Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530111000201
South Pines Elementary
12021 E 24th Ave, Spokane Valley, WA 99206 · (509) 558-4400 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Washington public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
15.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
174 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
47.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -9.8pp since 2014
Math
45.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.9% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 52.9% |
| 2022-23 | 50.4% | 54.8% |
| 2021-22 | 44.9% | 41.3% |
| 2018-19 | 63.8% | 57.1% |
| 2017-18 | 59.1% | 47.5% |
| 2016-17 | 62.3% | 54.2% |
| 2015-16 | 59.6% | 49.4% |
| 2014-15 | 57.6% | 44.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 11 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 South Pines Elementary
South Pines Elementary's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Pines Elementary this school | 288 | 60.4% | 50.8% |
| Browne Elementary Spokane | 316 | 61.1% | 47.6% |
| Tenino Elementary School Tenino | 293 | 58.4% | 42.3% |
| Chimacum Elementary School Chimacum | 257 | 62.3% | 41.8% |
| University Elementary School Spokane Valley | 291 | 63.9% | 50.6% |
| Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School CATHLAMET | 272 | 57.7% | 43.8% |
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 South Pines Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #416 of 936 | #36 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #534 of 1,103 ▼ 151 | #46 of 83 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #563 of 1,102 ▼ 189 | #48 of 83 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #348 of 928 | #37 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #988 of 1,268 | #74 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #396 of 1,085 | #51 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #934 of 1,088 | #59 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #441 of 1,169 | #41 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #583 of 778 | #52 of 67 |
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
288
-17 (-6%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 288 | 18.9 | 15.2:1 | 60% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 20.8 | 14.0:1 | 63% (183) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 24.3 | 11.0:1 | 50% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 48% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 23.5 | 13.4:1 | 47% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 43% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 21 | 19.2:1 | 46% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 23 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 19 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Pines Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (316 to 288); teachers down 19% (23.5 to 18.9).
About South Pines Elementary
South Pines Elementary is a small elementary school serving families in Spokane Valley, Washington. The school's 288 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students each.
Enrollment across the 33 schools in Central Valley School District totals 15,087 students.
By race and ethnicity, South Pines Elementary is 77% White. It is also 10% multiracial and 9% Hispanic. By the diversity index, South Pines Elementary comes in at 39%.
At South Pines Elementary, 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.2:1. That ratio is under the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 60% of enrollment.
Measured against Washington public elementary schools, South Pines Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
South Pines Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Washington schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 50.8%. Predicted: 39.7%. Difference: 11.2 points.
In the county around the school, Spokane County, median household income is about $78,582, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. South Pines Elementary is among the 187 public schools in Spokane County.
The closest public school to South Pines Elementary is Bowdish Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of South Pines Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 50.8% is above the 49.9% average for nearby schools.
South Pines Elementary is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
South Pines Elementary saw enrollment fall 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.2 to 15.2 over 4 years.
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Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Valley School District
- Ridgeline High SchoolHigh · 1,575 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Other schools in Spokane Valley
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- East Valley High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Nearby schools
- Bowdish Middle School0.4 mi · 359
- University High School0.7 mi · 1,410
- Opportunity Elementary0.8 mi · 631
- McDonald Elementary School0.8 mi · 282
- Chester Elementary School0.8 mi · 410
- University Elementary School0.9 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About South Pines ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at South Pines Elementary?
South Pines Elementary enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-05.
Is South Pines Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Pines Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does South Pines Elementary have?
South Pines Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at South Pines Elementary?
Student demographics at South Pines Elementary are roughly 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is South Pines Elementary public or private?
South Pines Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Central Valley School District.
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