Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPOKANE)·NCES 530969001641
Ness Elementary
9612 E CATALDO, SPOKANE, WA 99206 · (509) 922-5470 · Spokane County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
183 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (47) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Ness Elementary→Centennial Middle School
Based on grade levels within West Valley School District (Spokane). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
55.6%
WA avg 58.4% . +9.0pp since 2014
Math
57.8%
WA avg 51.2% . +12.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 57.8% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 55.2% |
| 2022-23 | 48.4% | 59.8% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 54.3% |
| 2018-19 | 50.0% | 44.9% |
| 2017-18 | 46.9% | 45.2% |
| 2016-17 | 51.4% | 48.1% |
| 2015-16 | 44.3% | 38.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.6% | 45.7% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% 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 26 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 Ness Elementary
Ness Elementary's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ness Elementary this school | 243 | 75.3% | 56.0% |
| Progress Elementary School Spokane Valley | 280 | 77.1% | 34.0% |
| Ocean Shores Elementary Ocean Shores | 254 | 70.5% | 35.9% |
| Emerson Elementary Hoquiam | 212 | 74.1% | N/A |
| Broadway Elementary Spokane Valley | 282 | 71.3% | 42.7% |
| Central Elementary School Hoquiam | 232 | 77.6% | 25.3% |
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 Ness Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #325 of 936 | #26 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #295 of 1,103 ▲ 46 | #21 of 83 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #399 of 1,102 ▲ 55 | #32 of 83 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #262 of 928 | #30 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #1,057 of 1,268 | #83 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #566 of 1,085 | #61 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #775 of 1,088 | #32 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #174 of 1,169 | #19 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #289 of 778 | #30 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
243
-28 (-10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 243 | 15.3 | 15.9:1 | 75% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 16.5 | 14.9:1 | 72% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 16.7 | 15.2:1 | 80% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 17 | 15.9:1 | 66% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 19.6 | 15.5:1 | 67% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 368 | 21 | 17.5:1 | 70% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 18 | 18.8:1 | 65% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 279 | 16 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 13 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ness Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (304 to 243); teachers down 22% (19.6 to 15.3).
About Ness Elementary
Ness Elementary is an elementary school in SPOKANE, Washington, reachable at (509) 922-5470. The school counted 243 students in 2024-25, covering grades 1 through 5. That puts enrollment 36% below the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington.
Ness Elementary is one of the 13 schools that make up West Valley School District (Spokane) (3,475 students in total).
More than half of enrollment at Ness Elementary is White: 67%. The remaining shares are 22% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. Spokane County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ness Elementary scores 50%.
Ness Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1, with 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Washington, 17.3:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 75% at Ness Elementary. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Spokane County is 52%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 56.0%, is 26.3 points above the 29.7% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Washington schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Spokane County show that the median household earns about $78,582 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Spokane County, 187 public schools serve about 76,588 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, West Valley City School, is the closest to Ness Elementary. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ness Elementary. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Ness Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Ness Elementary is City: Mid-size.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 271 to 243.
This page collects posts and questions about Ness Elementary, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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- West Valley City School0.6 mi · 200
- Spokane Valley High School0.8 mi · 229
- Broadway Elementary0.9 mi · 282
- Dishman Hills High School1.0 mi · 296
- Stem Academy at SVT1.0 mi · 190
- Spokane Valley Tech Skills Center1.0 mi · 28
Frequently asked questions
About Ness ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Ness Elementary?
Ness Elementary enrolls approximately 243 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Ness Elementary serve?
Ness Elementary serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ness Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ness Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ness Elementary?
Ness Elementary reports a student body of 67% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Ness Elementary public or private?
Ness Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Valley School District (Spokane).
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