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.