Enrollment
85
Elementary
DISTRICT 73 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOHN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530831001420
St John Elementary
W 301 Nob Hill, Saint John, WA 99171 · (509) 648-3336 · Whitman County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL85 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
31 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
56.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -17.4pp since 2014
Math
62.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +4.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
85
+17 (+25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 8.8:1
% White
92%
was 79%
% Hispanic
2%
was 15%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About St John Elementary
St John Elementary is one of the rural-scale elementary schools in Saint John, Washington, part of St. John School District, with 85 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 78% below the state mean of about 380.
St. John School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 145 students; St John Elementary is among them.
On demographics, St John Elementary records that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder consists of 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting St John Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 36% of students at St John Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), St John Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.7%, the actual is 52.0%, a residual of -3.8 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Whitman County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $55,406 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Whitman County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,753 students), St John Elementary is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is St John/Endicott High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), St John Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.2%.
St John Elementary operates from a rural location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at St John Elementary has increased 25%, going from 68 students in 2018 to 85 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 15% to 2%. Class-load math has rose: from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Whitman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,003
Census ACS
Median income
$55,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- St John/Endicott High0.0 mi · 60
- Endicott/St John Elem and Middle11.8 mi · 83
- Steptoe Elementary School12.4 mi · 47
- Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School14.2 mi · 163
- Oakesdale High School16.3 mi · 80
- Oakesdale Elementary School16.3 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About St John ElementaryHow large is St John Elementary?
St John Elementary enrolls approximately 85 students in grades PK-05.
Is St John Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
St John Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at St John Elementary?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at St John Elementary.
How diverse is St John Elementary?
St John Elementary reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees St John Elementary?
St John Elementary is overseen by St. John School District in Whitman County.
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