Pasadena Park Elementary

Located at 8508 E UPRIVER DRIVE, in SPOKANE, Washington, Pasadena Park Elementary is an average-sized elementary campus that enrolls 362 students (grades 1 through 5), run under West Valley School District (Spokane).

Across the 13 schools in West Valley School District (Spokane) (3,475 students total), Pasadena Park Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Pasadena Park Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Pasadena Park Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Pasadena Park Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.0%; this one delivers 50.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Spokane County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,582 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Spokane County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), Pasadena Park Elementary is one campus in the mix.

West Valley High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pasadena Park Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 43.2%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 382 students in 2018 compared to 362 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 78% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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