Seth Woodard Elementary

Located at 7401 E MISSION, in SPOKANE, Washington, Seth Woodard Elementary is a cozy elementary campus that serves 262 students (grades K through 5), run under West Valley School District (Spokane). Enrollment runs roughly 31% below the state mean of about 380.

West Valley School District (Spokane) runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 3,475 students. Seth Woodard Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Seth Woodard Elementary shows that 68% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Spokane County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Seth Woodard Elementary shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Spokane County's rate of about 52%.

With demographic context factored in, Seth Woodard Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Spokane County) reports that median household earnings sit near $78,582, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Seth Woodard Elementary is one of 187 public schools in Spokane County (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students).

Nearest neighbor: West Valley Virtual Learning Center, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Seth Woodard Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.7%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Seth Woodard Elementary has fell 6%, going from 279 students in 2018 to 262 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 68% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.