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Best kept secret at Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary?
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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530657003499
Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary
6010 Road 52, Pasco, WA 99301 · (509) 416-7114 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
239 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.3pp since 2014
Math
41.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -13.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.4% | 33.6% |
| 2022-23 | 38.8% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.4% | 32.0% |
| 2018-19 | 46.5% | 43.5% |
| 2017-18 | 45.2% | 40.3% |
| 2016-17 | 44.1% | 45.2% |
| 2015-16 | 47.3% | 42.8% |
| 2014-15 | 53.4% | 54.3% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary
Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary this school | 543 | 44.0% | 43.6% |
| Columbia River Elementary Pasco | 618 | 48.4% | 33.2% |
| Marrion Elementary School Vancouver | 528 | 49.6% | N/A |
| Pioneer Elementary School Vancouver | 550 | 43.3% | N/A |
| Ruth Livingston Elementary PASCO | 541 | 46.8% | 67.0% |
| Barbara McClintock STEM Elementary Pasco | 570 | 53.9% | 34.4% |
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 Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #548 of 936 | #3 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #636 of 1,103 ▲ 146 | #3 of 20 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #621 of 1,102 ▲ 19 | #3 of 20 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.3pp | #62 of 928 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #191 of 1,268 | #6 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #650 of 1,085 | #17 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #692 of 1,088 | #3 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #736 of 1,169 | #21 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.5% | #77 of 778 | #8 of 17 |
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
543
+44 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 543 | 33.4 | 16.2:1 | 44% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 35.9 | 14.6:1 | 52% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 56% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 45% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 816 | 45.4 | 18.0:1 | 49% (401) |
| 2015-16 | 741 | 37 | 20.0:1 | 48% (352) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (816 to 543); teachers down 26% (45.4 to 33.4).
About Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary
Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Pasco, Washington. The school's enrollment of 543 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 43% higher than the average for elementary schools in Washington, which is about 380.
Within Pasco School District, Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary is one of 28 schools. The district enrolls 18,913 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary, with 58% of enrollment. It is also 36% White and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 55% Hispanic share among all Franklin County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 44%. Among public schools in Franklin County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Washington schools: 43.6% actual against 50.7% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Franklin County, the median household income is $86,714, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Franklin County has 43 public schools and roughly 21,403 students.
Barbara McClintock STEM Elementary is the public school closest to Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary ranks 1st of 9 on average proficiency.
Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 44 more students in 2024-25.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,902
Census ACS
Median income
$86,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
21,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pasco School District
- Chiawana Senior High SchoolHigh · 3,127 students
- Pasco Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Ray Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,294 students
- Mcloughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,171 students
- Stevens Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Ellen Ochoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
Other schools in Pasco
- Chiawana Senior High SchoolHigh · 3,127 students
- Pasco Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Ray Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,294 students
- Mcloughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,171 students
- Stevens Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Ellen Ochoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
Nearby schools
- Barbara McClintock STEM Elementary0.5 mi · 570
- James McGee Elementary1.3 mi · 499
- Maya Angelou Elementary1.9 mi · 579
- Three Rivers Elementary2.3 mi · 657
- Columbia River Elementary2.4 mi · 618
- Chiawana Senior High School2.5 mi · 3,127
Frequently asked questions
About Rosalind Franklin STEM ElementaryHow many students attend Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary?
Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary enrolls approximately 543 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary serve?
Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary is approximately 16.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary?
Student demographics at Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary are roughly 36% White, 58% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary in?
Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary is part of Pasco School District.
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