Enrollment
108
Elementary
STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SKAMANIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530795001319
Skamania Elementary
122 Butler Loop Road, Skamania, WA 98648 · (509) 527-8239 · Skamania County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL108 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Washington public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
7 FTE teachers
STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
50 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 21 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 4 | 4% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
54.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +8.0pp since 2014
Math
40.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -10.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 40.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.1% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.3% | 27.3% |
| 2018-19 | 52.3% | 41.5% |
| 2017-18 | 53.7% | 40.3% |
| 2016-17 | 57.6% | 47.0% |
| 2015-16 | 59.6% | 56.1% |
| 2014-15 | 46.5% | 50.9% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Skamania Elementary
Skamania Elementary's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skamania Elementary this school | 108 | 46.3% | 45.9% |
| Palouse Elementary Palouse | 100 | 47.0% | 56.7% |
| Willapa Elementary Raymond | 140 | 45.0% | 55.2% |
| Boistfort Elem Curtis | 87 | 42.5% | 38.0% |
| Carrolls Elementary Kelso | 107 | 52.3% | N/A |
| Waterville Elementary Waterville | 129 | 53.5% | N/A |
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 Skamania Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Skamania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #502 of 936 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #640 of 1,103 ▲ 332 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #414 of 1,102 ▲ 129 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #8 of 928 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 108 | #1,162 of 1,268 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.3% | #707 of 1,169 | N/A |
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
108
+50 (+86%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 108
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 108 | 7 | 15.3:1 | 46% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 83 | 6.7 | 12.4:1 | 46% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 6 | 12.3:1 | 51% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 58 | 5 | 11.6:1 | 34% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 87 | 5.7 | 15.4:1 | 62% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 76 | 5 | 15.2:1 | 59% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 56 | 4 | 14.0:1 | 46% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 84 | 5 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 108 | 5 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skamania Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (87 to 108); teachers up 24% (5.7 to 7).
About Skamania Elementary
Skamania Elementary is a very small elementary school. Its address is in Skamania, Washington. Federal data show 108 students enrolled in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average enrollment is about 380.
For district matters, Skamania Elementary falls under Skamania School District.
About 70% of the student body at Skamania Elementary is White. The remaining students are 18% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. Among people living in Skamania County, the White share is about 87%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. The school has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 15.3:1 compares with an average of 17.3:1 for elementary schools in Washington. Federal data show 46% of students (50) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Washington public elementary schools, Skamania Elementary outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Skamania Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.9% is 3.2 points below the 49.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Skamania County show the median household earns about $93,265 a year, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Skamania Elementary, Skamania County has 13 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Cascade Locks School, is about 8.3 miles. There are 7 other public schools within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Skamania Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 4 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 58 in 2020-21 and 108 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.6:1 to 15.3:1.
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Skamania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,402
Census ACS
Median income
$93,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
1,794 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Cascade Locks School8.3 mi · 65
- Cape Horn Skye Elementary8.9 mi · 284
- Canyon Creek Middle School8.9 mi · 168
- Mount Pleasant School9.5 mi · 69
- Preschool9.6 mi · 8
- Stevenson Elementary9.6 mi · 174
Frequently asked questions
About Skamania ElementaryHow large is Skamania Elementary?
Skamania Elementary enrolls approximately 108 students in grades KG-08.
Is Skamania Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Skamania Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Skamania Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Skamania Elementary is approximately 15.3:1 (7 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Skamania Elementary?
Skamania Elementary reports a student body of 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Skamania Elementary?
Skamania Elementary is overseen by Skamania School District in Skamania County.
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