Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTESANO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530516000781
Simpson Avenue Elementary
519 West Simpson Avenue, Montesano, WA 98563 · (360) 249-4041 · Grays Harbor County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
166 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 119 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 24% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Simpson Avenue Elementary→Montesano Jr-Sr High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Montesano School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
59.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +2.8pp since 2014
Math
55.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -2.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 55.5% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 55.1% |
| 2022-23 | 53.2% | 56.8% |
| 2021-22 | 49.9% | 51.3% |
| 2018-19 | 61.8% | 62.8% |
| 2017-18 | 66.0% | 64.0% |
| 2016-17 | 60.1% | 60.6% |
| 2015-16 | 58.9% | 58.7% |
| 2014-15 | 56.7% | 58.3% |
% 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
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Simpson Avenue Elementary
Simpson Avenue Elementary's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson Avenue Elementary this school | 402 | 41.3% | 57.6% |
| Elger Bay Elementary CAMANO ISLAND | 376 | 41.2% | 41.7% |
| Stanwood Elementary School STANWOOD | 430 | 39.8% | 53.4% |
| Eatonville Elementary School Eatonville | 406 | 44.1% | 47.5% |
| Burley Glenwood Elementary PORT ORCHARD | 452 | 42.0% | 53.5% |
| Continuous Curriculum School SPOKANE VALLEY | 385 | 41.6% | 56.8% |
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 Simpson Avenue Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grays Harbor County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #298 of 936 | #1 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #332 of 1,103 ▲ 11 | #2 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #313 of 1,102 ▲ 59 | #2 of 16 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.9pp | #185 of 928 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #627 of 1,268 | #2 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #939 of 1,085 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #898 of 1,088 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #784 of 1,169 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #705 of 778 | #8 of 8 |
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
402
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 402 | 22.7 | 17.7:1 | 41% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 22.2 | 17.3:1 | 41% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 23.7 | 16.3:1 | 43% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 35% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 24.3 | 17.1:1 | 36% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 14 | 21.5:1 | 40% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 14 | 21.4:1 | 37% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 16 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 440 | 21 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Simpson Avenue Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (416 to 402); teachers down 7% (24.3 to 22.7).
About Simpson Avenue Elementary
Simpson Avenue Elementary is an elementary school in Montesano, Washington, reachable at (360) 249-4041. Students in grades 3 through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 402 students.
Montesano School District is the local district for Simpson Avenue Elementary. It runs 3 schools with 1,433 students.
By race and ethnicity, Simpson Avenue Elementary is 75% White. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Native American. The White share in Grays Harbor County as a whole is similar, at about 79%. The chance that two students picked at random at Simpson Avenue Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
Simpson Avenue Elementary employs 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.7:1. Elementary schools in Washington have a similar average ratio of 17.3:1. Simpson Avenue Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 41%. That is 24 points below the 65% average for public schools in Grays Harbor County.
Simpson Avenue Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.6% is 5.2 points above the 52.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Grays Harbor County show that median household income is about $64,414, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Simpson Avenue Elementary is one of 46 public schools in Grays Harbor County, which together enroll about 10,564 students.
The school nearest to Simpson Avenue Elementary is Montesano Jr-Sr High, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Simpson Avenue Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 402, 6% below the 427 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.7:1, from 19.4:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Grays Harbor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,053
Census ACS
Median income
$64,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
10,564 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montesano School District
- Montesano Jr-Sr HighHigh · 698 students
- Beacon Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Other schools in Montesano
- Montesano Jr-Sr HighHigh · 698 students
- Beacon Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Montesano Jr-Sr High0.4 mi · 698
- Beacon Avenue Elementary School1.2 mi · 333
- Central Park Elementary4.5 mi · 111
- Satsop Elementary6.1 mi · 63
- Cosmopolis Elementary School8.1 mi · 175
- Grays Harbor Juvenile Detention8.2 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Simpson Avenue ElementaryHow many students attend Simpson Avenue Elementary?
Simpson Avenue Elementary enrolls approximately 402 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does Simpson Avenue Elementary serve?
Simpson Avenue Elementary serves grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Simpson Avenue Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Simpson Avenue Elementary is approximately 17.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Simpson Avenue Elementary?
Student demographics at Simpson Avenue Elementary are roughly 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Simpson Avenue Elementary?
Simpson Avenue Elementary is overseen by Montesano School District in Grays Harbor County.
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