Orchard Prairie Elementary

Orchard Prairie Elementary is one of the very small primary schools in Spokane, Washington, overseen by Orchard Prairie School District, with 79 students on its rolls from grades K through 7. Enrollment runs roughly 79% smaller than the state mean of about 380.

Orchard Prairie School District is the operating authority for Orchard Prairie Elementary, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Orchard Prairie Elementary records that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Orchard Prairie Elementary reports 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Spokane County put the typical household earns roughly $78,582 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Spokane County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), Orchard Prairie Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pasadena Park Elementary, around 2.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Orchard Prairie Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Orchard Prairie Elementary's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 75 (now 79). Hispanic enrollment moved from 7% to 1% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Orchard Prairie Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.