313%
Grade 14711%
Grade 26015%
Grade 35814%
Grade 45614%
Grade 56115%
Grade 66115%

This year's kindergarten class (53) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (61).

Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
30875%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
6416%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
287%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
21753%
Female
19447%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Napavine Elementary→Napavine Jr Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Napavine 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
41.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -10.3pp since 2014
Math
36.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -17.7pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 18 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2541.6%36.9%
2023-2444.2%50.2%
2022-2341.9%41.0%
2021-2245.7%47.1%
2018-1958.7%55.8%
2017-1866.4%57.7%
2016-1753.3%53.5%
2015-1661.4%59.3%
2014-1551.9%54.6%
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Napavine Elementary

Napavine Elementary's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Napavine Elementary this school41145.0%44.6%
Eatonville Elementary School
Eatonville
40644.1%47.5%
Simpson Avenue Elementary
Montesano
40241.3%57.6%
Elger Bay Elementary
CAMANO ISLAND
37641.2%41.7%
Burley Glenwood Elementary
PORT ORCHARD
45242.0%53.5%
North Fork Elementary School
Woodland
47341.4%N/A
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 Napavine Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Lewis County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.6%#526 of 936#4 of 14
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.9%#731 of 1,103
▼ 300
#7 of 14
▼ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
41.6%#701 of 1,102
▼ 76
#6 of 14
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-7.1pp#87 of 928#2 of 14
Enrollment
ranked largest first
411#597 of 1,268#7 of 17
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.0:1#589 of 1,085#5 of 14
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
40.9%#902 of 1,088#8 of 14
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
45.0%#722 of 1,169#14 of 15
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.5%#569 of 778N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
411
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2541125.716.0:145% (185)
2023-2439624.416.2:148% (191)
2022-2338926.514.7:150% (193)
2020-213942814.1:143% (168)
2017-1845425.617.7:149% (223)
2015-164242517.0:155% (235)
2010-114342318.9:148% (208)
2000-013712018.6:1N/A
1990-913281719.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Napavine Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (454 to 411); teachers unchanged (25.6 to 25.7).

About Napavine Elementary

Napavine Elementary is an elementary school in Napavine, Washington, reachable at (360) 262-3345. A federal count lists 411 students at the school, in pre-K through 6.

Napavine School District serves 821 students across 2 schools.

At 75%, White students outnumber all other groups at Napavine Elementary combined. Other students are 16% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Napavine Elementary has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Napavine Elementary counts 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.0 students for each one. The 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is higher than this school's figure. About 45% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. On average, public schools in Lewis County report 57%.

Test results at Napavine Elementary are 5.4 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (44.6% actual, 50.0% predicted).

Across Lewis County, median household income is about $74,796, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of Lewis County number 45 and enroll about 12,548.

Napavine Jr Sr High School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Napavine Elementary is 4th on average proficiency.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Napavine Elementary had 394 students in 2020-21 and 411 in 2024-25, a 4% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.1:1 to 16.0:1.

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Lewis County at a glance

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Population
85,154
Census ACS
Median income
$74,796
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
12,548 students

Quick facts

School name
Napavine Elementary
District
Napavine School District
Address
209 E. Park Street, Napavine, WA 98565
Phone
(360) 262-3345
County
Lewis County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
411
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
16.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
185 (45%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
530549000826
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Napavine Elementary
How large is Napavine Elementary?
Napavine Elementary enrolls approximately 411 students in grades PK-06.
Is Napavine Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Napavine Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Napavine Elementary have?
Napavine Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Napavine Elementary?
At Napavine Elementary, the student body is approximately 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Napavine Elementary?
Napavine Elementary is overseen by Napavine School District in Lewis County.
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