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What's the most underrated thing about Orin C Smith Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
647
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEHALIS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530117003655
Orin C Smith Elementary School
1240 Bishop Rd, Chehalis, WA 98532 · (360) 807-7225 · Lewis County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL647 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Washington public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
342 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 218 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 202 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 227 | 35% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Chehalis School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
46.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -11.5pp since 2018
Math
41.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -12.5pp since 2018
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 12 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.2% | 41.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 42.6% |
| 2022-23 | 49.1% | 47.5% |
| 2021-22 | 46.2% | 37.7% |
| 2018-19 | 57.8% | 54.5% |
% 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
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Orin C Smith Elementary School
Orin C Smith Elementary School's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orin C Smith Elementary School this school | 647 | 52.9% | 45.7% |
| Greenacres Elementary Spokane Valley | 637 | 53.2% | 56.7% |
| Mountain Way Elementary Granite Falls | 556 | 54.7% | N/A |
| James W Lintott Elementary School Chehalis | 634 | 57.3% | N/A |
| Phil Snowdon Elementary Cheney | 525 | 53.0% | 49.3% |
| Salish Coast Elementary Port Townsend | 528 | 51.1% | 53.5% |
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 Orin C Smith Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Lewis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #507 of 936 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #605 of 1,103 ▼ 27 | #3 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #591 of 1,102 ▲ 6 | #2 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #426 of 928 | #5 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 647 | #58 of 1,268 | #1 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #1,000 of 1,085 | #12 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #868 of 1,088 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #581 of 1,169 | #12 of 15 |
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
647
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 647 | 35.1 | 18.5:1 | 53% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 659 | 35.7 | 18.4:1 | 57% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 56% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 37 | 17.8:1 | 50% (329) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orin C Smith Elementary School.
About Orin C Smith Elementary School
Orin C Smith Elementary School is a large elementary school in Chehalis School District, located in Chehalis, Washington. It serves 647 students in grades 3 through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students.
The Chehalis School District system has 8 schools and 3,142 students.
Roughly 72% of students at Orin C Smith Elementary School are White. Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Lewis County's residents are about 82% White, 10 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Orin C Smith Elementary School's 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.5:1. That is higher than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 53%.
Measured against Washington public elementary schools, Orin C Smith Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Orin C Smith Elementary School is +1.0 points: 45.7% actual, 44.7% predicted.
In Lewis County (population about 85,154), the median household income is $74,796, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 45 public schools in Lewis County, enrolling about 12,548 students in all.
James W Lintott Elementary School is located about 0.1 miles from Orin C Smith Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Orin C Smith Elementary School is 2nd of 4 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 657 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 647.
Discussions about Orin C Smith Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lewis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,154
Census ACS
Median income
$74,796
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
12,548 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chehalis School District
- W F West High SchoolHigh · 950 students
- Chehalis Middle SchoolMiddle · 692 students
- James W Lintott Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
- Green Hill Academic SchoolHigh · 163 students
- Lewis County Alternative SchoolHigh · 38 students
- Lewis County Juvenile DetentionHigh · 16 students
Other schools in Chehalis
- W F West High SchoolHigh · 950 students
- Chehalis Middle SchoolMiddle · 692 students
- James W Lintott Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
- Adna Middle/High SchoolHigh · 369 students
- Adna Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Green Hill Academic SchoolHigh · 163 students
Nearby schools
- James W Lintott Elementary School0.1 mi · 634
- Chehalis Middle School0.2 mi · 692
- W F West High School0.7 mi · 950
- Lewis County Juvenile Detention0.9 mi · 16
- Lewis County Alternative School0.9 mi · 38
- Green Hill Academic School1.0 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About Orin C Smith Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Orin C Smith Elementary School?
Orin C Smith Elementary School enrolls approximately 647 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Orin C Smith Elementary School serve?
Orin C Smith Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Orin C Smith Elementary School have?
Orin C Smith Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Orin C Smith Elementary School?
At Orin C Smith Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Orin C Smith Elementary School public or private?
Orin C Smith Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chehalis School District.
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