Red Rock Elementary

Red Rock Elementary operates as a mid-tier elementary-level community in Royal City, Washington, part of Royal School District. Current enrollment sits at 513 students spanning grades pre-K through 3. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Red Rock Elementary sits 35% above that benchmark.

Within Royal School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,769 students, Red Rock Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Red Rock Elementary logs that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 18% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Grant County runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Red Rock Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.2%; this one delivers 47.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Grant County indicate median household income runs about $73,267, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Grant County runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,494 students), of which Red Rock Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Royal Intermediate School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Red Rock Elementary comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 28.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Red Rock Elementary's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 572 (now 513). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.