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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Trentwood School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPOKANE)·NCES 530228000316
Trentwood School
14701 E WELLESLEY AVE, SPOKANE VALLEY, WA 99216 · (509) 927-3215 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% 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.
- BThree-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
18.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
261 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 | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
42%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
49.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +6.9pp since 2014
Math
43.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +6.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.5% | 43.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.8% | 45.1% |
| 2022-23 | 44.5% | 40.5% |
| 2021-22 | 41.5% | 45.3% |
| 2018-19 | 43.9% | 40.9% |
| 2017-18 | 49.6% | 46.3% |
| 2016-17 | 49.4% | 37.9% |
| 2015-16 | 47.8% | 43.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.6% | 37.0% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Trentwood School
Trentwood School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trentwood School this school | 402 | 64.9% | 46.5% |
| East Farms STEAM School Newman Lake | 387 | 65.4% | 37.6% |
| Finch Elementary Spokane | 375 | 61.3% | 50.2% |
| Creekside Elementary School Mead | 355 | 63.7% | 40.8% |
| Adams Elementary Spokane Valley | 376 | 61.7% | 48.0% |
| Parkway Elementary Clarkston | 330 | 63.0% | 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 Trentwood School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #491 of 936 | #49 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #566 of 1,103 ▼ 38 | #49 of 83 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #519 of 1,102 ▲ 9 | #43 of 83 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #355 of 928 | #38 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #623 of 1,268 | #34 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #1,007 of 1,085 | #78 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #882 of 1,088 | #50 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #356 of 1,169 | #31 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #485 of 778 | #46 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
402
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 402 | 21.6 | 18.6:1 | 65% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 20.5 | 20.4:1 | 70% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 24.5 | 17.0:1 | 71% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 61% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 27.8 | 16.7:1 | 64% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 27 | 18.3:1 | 66% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 324 | 18 | 18.0:1 | 60% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 330 | 20 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 17 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trentwood School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (464 to 402); teachers down 22% (27.8 to 21.6).
About Trentwood School
Located in SPOKANE VALLEY, Washington, Trentwood School is a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 402 students in pre-K through 6.
East Valley School District (Spokane) is the district for Trentwood School. It has 9 schools and 3,601 students.
Federal enrollment data show Trentwood School is 74% White. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. Spokane County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Trentwood School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Trentwood School totals 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Federal data show 65% of students (261) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 52% for public schools in Spokane County.
Trentwood School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of Washington public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Trentwood School would score about 36.6%. It scores 46.5%, 9.9 points above that figure.
For the population of Spokane County, median household income comes to about $78,582, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Spokane County counts 187 public schools with about 76,588 students.
East Valley Middle School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Trentwood School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 399 to 402, a small change. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.0:1 in 2020-21, and 18.6:1 in 2024-25.
Trentwood School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Trent SchoolElementary · 511 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
- East Valley Middle School0.3 mi · 394
- East Valley High School0.7 mi · 912
- EV Online0.7 mi · 50
- EV Parent Partnership0.8 mi · 221
- Continuous Curriculum School1.4 mi · 385
- Trent School1.8 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Trentwood SchoolHow many students attend Trentwood School?
Trentwood School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-06.
Is Trentwood School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Trentwood School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Trentwood School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Trentwood School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Trentwood School?
At Trentwood School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Trentwood School public or private?
Trentwood School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Valley School District (Spokane).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.