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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