Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAPATO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530948001616
Satus Elementary
910 S. Camas Avenue, Wapato, WA 98951 · (509) 877-2177 · Yakima County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
253 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 95 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 33% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Satus Elementary→Wapato Middle School
Based on grade levels within Wapato School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +9.0pp since 2014
Math
30.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +9.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 30.1% |
| 2022-23 | 32.1% | 21.9% |
| 2021-22 | 26.5% | 19.6% |
| 2018-19 | 28.4% | 24.7% |
| 2017-18 | 18.5% | 14.4% |
| 2016-17 | 16.4% | 15.3% |
| 2015-16 | 23.6% | 22.3% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 20.9% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Satus Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satus Elementary this school | 298 | 84.9% | 30.2% |
| Simcoe Elementary School Wapato | 329 | 91.8% | N/A |
| Pasco Early Learning Center Pasco | 318 | 83.0% | N/A |
| Whitstran Elementary Prosser | 261 | 78.5% | N/A |
| Camas Elementary Wapato | 452 | 81.4% | N/A |
| 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 Satus Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #797 of 936 | #22 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #872 of 1,103 ▼ 14 | #24 of 45 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #860 of 1,102 ▲ 43 | #21 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.6pp | #93 of 928 | #5 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #960 of 1,268 | #46 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #478 of 1,085 | #18 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #811 of 1,088 | #16 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #67 of 1,169 | #26 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -53.4% | #6 of 778 | #1 of 40 |
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
298
-58 (-16%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 758
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 298 | 19.1 | 15.6:1 | 85% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 22.1 | 14.0:1 | 90% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 21.1 | 15.8:1 | 92% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 89% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 38.1 | 16.8:1 | 87% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 671 | 35 | 19.2:1 | 85% (570) |
| 2010-11 | 659 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 80% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 889 | 43 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 758 | 39 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Satus Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 53% (639 to 298); teachers down 50% (38.1 to 19.1).
About Satus Elementary
Families in Wapato, Washington, are served by Satus Elementary, a small elementary school. Students in grades 3 through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 298 students. The average among elementary schools in Washington is roughly 380 students; this school is 22% smaller than that.
Wapato School District runs Satus Elementary along with 9 other schools, enrolling 3,198 students in total.
Roughly 68% of students at Satus Elementary are Hispanic. Other groups include 25% Native American, 5% White, and 2% Asian. By comparison, Yakima County residents are about 52% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.6:1, with 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Satus Elementary is 85%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Satus Elementary would score about 23.2%. It scores 30.2%, 7.0 points above that figure.
Yakima County has these Census figures: the median household income is $70,656, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Yakima County is home to 119 public schools and about 52,145 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Camas Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Satus Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal data place Satus Elementary in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Satus Elementary declined 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 356 to 298 students.
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Yakima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,152
Census ACS
Median income
$70,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
119
52,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wapato School District
- Wapato High SchoolHigh · 853 students
- Wapato Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Camas ElementaryElementary · 452 students
- Adams ElementaryElementary · 394 students
- Simcoe Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Pace Alternative High SchoolHigh · 88 students
Other schools in Wapato
- Wapato High SchoolHigh · 853 students
- Wapato Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Camas ElementaryElementary · 452 students
- Adams ElementaryElementary · 394 students
- Simcoe Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Pace Alternative High SchoolHigh · 88 students
Nearby schools
- Camas Elementary0.1 mi · 452
- Wapato High School0.2 mi · 853
- Adams Elementary0.3 mi · 394
- Simcoe Elementary School0.4 mi · 329
- Pace Alternative High School0.4 mi · 88
- Wapato Middle School0.5 mi · 737
Frequently asked questions
About Satus ElementaryHow large is Satus Elementary?
Satus Elementary enrolls approximately 298 students in grades 03-05.
Is Satus Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Satus Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Satus Elementary have?
Satus Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Satus Elementary?
At Satus Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 68% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Satus Elementary?
Satus Elementary is overseen by Wapato School District in Yakima County.
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