Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOSES LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530522000793
North Elementary
1200 WEST CRAIG STREET, MOSES LAKE, WA 98837 · (509) 766-2654 · Grant County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
235 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -2.7pp since 2014
Math
26.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 26.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 30.9% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 27.1% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 28.0% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 35.3% |
| 2017-18 | 38.8% | 34.5% |
| 2016-17 | 27.5% | 28.9% |
| 2015-16 | 33.8% | 31.3% |
| 2014-15 | 27.7% | 23.6% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 North Elementary
North Elementary's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Elementary this school | 277 | 84.8% | 31.8% |
| Larson Heights Elementary MOSES LAKE | 292 | 80.1% | 20.0% |
| Washington Elementary School Mount Vernon | 318 | 80.2% | 26.3% |
| Stevens Elementary School Aberdeen | 332 | 87.0% | 29.6% |
| Evergreen Elementary School Shelton | 378 | 81.7% | 15.2% |
| Finley Elementary KENNEWICK | 367 | 80.1% | 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 North Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #774 of 936 | #12 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #932 of 1,103 ▼ 91 | #14 of 24 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,021 of 1,102 ▼ 150 | #17 of 24 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.1pp | #216 of 928 | #6 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #1,014 of 1,268 | #21 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #1,045 of 1,085 | #21 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #709 of 1,088 | #10 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #68 of 1,169 | #6 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #682 of 778 | #18 of 19 |
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
277
+16 (+6%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 277 | 14.5 | 19.2:1 | 85% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 89% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 18.7 | 15.1:1 | 89% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 20 | 13.1:1 | 91% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 92% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 89% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 81% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 17 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 317 | 15 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (290 to 277); teachers down 20% (18 to 14.5).
About North Elementary
North Elementary is a small elementary school in Washington, with an address in MOSES LAKE. It reported 277 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 380 students for elementary schools in Washington.
In Moses Lake School District, 20 schools enroll a combined 8,430 students.
At North Elementary, 60% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 33% White, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Grant County is roughly 44% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 14.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 19.2:1. Compared with the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 85%. The average for public schools in Grant County is 69%.
After adjusting for student poverty, North Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.8%; the prediction is 23.3%.
Grant County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $73,267, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grant County's 61 public schools enroll about 20,494 students and include North Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, Larson Heights Elementary is closest at about 0.5 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of North Elementary. On state test proficiency, North Elementary ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A 6% rise took enrollment from 261 in 2020-21 to 277 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.2:1) than in 2020-21 (13.1:1).
This page is set up for the North Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,799
Census ACS
Median income
$73,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moses Lake School District
- Moses Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Park Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Vicki I. Groff Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Vanguard AcademyHigh · 387 students
Other schools in MOSES LAKE
- Moses Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Park Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Vicki I. Groff Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Vanguard AcademyHigh · 387 students
Other North Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 24 states are named North Elementary. North Elementary is the 39th largest of the 51.
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBRENTWOOD, NY · 881 students
- North Elementary SchoolWHITE SETTLEMENT, TX · 800 students
- North Elementary SchoolLEANDER, TX · 737 students
- North ElementaryTracy, CA · 722 students
- North ElementaryPrince George, VA · 720 students
Nearby schools
- Larson Heights Elementary0.5 mi · 292
- Endeavor Middle School0.7 mi · 270
- Longview Elementary2.5 mi · 368
- Park Orchard Elementary School3.0 mi · 454
- Knolls Vista Elementary3.3 mi · 282
- Frontier Middle School3.8 mi · 690
Frequently asked questions
About North ElementaryHow many students attend North Elementary?
North Elementary enrolls approximately 277 students in grades KG-05.
Is North Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Elementary is approximately 19.2:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Elementary?
At North Elementary, the student body is approximately 33% White, 60% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is North Elementary in?
North Elementary is part of Moses Lake School District.
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