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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
298
-341 (-53%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.8:1
% White
5%
was 3%
% Hispanic
68%
was 78%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Satus Elementary
Satus Elementary, a tight-knit elementary-level community in Wapato, Washington, run under Wapato School District, enrolls 298 students, covering grades 3 through 5. That puts it 22% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.
Satus Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by Wapato School District, a district that caters to 3,198 students overall.
On demographics, Satus Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%; the rest comes out to 25% Native American, 5% White, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 52% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Satus Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Satus Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 85% of students at Satus Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Satus Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.2%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Yakima County put the typical household earns roughly $70,656 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Yakima County's 119 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students), Satus Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Camas Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Satus Elementary. On composite proficiency, Satus Elementary comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 17.6%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Satus Elementary has declined 53%, going from 639 students in 2018 to 298 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 78% to 68% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.
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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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