Ritzville Grade School

A small elementary school in Ritzville, Washington, Ritzville Grade School is part of Ritzville School District. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 193 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Washington enroll about 380 students on average.

The 3 schools of Ritzville School District, including Ritzville Grade School, enroll 415 students.

Of every 100 students at Ritzville Grade School, about 84 are White. Smaller groups are 12% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Adams County is roughly 43% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.

Ritzville Grade School has 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.3:1. The school's 16.3:1 compares with an average of 17.3:1 for elementary schools in Washington. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 58%. That rate is below the 79% average among public schools in Adams County.

In Adams County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $66,136 a year, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in Adams County number 17, with about 5,324 students.

Ritzville High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2.

The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was an 18% gain, from 164 to 193.

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