North Elementary

Located at 1200 WEST CRAIG STREET, in MOSES LAKE, Washington, North Elementary is a modestly sized elementary-level community that works with 277 students (grades K through 5), part of Moses Lake School District. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 27% leaner than typical.

North Elementary is one of 20 schools operated by Moses Lake School District, a district that works with 8,430 students overall.

On demographics, North Elementary records that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 33% White, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, North Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.2:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 85% of students at North Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Grant County (around 69%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, North Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.3%; this one delivers 31.8%.

Across the wider county, Grant County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,267 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. North Elementary is one of 61 public schools in Grant County (combined enrollment of about 20,494 students).

Larson Heights Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around North Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 30.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Elementary has shrank 4%, going from 290 students in 2018 to 277 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

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