Enrollment
245
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAYMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530714001059
Raymond Elementary School
921 COMMERCIAL STREET, RAYMOND, WA 98577 · (360) 942-2435 · Pacific County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL245 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
167 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 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (41).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Raymond Elementary School→Raymond Jr Sr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Raymond School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +3.3pp since 2014
Math
39.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +14.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 28.1% |
| 2022-23 | 38.2% | 20.8% |
| 2021-22 | 39.2% | 20.9% |
| 2018-19 | 45.7% | 26.2% |
| 2017-18 | 39.0% | 25.0% |
| 2016-17 | 40.6% | 28.3% |
| 2015-16 | 45.2% | 28.9% |
| 2014-15 | 46.8% | 24.4% |
% 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Raymond Elementary School
Raymond Elementary School's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Elementary School this school | 245 | 68.2% | 41.4% |
| Seth Woodard Elementary SPOKANE | 262 | 67.2% | 45.9% |
| McDermoth Elementary Aberdeen | 288 | 68.4% | 42.2% |
| Hough Elementary School VANCOUVER | 238 | 66.0% | N/A |
| Ocean Shores Elementary Ocean Shores | 254 | 70.5% | 35.9% |
| Central Elementary Ferndale | 315 | 65.1% | 41.8% |
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 Raymond Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pacific County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #602 of 936 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #675 of 1,103 ▲ 212 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #512 of 1,102 ▲ 38 | #3 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.6pp | #30 of 928 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 245 | #1,054 of 1,268 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #680 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #736 of 1,088 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #295 of 1,169 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #516 of 778 | N/A |
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
245
-39 (-14%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 245 | 15 | 16.4:1 | 68% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 18.5 | 13.5:1 | 69% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 17.3 | 12.9:1 | 75% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 16 | 17.8:1 | 67% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 17.9 | 15.6:1 | 70% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 68% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 17 | 14.8:1 | 67% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 319 | 13 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raymond Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (279 to 245); teachers down 17% (17.9 to 15).
About Raymond Elementary School
Raymond Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in RAYMOND, Washington. It had 245 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6. By comparison, elementary schools in Washington enroll about 380 students on average.
Raymond School District has 2 schools; together they serve 485 students.
More than half of the students at Raymond Elementary School are White (63%). The next largest groups are 27% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. In Pacific County overall, about 82% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
There are 15 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.4:1. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 0.9 students per teacher. On the income side, 68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The model predicts 34.5% for a school in Washington with Raymond Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Raymond Elementary School posts 41.4%.
Pacific County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $67,081 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Raymond Elementary School shares Pacific County with 20 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Raymond Jr Sr High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Raymond Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Raymond Elementary School's location as Rural: Remote.
The school's enrollment fell 14% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.8:1 to 16.4:1.
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Pacific County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,994
Census ACS
Median income
$67,081
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
3,243 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Raymond School District
- Raymond Jr Sr High SchoolHigh · 240 students
- Developmental PreschoolElementary
Other schools in RAYMOND
- Raymond Jr Sr High SchoolHigh · 240 students
- Willapa Valley Middle-HighHigh · 204 students
- Willapa ElementaryElementary · 140 students
- Developmental PreschoolElementary
Other Raymond Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Raymond Elementary. Raymond Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Raymond ElementaryFullerton, CA · 598 students
- Raymond Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 439 students
- Raymond ElementaryFranksville, WI · 385 students
- Raymond Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 297 students
- Raymond Elementary SchoolRaymond, ME · 275 students
Nearby schools
- Raymond Jr Sr High School0.1 mi · 240
- Willapa Elementary2.9 mi · 140
- Mike Morris Elementary3.6 mi · 286
- South Bend High School3.6 mi · 258
- Astravo Online Academy3.7 mi · 100
- Washington Digital Academy3.7 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Raymond Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Raymond Elementary School?
Raymond Elementary School enrolls approximately 245 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Raymond Elementary School serve?
Raymond Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Raymond Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Raymond Elementary School.
How diverse is Raymond Elementary School?
Raymond Elementary School reports a student body of 63% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Raymond Elementary School in?
Raymond Elementary School is part of Raymond School District.
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