Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REARDAN-EDWALL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530721001062
Reardan Elementary School
250 S ASPEN, REARDAN, WA 99029 · (509) 796-2701 · Lincoln County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Washington public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
166 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -10.3pp since 2014
Math
41.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -11.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 43.9% |
| 2022-23 | 44.6% | 42.5% |
| 2021-22 | 35.5% | 40.7% |
| 2018-19 | 58.6% | 56.3% |
| 2017-18 | 61.8% | 57.3% |
| 2016-17 | 64.8% | 59.4% |
| 2015-16 | 59.4% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 56.1% | 52.6% |
% 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Reardan Elementary School
Reardan Elementary School's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reardan Elementary School this school | 345 | 48.1% | 46.1% |
| Pasadena Park Elementary SPOKANE | 362 | 48.1% | 50.7% |
| Weyerhaeuser Elementary Eatonville | 344 | 43.3% | 52.9% |
| Parkside Elementary Tenino | 316 | 52.5% | N/A |
| Mount Erie Elementary Anacortes | 327 | 46.8% | 58.5% |
| Heights Elementary Clarkston | 358 | 43.6% | N/A |
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 Reardan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #499 of 936 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #617 of 1,103 ▼ 67 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #602 of 1,102 ▼ 18 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #229 of 928 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #814 of 1,268 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #159 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #994 of 1,088 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #678 of 1,169 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.7% | #48 of 257 | 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
345
+33 (+11%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 345 | 24.5 | 14.1:1 | 48% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 22.5 | 16.4:1 | 51% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 54% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 16 | 19.5:1 | 45% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 13 | 21.4:1 | 40% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 16 | 17.6:1 | 48% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 14 | 21.8:1 | 45% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 20 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 423 | 21 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reardan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (279 to 345); teachers up 88% (13 to 24.5).
About Reardan Elementary School
REARDAN, Washington, is home to Reardan Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 345 students.
Reardan Elementary School reports to Reardan-Edwall School District, which has 3 schools and 725 students.
About 81% of the student body at Reardan Elementary School is White. The rest of enrollment is 8% Native American, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Lincoln County's population at about 90%. Reardan Elementary School's diversity index is 33%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Reardan Elementary School and a ratio of 14.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 48% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Lincoln County average 50%.
The allk12 Grade for Reardan Elementary School is C+. Compared with Washington public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Reardan Elementary School is 1.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (46.1% versus 47.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Washington.
Lincoln County has about 11,489 residents, and the median household income is $71,512, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Lincoln County has 19 public schools and roughly 2,233 students.
Reardan Middle-Senior High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Reardan Elementary School. The five-mile area around Reardan Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Reardan Elementary School comes in 6th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Reardan Elementary School grew 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 312 to 345 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.1:1) than in 2020-21 (19.5:1).
Community posts for Reardan Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,489
Census ACS
Median income
$71,512
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
2,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Reardan-Edwall School District
- Reardan Middle-Senior High SchoolHigh · 315 students
- Reardan-Edwall School District Options' ProgramCombined · 65 students
Other schools in REARDAN
- Reardan Middle-Senior High SchoolHigh · 315 students
- Reardan-Edwall School District Options' ProgramCombined · 65 students
Nearby schools
- Reardan Middle-Senior High School0.1 mi · 315
- Reardan-Edwall School District Options' Program0.1 mi · 65
- Michael Anderson Elementary School10.4 mi · 459
- Martin Hall Detention Ctr10.7 mi · 8
- Medical Lake High School11.1 mi · 506
- Hallett Elementary School11.5 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Reardan Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Reardan Elementary School?
Reardan Elementary School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Reardan Elementary School serve?
Reardan Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Reardan Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Reardan Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Reardan Elementary School?
At Reardan Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Reardan Elementary School in?
Reardan Elementary School is part of Reardan-Edwall School District.
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