Ness Elementary

Located at 9612 E CATALDO, in SPOKANE, Washington, Ness Elementary is a cozy elementary campus that hosts 243 students (grades 1 through 5), operated by West Valley School District (Spokane). By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Ness Elementary sits 36% smaller than that benchmark.

West Valley School District (Spokane) runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 3,475 students. Ness Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Ness Elementary lists that 67% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 22% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Spokane County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Ness Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 29.7%; Ness Elementary posts 56.0%, +26.3 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Spokane County put median household income runs about $78,582, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ness Elementary is one of 187 public schools in Spokane County (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students).

The closest other public school is West Valley City School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ness Elementary. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ness Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 49.8%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Ness Elementary's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 304 (now 243). White enrollment moved from 83% to 67% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Ness Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.