Park Orchard Elementary School

Park Orchard Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in Moses Lake, Washington, part of Moses Lake School District, with 454 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Across the 20 schools in Moses Lake School District (8,430 students total), Park Orchard Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Park Orchard Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 44% White, 2% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Park Orchard Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Park Orchard Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Park Orchard Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Grant County indicate median household income runs about $73,267, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Park Orchard Elementary School is one of 61 public schools in Grant County (combined enrollment of about 20,494 students).

Nearest neighbor: Knolls Vista Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Park Orchard Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Park Orchard Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 34.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 471 students in 2018 compared to 454 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

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