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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530111000199
Opportunity Elementary
1109 S Wilbur Rd, Spokane Valley, WA 99206 · (509) 558-3550 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
467 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
37.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -20.4pp since 2014
Math
37.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -10.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.5% | 37.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 35.1% |
| 2022-23 | 41.5% | 39.9% |
| 2021-22 | 29.7% | 27.5% |
| 2018-19 | 48.1% | 47.0% |
| 2017-18 | 53.1% | 50.0% |
| 2016-17 | 56.0% | 47.6% |
| 2015-16 | 60.3% | 49.3% |
| 2014-15 | 57.9% | 48.5% |
% 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Opportunity Elementary
Opportunity Elementary's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opportunity Elementary this school | 631 | 74.0% | 39.7% |
| Linwood Elementary Spokane | 503 | 72.4% | 33.5% |
| Shiloh Hills Elementary SPOKANE | 465 | 70.8% | 42.5% |
| Sunset Elementary AIRWAY HEIGHTS | 634 | 77.8% | 20.8% |
| Pioneer Elementary School SHELTON | 482 | 67.0% | 23.9% |
| Longfellow Elementary Spokane | 417 | 79.1% | 41.0% |
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 Opportunity Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #636 of 936 | #62 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #717 of 1,103 ▲ 21 | #60 of 83 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #815 of 1,102 ▼ 98 | #69 of 83 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #104 of 928 | #19 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #73 of 1,268 | #4 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #292 of 1,085 | #43 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #694 of 1,088 | #24 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.0% | #197 of 1,169 | #20 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.5% | #92 of 257 | #5 of 14 |
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
631
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 631 | 42.7 | 14.8:1 | 74% (467) |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 43.7 | 14.2:1 | 74% (456) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 47.7 | 13.3:1 | 66% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 58% (367) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 41.7 | 13.2:1 | 68% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 29 | 14.4:1 | 70% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 436 | 23 | 19.0:1 | 68% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 26 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 26 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Opportunity Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (551 to 631); teachers up 2% (41.7 to 42.7).
About Opportunity Elementary
Federal records list Opportunity Elementary as an elementary school in Spokane Valley, Washington. Enrolled students number 631 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 66% higher than the average for elementary schools in Washington, which is about 380.
Central Valley School District is the local district for Opportunity Elementary. It runs 33 schools with 15,087 students.
White students make up a majority at Opportunity Elementary, at 66%. Other students are 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 5% Black. That is lower than the 83% White share among all Spokane County residents. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Eligible students account for 74% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Spokane County is 52%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Opportunity Elementary is 30.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.7%.
Federal survey data for Spokane County show that the median household income is $78,582, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Spokane County is home to 187 public schools and about 76,588 public school students.
Bowdish Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Opportunity Elementary. On state test proficiency, Opportunity Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Opportunity Elementary is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Federal data show 632 students in 2020-21 and 631 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Discussions about Opportunity Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Central Valley School District
- Ridgeline High SchoolHigh · 1,575 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Other schools in Spokane Valley
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- East Valley High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Nearby schools
- Bowdish Middle School0.7 mi · 359
- University Elementary School0.7 mi · 291
- South Pines Elementary0.8 mi · 288
- McDonald Elementary School0.9 mi · 282
- Spokane Valley Tech Skills Center0.9 mi · 28
- Stem Academy at SVT0.9 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Opportunity ElementaryHow large is Opportunity Elementary?
Opportunity Elementary enrolls approximately 631 students in grades PK-05.
Is Opportunity Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Opportunity Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Opportunity Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Opportunity Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Opportunity Elementary?
At Opportunity Elementary, the student body is approximately 66% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Opportunity Elementary public or private?
Opportunity Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Central Valley School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.