Sacajawea Elementary

Sacajawea Elementary is an average-sized primary school in Richland, Washington, run under Richland School District. The school works with 474 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Sacajawea Elementary sits 25% bigger than that benchmark.

Richland School District comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 14,410 students; Sacajawea Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Sacajawea Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder looks like 28% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Sacajawea Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 50% of students at Sacajawea Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Benton County put median household income runs about $89,874, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Benton County runs 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,191 students), of which Sacajawea Elementary is one.

Chief Joseph Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Sacajawea Elementary's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 566 (now 474).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.