Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825001412
Stevens Elementary
1717 E Sinto Ave, Spokane, WA 99202 · (509) 354-4200 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
383 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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
69%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
24.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -9.1pp since 2014
Math
26.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.6% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.4% | 18.6% |
| 2022-23 | 23.2% | 20.1% |
| 2021-22 | 18.7% | 7.8% |
| 2018-19 | 27.0% | 23.4% |
| 2017-18 | 29.8% | 19.3% |
| 2016-17 | 24.5% | 24.1% |
| 2015-16 | 29.3% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.7% | 26.8% |
% 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
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Stevens Elementary
Stevens Elementary's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Elementary this school | 438 | 87.4% | 22.5% |
| Trent School SPOKANE VALLEY | 511 | 84.9% | 30.2% |
| Audubon Elementary Spokane | 398 | 85.2% | 28.4% |
| Whitman Elementary Spokane | 362 | 86.2% | 39.5% |
| Bemiss Elementary Spokane | 368 | 88.3% | 27.9% |
| Arlington Elementary Spokane | 379 | 83.4% | 28.4% |
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 Stevens Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #887 of 936 | #80 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #947 of 1,103 ▲ 90 | #77 of 83 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #1,028 of 1,102 ▲ 41 | #80 of 83 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.1pp | #54 of 928 | #11 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #490 of 1,268 | #24 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #29 of 1,085 | #9 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #312 of 1,088 | #3 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #47 of 1,169 | #4 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #723 of 778 | #62 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
438
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 454
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 438 | 36 | 12.2:1 | 87% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 30.7 | 13.2:1 | 88% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 36.1 | 10.7:1 | 91% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 90% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 37 | 12.2:1 | 91% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 37 | 13.6:1 | 86% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 80% (419) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 30 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 454 | 20 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stevens Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (451 to 438); teachers down 3% (37 to 36).
About Stevens Elementary
Federal records list Stevens Elementary as an elementary school in Spokane, Washington. The school reports 438 students in pre-K through 5.
The 62 schools in Spokane School District enroll 28,853 students altogether, Stevens Elementary among them.
Stevens Elementary is 50% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 8% Pacific Islander, and 5% Asian. In Spokane County overall, about 83% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 36 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Eligible students account for 87% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 52% for public schools in Spokane County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 21.5% at Stevens Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.5%.
Census estimates describe Spokane County this way: the median household income is $78,582, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Stevens Elementary, Spokane County has 186 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Logan Elementary, is about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 23.9%; Stevens Elementary's is 22.5%, ranking 3rd of 5.
Stevens Elementary is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Stevens Elementary had 436 students in 2020-21 and 438 in 2024-25, nearly the same. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.2:1 to 12.2:1.
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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 Spokane School District
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
Other schools in Spokane
- Mead Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
Other Stevens Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Stevens Elementary. Stevens Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Stevens Elementary SchoolAberdeen, WA · 332 students
- Stevens Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WA · 150 students
- Stevens Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 556 students
- Stevens Elementary SchoolWHEAT RIDGE, CO · 469 students
- Stevens Elementary SchoolChambersburg, PA · 305 students
Nearby schools
- Logan Elementary0.7 mi · 336
- Denny Yasuhara Middle School0.9 mi · 596
- Innovation High School1.1 mi · 232
- SCCP Images1.2 mi · 53
- NEWESD 101 Open Doors1.3 mi · 127
- Spokane Virtual Academy1.3 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Stevens ElementaryHow large is Stevens Elementary?
Stevens Elementary enrolls approximately 438 students in grades PK-05.
Is Stevens Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stevens Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Stevens Elementary have?
Stevens Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Stevens Elementary?
Student demographics at Stevens Elementary are roughly 50% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Stevens Elementary in?
Stevens Elementary is part of Spokane School District.
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