Palouse Elementary

As an one-room-style K-5 school in Palouse, Washington, Palouse Elementary enrolls 100 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Palouse School District. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 74% smaller than typical.

Palouse School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 191 students. Palouse Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Palouse Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school records 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Palouse Elementary logs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Palouse Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Palouse Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Whitman County indicate the typical household earns roughly $55,406 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Whitman County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,753 students), of which Palouse Elementary is one.

Palouse at Garfield Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Palouse Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.9%.

Palouse Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Palouse Elementary has increased 12%, going from 89 students in 2018 to 100 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 99% to 83% over that span.

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