Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 75 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530687001009
Prescott Elementary School
207 SOUTH A ST, PRESCOTT, WA 99348 · (509) 849-2215 · Walla Walla County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
92 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Prescott School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
48.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +15.6pp since 2014
Math
58.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +35.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.5% | 58.5% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.2% | 32.1% |
| 2021-22 | 32.6% | 33.3% |
| 2018-19 | 52.0% | 38.2% |
| 2017-18 | 38.4% | 18.1% |
| 2016-17 | 32.6% | 19.1% |
| 2015-16 | 29.9% | 24.2% |
| 2014-15 | 32.9% | 22.9% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Prescott Elementary School
Prescott Elementary School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prescott Elementary School this school | 139 | 66.2% | 45.8% |
| Pateros Elementary PATEROS | 118 | 65.3% | 45.4% |
| Mesa Elem Mesa | 220 | 69.1% | 35.9% |
| Paul Rumburg Elementary ENTIAT | 231 | 70.1% | N/A |
| Midway Elementary MOSES LAKE | 222 | 75.7% | 27.4% |
| Tieton Elementary School Tieton | 202 | 75.7% | 39.8% |
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 Prescott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Walla Walla County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #506 of 936 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #278 of 1,103 ▲ 252 | #2 of 9 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #553 of 1,102 ▲ 314 | #3 of 9 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #7 of 928 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #1,138 of 1,268 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #334 of 1,169 | #6 of 10 |
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
139
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 123
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 139 | 8.7 | 15.9:1 | 66% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 11.1 | 11.9:1 | 70% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 125 | 11 | 11.3:1 | 71% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 137 | 9 | 15.2:1 | 78% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 139 | 9.1 | 15.2:1 | 88% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 111 | 15 | 7.4:1 | 91% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 100 | 9 | 11.1:1 | 86% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 172 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 123 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prescott Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (139 to 139); teachers down 4% (9.1 to 8.7).
About Prescott Elementary School
Prescott Elementary School is a small elementary school located in PRESCOTT, Washington. Enrolled students number 139 students, in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 63% lower than the average for elementary schools in Washington, which is about 380.
Federal data list 3 schools in Prescott School District, with 225 students enrolled.
Hispanic students account for 63% of enrollment at Prescott Elementary School. The remaining students are 37% White. Census figures show Walla Walla County is about 24% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Prescott Elementary School comes in at 46%.
The teaching staff at Prescott Elementary School is 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.9:1. That ratio is under the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 66%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Prescott Elementary School is +10.0 points: 45.8% actual, 35.8% predicted.
Census estimates describe Walla Walla County this way: median household income is about $74,202, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Walla Walla County number 33 and enroll about 8,516.
The nearest public school is Prescott High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Prescott Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 35.9%, lower than Prescott Elementary School's 45.8%.
In the federal locale system, Prescott Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 139, starting from 137.
Discussions about Prescott Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Walla Walla County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,161
Census ACS
Median income
$74,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
8,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prescott School District
- Prescott High SchoolHigh · 48 students
- Prescott Middle SchoolMiddle · 38 students
- Prescott Special Ed Pre-schoolElementary
Other schools in PRESCOTT
- Prescott High SchoolHigh · 48 students
- Prescott Middle SchoolMiddle · 38 students
- Prescott Special Ed Pre-schoolElementary
Other Prescott Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Prescott Elementary. Prescott Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 7.
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 485 students
- Prescott Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 463 students
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPRESCOTT, AR · 363 students
- Prescott Elementary SchoolDubuque, IA · 352 students
- Prescott Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Prescott High School0.0 mi · 48
- Prescott Middle School0.0 mi · 38
- Preston Hall Middle School8.2 mi · 74
- Waitsburg Elementary School8.2 mi · 148
- Waitsburg High School8.3 mi · 87
- Dixie Elementary School13.5 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About Prescott Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Prescott Elementary School?
Prescott Elementary School enrolls approximately 139 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Prescott Elementary School serve?
Prescott Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Prescott Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Prescott Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Prescott Elementary School?
At Prescott Elementary School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 63% Hispanic.
Who oversees Prescott Elementary School?
Prescott Elementary School is overseen by Prescott School District in Walla Walla County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.