Enrollment
152
Elementary
DISTRICT 135 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REPUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530726001088
Republic Elementary School
30306 E HIGHWAY 20, REPUBLIC, WA 99166 · (509) 775-3327 · Ferry County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
103 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Based on grade levels within Republic School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
36.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -5.0pp since 2014
Math
24.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -13.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.3% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 30.1% |
| 2022-23 | 35.5% | 30.2% |
| 2021-22 | 35.4% | 27.3% |
| 2018-19 | 31.3% | 31.3% |
| 2017-18 | 51.5% | 32.4% |
| 2016-17 | 43.9% | 31.3% |
| 2015-16 | 42.4% | 39.8% |
| 2014-15 | 41.2% | 38.1% |
% 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Republic Elementary School
Republic Elementary School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Elementary School this school | 152 | 67.8% | 34.4% |
| Valley School Valley | 166 | 61.4% | 31.5% |
| Naselle-Grays River Valley Elementary NASELLE | 127 | 71.7% | 44.5% |
| Selkirk Elementary School Metaline Falls | 124 | 70.2% | 48.1% |
| White Pass Elementary School Randle | 205 | 63.9% | 36.4% |
| Morton Elementary School MORTON | 194 | 59.3% | 40.9% |
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 Republic Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #727 of 936 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #970 of 1,103 ▼ 113 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #840 of 1,102 ▲ 57 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #323 of 928 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 152 | #1,129 of 1,268 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #303 of 1,169 |
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
152
-36 (-19%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 152 | 11.2 | 13.6:1 | 68% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 10.7 | 17.9:1 | 78% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 11.7 | 14.6:1 | 76% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 8 | 23.5:1 | 55% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 145 | 11.2 | 13.0:1 | 78% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 161 | 11 | 14.6:1 | 76% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 169 | 11 | 15.4:1 | 64% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 268 | 14 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 10 | 32.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Republic Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (145 to 152); teachers unchanged (11.2 to 11.2).
About Republic Elementary School
Republic Elementary School is an elementary school in REPUBLIC, Washington, according to federal school records. Its 152 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 60% smaller than the 380 average for elementary schools in Washington.
Federal data list 4 schools in Republic School District, with 540 students enrolled.
About 91% of the student body at Republic Elementary School is White. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 72% White among all Ferry County residents. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Republic Elementary School total 11.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The school counts 103 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 68%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ferry County is 56%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Republic Elementary School is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 34.4% actual, 34.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Washington.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Ferry County show that the median household income is $55,614, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Republic Elementary School, Ferry County has 10 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Republic Parent Partner, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Republic Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Republic Elementary School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show a 19% enrollment decrease, from 188 in 2020-21 to 152 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 23.5 in 2020-21 to 13.6 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ferry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,387
Census ACS
Median income
$55,614
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,102 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Republic School District
- Republic Parent PartnerCombined · 199 students
- Republic Senior High SchoolHigh · 103 students
- Republic Middle SchoolMiddle · 86 students
Other schools in REPUBLIC
- Republic Parent PartnerCombined · 199 students
- Republic Senior High SchoolHigh · 103 students
- Republic Middle SchoolMiddle · 86 students
Nearby schools
- Republic Parent Partner0.0 mi · 199
- Republic Senior High School0.0 mi · 103
- Republic Middle School0.0 mi · 86
- Curlew Elem & High School17.0 mi · 234
- Ferry County Open Doors - Youth Reengagement20.2 mi · 58
- Orient Elementary School28.5 mi · 42
Frequently asked questions
About Republic Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Republic Elementary School?
Republic Elementary School enrolls approximately 152 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Republic Elementary School serve?
Republic Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Republic Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Republic Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Republic Elementary School?
At Republic Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Republic Elementary School public or private?
Republic Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Republic School District.
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