Peninsula Elementary

Peninsula Elementary, a medium-sized elementary-level community in MOSES LAKE, Washington, operated by Moses Lake School District, hosts 383 students, covering grades K through 5.

Within Moses Lake School District, which oversees 20 schools and 8,430 students, Peninsula Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Peninsula Elementary shows that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 41% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Grant County (around 69%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Peninsula Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.7%; this one delivers 37.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Grant County put median household earnings sit near $73,267, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Grant County runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,494 students), of which Peninsula Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Midway Elementary, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Peninsula Elementary. On composite proficiency, Peninsula Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 38.6%.

Peninsula Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 22%: 488 students in 2018 compared to 383 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 47% to 41% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Peninsula Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.