Enrollment
163
Combined
STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSALIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530756002422
Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School
916 South Josephine, Rosalia, WA 99170 · (509) 523-3061 · Whitman County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 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
10.3:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 33.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
72 students
STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 10 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
44.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -20.7pp since 2014
Math
25.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -31.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 21 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 32 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.4% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 29.7% |
| 2022-23 | 41.9% | 31.4% |
| 2021-22 | 53.1% | 34.6% |
| 2018-19 | 67.0% | 53.1% |
| 2017-18 | 64.5% | 54.8% |
| 2016-17 | 68.1% | 53.1% |
| 2015-16 | 65.8% | 65.2% |
| 2014-15 | 65.1% | 57.8% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School
Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School this school | 163 | 44.2% | 40.0% |
| Crescent School Port Angeles | 228 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Thorp Elem & Jr Sr High THORP | 247 | 53.8% | 33.8% |
| Pe Ell School Pe Ell | 284 | 55.3% | 37.0% |
| Home Pride Cusick | 111 | 56.8% | 25.6% |
| Curlew Elem & High School Curlew | 234 | 55.1% | 38.5% |
Matched among Washington K-12 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 Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #4 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #12 of 20 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #3 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.6pp | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #37 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.2% | #36 of 60 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
163
-21 (-11%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 163 | 15.9 | 10.3:1 | 44% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 164 | 14.5 | 11.3:1 | 65% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 16 | 10.8:1 | 58% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 15 | 12.3:1 | 63% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 173 | 17.6 | 9.8:1 | 59% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 181 | 17 | 10.7:1 | 69% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 233 | 9 | 25.9:1 | 53% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (173 to 163); teachers down 10% (17.6 to 15.9).
About Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School
As a small combined-grade school, Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School serves students in Rosalia, Washington. A federal count lists 163 students at the school, in pre-K through 12. Average enrollment for combined schools in Washington is about 204, so this school runs 20% smaller than that.
Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School belongs to Rosalia School District.
At Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School, White students make up 90% of the student body. The school is also 7% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 76%. Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 10.3:1 comes from the school's 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, combined schools in Washington average 33.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 44% in 2024-25.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School would score about 50.6%. It scores 40.0%, 10.5 points below that figure.
Within Whitman County, median household income is about $55,406, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Whitman County number 28 and enroll about 4,753.
The nearest public school is Oakesdale High School, at about 9.3 miles. Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School has 2 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools with test data average 50.8% proficiency; Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School posts 40.0%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School went from 184 students to 163. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.3:1 to 10.3:1.
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Whitman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,003
Census ACS
Median income
$55,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,753 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Oakesdale High School9.3 mi · 80
- Oakesdale Elementary School9.3 mi · 73
- Liberty Jr High & Elementary10.7 mi · 437
- Liberty High School10.8 mi · 168
- Tekoa Elementary School14.0 mi · 91
- Tekoa High School14.1 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About Rosalia Elementary & Secondary SchoolHow many students attend Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School?
Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School enrolls approximately 163 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School serve?
Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School?
At Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School in?
Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School is part of Rosalia School District.
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