Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825003502
Spokane Public Montessori
1300 West Knox Ave., Spokane, WA 99205 · (509) 354-6404 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Washington public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
21.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
121 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 7 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 8% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
44.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -24.8pp since 2014
Math
27.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -21.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 25 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 22 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.1% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.9% | 32.5% |
| 2022-23 | 51.3% | 31.1% |
| 2021-22 | 59.9% | 35.4% |
| 2018-19 | 73.3% | 40.6% |
| 2017-18 | 68.0% | 36.8% |
| 2016-17 | 64.5% | 36.6% |
| 2015-16 | 66.4% | 45.3% |
| 2014-15 | 68.9% | 49.5% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Spokane Public Montessori
Spokane Public Montessori's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane Public Montessori this school | 413 | 29.3% | 44.1% |
| Liberty Creek Elementary School Liberty Lake | 453 | 30.2% | N/A |
| Midway Elementary COLBERT | 418 | 27.5% | 70.2% |
| Chester Elementary School Spokane Valley | 410 | 30.2% | 67.0% |
| Conway School District 317 Mount Vernon | 421 | 29.9% | 51.1% |
| Hutton Elementary Spokane | 492 | 29.7% | 73.4% |
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 Spokane Public Montessori ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #541 of 936 | #54 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #915 of 1,103 ▼ 106 | #73 of 83 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #648 of 1,102 ▼ 243 | #55 of 83 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.7pp | #23 of 928 | #2 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #585 of 1,268 | #31 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #1,073 of 1,085 | #83 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #1,005 of 1,088 | #74 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #947 of 1,169 | #78 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #463 of 778 | #44 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
413
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
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 | 413 | 19.6 | 21.1:1 | 29% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 20.9 | 18.4:1 | 34% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 22.9 | 15.8:1 | 30% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 21% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 24.3 | 19.8:1 | 31% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 23 | 18.3:1 | 33% (139) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spokane Public Montessori.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (481 to 413); teachers down 19% (24.3 to 19.6).
About Spokane Public Montessori
Spokane Public Montessori is a medium-sized elementary school located in Spokane, Washington. The student body numbers 413 students, from pre-K through 8.
Spokane Public Montessori is part of a district of 62 schools: Spokane School District, with 28,853 students.
Most students at Spokane Public Montessori are White: 82% of enrollment. Other students are 10% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. For comparison, Spokane County is about 83% White. Spokane Public Montessori has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Spokane Public Montessori total 19.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 29%. Across public schools in Spokane County, the average is 52%.
Spokane Public Montessori is graded D by allk12, scoring above 12% of Washington public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Washington, Spokane Public Montessori is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.1% compared with a predicted 60.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Spokane County, median household income is about $78,582, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Spokane County number 187 and enroll about 76,588.
Nearest public school: The Community School, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Spokane Public Montessori holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 38.3% on proficiency, and Spokane Public Montessori is above that at 44.1%.
Under the NCES locale system, Spokane Public Montessori is City: Mid-size.
The student count in 2024-25 was 413, 3% below the 426 of 2020-21. Students per teacher rose from 19.4 in 2020-21 to 21.1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
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- The Community School0.4 mi · 165
- Audubon Elementary0.5 mi · 398
- North Central High School0.6 mi · 1,647
- A-3 Multiagency Adolescent Prog0.7 mi · 29
- Spokane Juvenile Detention School0.7 mi · 19
- Structural Alt Confinement School0.7 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About Spokane Public MontessoriHow many students attend Spokane Public Montessori?
Spokane Public Montessori enrolls approximately 413 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Spokane Public Montessori serve?
Spokane Public Montessori serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spokane Public Montessori?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spokane Public Montessori is approximately 21.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Spokane Public Montessori?
Spokane Public Montessori reports a student body of 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Spokane Public Montessori?
Spokane Public Montessori is overseen by Spokane School District in Spokane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.