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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Thompson Elementary School this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANDVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530315000500
Thompson Elementary School
1105 W 2nd ST, Grandview, WA 98930 · (509) 882-8550 · Yakima County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Washington public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
17.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
457 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 22 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Thompson Elementary School→Grandview Middle School
Based on grade levels within Grandview School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +11.7pp since 2014
Math
57.6%
WA avg 51.2% . +17.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 57.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.8% | 53.5% |
| 2021-22 | 39.2% | 46.4% |
| 2018-19 | 42.4% | 56.4% |
| 2017-18 | 43.1% | 47.5% |
| 2016-17 | 35.4% | 50.7% |
| 2015-16 | 38.7% | 46.3% |
| 2014-15 | 31.6% | 40.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 24% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 Thompson Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Elementary School this school | 549 | 83.2% | 45.8% |
| Mcclure Elementary School Grandview | 543 | 82.9% | 36.5% |
| Hiawatha Elementary School Othello | 579 | 83.6% | N/A |
| Washington Elementary Sunnyside | 602 | 85.0% | 35.7% |
| Wahitis Elementary School Othello | 606 | 81.8% | N/A |
| Lutacaga Elementary Othello | 541 | 84.1% | N/A |
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 Thompson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #505 of 936 | #9 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #302 of 1,103 ▲ 115 | #7 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #666 of 1,102 ▲ 107 | #15 of 45 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #147 of 928 | #7 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #175 of 1,268 | #11 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #839 of 1,085 | #44 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #1,056 of 1,088 | #37 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #84 of 1,169 | #28 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #626 of 778 | #32 of 40 |
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
549
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 452
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 549 | 32.1 | 17.1:1 | 83% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 86% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 85% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 81% (441) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 86% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 29 | 20.3:1 | 82% (480) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 30 | 19.3:1 | 83% (482) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 28 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 452 | 21 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thompson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (591 to 549); teachers down 5% (34 to 32.1).
About Thompson Elementary School
Thompson Elementary School, located in Grandview, Washington, is a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 549 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Washington is about 380 students.
The district for Thompson Elementary School is Grandview School District, with 7 schools and 3,583 students.
Thompson Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 91% Hispanic. It is also 7% White. For comparison, the population of Yakima County is roughly 52% Hispanic. Thompson Elementary School has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Thompson Elementary School employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.1:1. Elementary schools in Washington have a similar average ratio of 17.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 83% in 2024-25.
allk12 grades Thompson Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Washington public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Thompson Elementary School is in the top 10% of Washington schools: 45.8% actual against 24.4% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Yakima County, median household income is about $70,656, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Thompson Elementary School is among the 119 public schools in Yakima County.
Contract Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Thompson Elementary School is ahead of the 28.5% nearby average, ranking 1st of 6.
In the federal locale system, Thompson Elementary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Thompson Elementary School had 543 students in 2020-21 and 549 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Thompson Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Yakima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,152
Census ACS
Median income
$70,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
119
52,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grandview School District
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 1,160 students
- Grandview Middle SchoolMiddle · 815 students
- Mcclure Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Contract Learning CenterHigh · 34 students
- Step to College Open Doors High SchoolHigh · 5 students
Other schools in Grandview
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 1,160 students
- Grandview Middle SchoolMiddle · 815 students
- Mcclure Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Contract Learning CenterHigh · 34 students
- Step to College Open Doors High SchoolHigh · 5 students
Other Thompson Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 6 states are named Thompson Elementary. Thompson Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 10.
- THOMPSON ELEMENTARYRUSKIN, FL · 789 students
- Thompson Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 540 students
- Thompson Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 531 students
- Thompson ElementaryHighland, CA · 455 students
- Thompson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Contract Learning Center0.1 mi · 34
- Mcclure Elementary School0.2 mi · 543
- Grandview Middle School0.2 mi · 815
- Grandview High School0.4 mi · 1,160
- Step to College Open Doors High School0.5 mi · 5
- Mabton Step Up To College0.5 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Thompson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thompson Elementary School?
Thompson Elementary School enrolls approximately 549 students in grades PK-05.
Is Thompson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Thompson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Thompson Elementary School have?
Thompson Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Thompson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Thompson Elementary School are roughly 7% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Thompson Elementary School?
Thompson Elementary School is overseen by Grandview School District in Yakima County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.