Progress Elementary School

Progress Elementary School, a small elementary-level community in Spokane Valley, Washington, run under Central Valley School District, teaches 280 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 26% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Progress Elementary School is one of 33 schools operated by Central Valley School District, a district that works with 15,087 students overall.

Demographically, Progress Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 61%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander, 2% Black. By comparison, Spokane County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Progress Elementary School shows 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Spokane County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Progress Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.4%, the actual is 34.0%, a residual of +5.6 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Spokane County put median household earnings sit near $78,582, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Spokane County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), Progress Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Central Valley Early Learning Center, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Progress Elementary School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 52.5%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Progress Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 344 (now 280). White enrollment moved from 73% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.