Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530231000322
Rock Island Elementary
5645 Rock Island Road, Rock Island, WA 98850 · (509) 884-5023 · Douglas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
210 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
37%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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
31.6%
WA avg 49.0% . -10.8pp since 2014
Math
23.0%
WA avg 39.2% . -18.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 18 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 31.6% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.8% | 25.9% |
| 2018-19 | 41.9% | 29.1% |
| 2017-18 | 51.1% | 42.5% |
| 2016-17 | 42.2% | 41.6% |
| 2015-16 | 36.5% | 31.3% |
| 2014-15 | 42.4% | 41.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Rock Island Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Island Elementary this school | 288 | 72.9% | N/A |
| Knolls Vista Elementary MOSES LAKE | 282 | 74.1% | 34.5% |
| Monument Elementary QUINCY | 289 | 73.7% | 25.9% |
| Whitstran Elementary Prosser | 261 | 78.5% | N/A |
| West View Elementary BURLINGTON | 353 | 75.6% | 28.4% |
| Basin City Elem Mesa | 330 | 79.4% | 34.2% |
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 Rock Island Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #992 of 1,103 ▼ 51 | #8 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #916 of 1,102 ▼ 149 | #7 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #989 of 1,268 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #472 of 1,085 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #957 of 1,088 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #211 of 1,169 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.1% | #31 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
288
+100 (+53%) vs 2020
+79% since 1990-91, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 288 | 18.5 | 15.6:1 | 73% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 19.8 | 15.6:1 | 87% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 19.5 | 15.0:1 | 88% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 78% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 223 | 15.3 | 14.6:1 | 83% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 226 | 14 | 16.1:1 | 82% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 12 | 18.8:1 | 87% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 241 | 13 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 161 | 8 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rock Island Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (223 to 288); teachers up 21% (15.3 to 18.5).
About Rock Island Elementary
Rock Island Elementary is an elementary school located in Rock Island, Washington, in Douglas County. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 288 students. On average, elementary schools in Washington enroll around 380, and this school is 24% below that mark.
Eastmont School District is the district for Rock Island Elementary. It has 12 schools and 5,930 students.
About 76% of the student body at Rock Island Elementary is Hispanic. Other groups make up 23% White. County-wide, 36% of Douglas County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
Staffing at Rock Island Elementary comes to 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.6:1. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 1.7 students per teacher. By family income, 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Douglas County is 10 points.
For Douglas County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $80,363, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Douglas County number 21, with about 7,221 students.
A public school about 5.0 miles away, Clovis Point Elementary School, is the closest to Rock Island Elementary. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Rock Island Elementary as Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 188 in 2020-21 and 288 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.4:1 to 15.6:1.
On allk12, people connected to Rock Island Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,366
Census ACS
Median income
$80,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,221 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eastmont School District
- Eastmont Senior HighHigh · 1,534 students
- Eastmont Junior HighMiddle · 687 students
- Sterling Junior High SchoolMiddle · 676 students
- Cascade ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Kenroy ElementaryElementary · 530 students
Other Rock Island Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Rock Island Elementary. Rock Island Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- ROCK ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT LAUDERDALE, FL · 468 students
Nearby schools
- Clovis Point Elementary School5.0 mi · 511
- Grant Elementary School5.4 mi · 534
- Kenroy Elementary5.7 mi · 530
- Eastmont Academy6.0 mi · 10
- Sterling Junior High School6.0 mi · 676
- Eastmont Senior High6.0 mi · 1,534
Frequently asked questions
About Rock Island ElementaryHow many students attend Rock Island Elementary?
Rock Island Elementary enrolls approximately 288 students in grades KG-06.
Is Rock Island Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rock Island Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Rock Island Elementary have?
Rock Island Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Rock Island Elementary?
Student demographics at Rock Island Elementary are roughly 23% White, 76% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Rock Island Elementary in?
Rock Island Elementary is part of Eastmont School District.
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