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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPOKANE)·NCES 530228000315
Trent School
3303 N PINES RD, SPOKANE VALLEY, WA 99206 · (509) 924-2622 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
434 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 69 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 49% larger than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Based on grade levels within East Valley School District (Spokane). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
32.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.6pp since 2014
Math
27.2%
WA avg 51.2% . -6.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.1% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.2% | 24.8% |
| 2022-23 | 26.8% | 18.1% |
| 2021-22 | 26.4% | 15.3% |
| 2018-19 | 33.7% | 22.4% |
| 2017-18 | 42.3% | 31.0% |
| 2016-17 | 39.2% | 27.5% |
| 2015-16 | 32.5% | 28.6% |
| 2014-15 | 39.7% | 33.5% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Trent School
Trent School's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trent School this school | 511 | 84.9% | 30.2% |
| Stevens Elementary Spokane | 438 | 87.4% | 22.5% |
| Audubon Elementary Spokane | 398 | 85.2% | 28.4% |
| Holmes Elementary Spokane | 378 | 84.1% | 27.4% |
| Regal Elementary Spokane | 381 | 84.3% | 25.9% |
| 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 Trent School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #798 of 936 | #73 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #927 of 1,103 ▲ 38 | #74 of 83 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #905 of 1,102 ▲ 15 | #73 of 83 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.8pp | #111 of 928 | #20 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #260 of 1,268 | #10 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #830 of 1,085 | #72 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #469 of 1,088 | #13 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.9% | #66 of 1,169 | #7 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #183 of 257 | #10 of 14 |
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
511
+51 (+11%) vs 2020
+44% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 511 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 85% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 25.2 | 19.4:1 | 90% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 29.8 | 16.7:1 | 92% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 27 | 17.0:1 | 82% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 33.4 | 14.7:1 | 80% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 86% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 28 | 18.8:1 | 86% (452) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 26 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 16 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trent School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (490 to 511); teachers down 10% (33.4 to 30).
About Trent School
Trent School is an elementary school in SPOKANE VALLEY, Washington, and it is part of East Valley School District (Spokane). Federal data show 511 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average enrollment is about 380.
The district for Trent School is East Valley School District (Spokane), with 9 schools and 3,601 students.
About 56% of the student body at Trent School is White. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander, and 4% Black. Among people living in Spokane County, the White share is about 83%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
There are 30 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Washington is similar, at 17.3:1. On the income side, 85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Spokane County is 52%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 23.2% at Trent School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.2%.
Looking at the county, Spokane County, the median household earns about $78,582 a year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Spokane County has 187 public schools with about 76,588 students, including Trent School.
North Pines Middle School, about 1.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Trent School ranks 5th of 6 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
In 2020-21, Trent School enrolled 460 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 511.
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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 East Valley School District (Spokane)
- East Valley High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Trentwood SchoolElementary · 402 students
- East Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- East Farms STEAM SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Continuous Curriculum SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Otis Orchards SchoolElementary · 339 students
Other schools in SPOKANE VALLEY
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- East Valley High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Nearby schools
- North Pines Middle School1.6 mi · 504
- Summit School1.7 mi · 383
- Broadway Elementary1.8 mi · 282
- Trentwood School1.8 mi · 402
- Open Doors re-engagement2.0 mi · 3
- East Valley Middle School2.1 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Trent SchoolHow large is Trent School?
Trent School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-06.
Is Trent School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Trent School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Trent School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Trent School.
How diverse is Trent School?
Trent School reports a student body of 56% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Trent School?
Trent School is overseen by East Valley School District (Spokane) in Spokane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.