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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 8% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
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.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.3% | 62.5% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 53.3% |
| 2021-22 | 72.7% | 63.6% |
| 2018-19 | 75.0% | 75.0% |
| 2017-18 | 82.3% | 67.7% |
| 2016-17 | 72.2% | 62.9% |
| 2015-16 | 70.5% | 61.4% |
| 2014-15 | 73.7% | 57.9% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like St John Elementary
St John Elementary's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John Elementary this school | 85 | 36.5% | 52.0% |
| Trout Lake Elementary Trout Lake | 79 | 32.9% | 61.6% |
| North Kitsap Options Kingston | 87 | 34.5% | 57.1% |
| Centerville Elementary Centerville | 91 | 39.6% | 63.3% |
| Tekoa Elementary School TEKOA | 91 | 42.9% | 40.9% |
| Oakesdale Elementary School Oakesdale | 73 | 30.1% | 57.8% |
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 St John Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Whitman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 85 | #1,184 of 1,268 | #8 of 13 |
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
85
+9 (+12%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 139
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 85 | 7.2 | 11.8:1 | 36% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 77 | 8.3 | 9.3:1 | 44% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 85 | 7.8 | 10.9:1 | 45% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 76 | 8 | 9.5:1 | 38% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 68 | 7.7 | 8.8:1 | 31% (21) |
| 2015-16 | 79 | 6 | 13.2:1 | 42% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 76 | 8 | 9.5:1 | 32% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 103 | 8 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 139 | 7 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St John Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (68 to 85); teachers down 7% (7.7 to 7.2).
About St John Elementary
Students in Saint John, Washington, attend St John Elementary, a small elementary school. Enrolled students number 85 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students each.
The St. John School District system has 2 schools and 145 students.
St John Elementary enrolls a student body that is 92% White. It is also 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Native American. For comparison, the population of Whitman County is roughly 76% White. St John Elementary has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1 at St John Elementary, with 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 36% of enrollment.
St John Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.0%, compared with a predicted 55.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Whitman County, median household income is about $55,406, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. St John Elementary is among the 28 public schools in Whitman County.
Nearby, St John/Endicott High is less than a tenth of a mile away. St John Elementary's average proficiency of 52.0% compares with 50.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The number of students climbed from 76 to 85 over 4 years. Students per teacher rose from 9.5 in 2020-21 to 11.8 in 2024-25.
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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
Other St John Elementary schools
One other US public school is named St John Elementary. St John Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- St John ElemSt. John, KS · 225 students
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 Elementary School16.3 mi · 73
- Oakesdale High School16.3 mi · 80
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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