Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Tukes Valley Primary
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 10% larger than its 4th grade class (105).
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 48.6% | 51.6% |
| 2021-22 | 48.9% | 48.4% |
| 2018-19 | 46.2% | 54.2% |
| 2017-18 | 55.1% | 53.5% |
| 2016-17 | 48.2% | 50.6% |
| 2015-16 | 52.3% | 57.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.8% | 52.7% |
Schools most like Tukes Valley Primary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tukes Valley Primary this school | 546 | 42.9% | N/A |
| Windsor Elementary SPOKANE | 549 | 44.1% | 55.5% |
| Hamblen Elementary Spokane | 508 | 43.7% | 61.6% |
| Monte Cristo Elementary Granite Falls | 502 | 43.6% | 34.3% |
| Rainier Elementary School Rainier | 493 | 45.6% | 53.9% |
| Riverbend Elementary School Spokane Valley | 600 | 42.2% | 53.9% |
Where Tukes Valley Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #410 of 1,103 ▲ 65 | #21 of 64 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #547 of 1,102 ▼ 23 | #27 of 64 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #181 of 1,268 | #16 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #484 of 1,085 | #29 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #1,000 of 1,088 | #64 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #759 of 1,169 | #43 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #561 of 778 | #44 of 50 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 546 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 43% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 35.5 | 15.1:1 | 44% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 33.5 | 15.4:1 | 38% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 28% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 41.5 | 14.6:1 | 29% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 37 | 17.4:1 | 35% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 28 | 21.4:1 | 27% (164) |
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (605 to 546); teachers down 16% (41.5 to 35).
About Tukes Valley Primary
Tukes Valley Primary sits in Battle Ground, Washington, and is classified as an elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 4, with 546 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Washington is roughly 380 students; this school is 44% bigger than that.
Tukes Valley Primary reports to Battle Ground School District, which has 20 schools and 12,754 students.
Most students at Tukes Valley Primary are White: 82% of enrollment. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Tukes Valley Primary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
With 35 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Tukes Valley Primary was 15.6:1. Among elementary schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. Tukes Valley Primary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 43%. That is close to the 43% average for public schools in Clark County.
According to the American Community Survey, in Clark County, median household income is about $97,536, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tukes Valley Primary is one of 151 public schools in Clark County, which together enroll about 74,406 students.
Nearest public school: Tukes Valley Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Tukes Valley Primary holds at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Tukes Valley Primary had 436 students in 2020-21 and 546 in 2024-25, a 25% gain. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.2:1 in 2020-21, and 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Tukes Valley Primary, you can post them here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profileQuick facts
Related schools
- Battle Ground High SchoolHigh · 1,759 students
- Prairie High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Homelink RiverCombined · 901 students
- Yacolt PrimaryElementary · 747 students
- Laurin Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Captain StrongElementary · 649 students
- Battle Ground High SchoolHigh · 1,759 students
- Homelink RiverCombined · 901 students
- Captain StrongElementary · 649 students
- Daybreak PrimaryElementary · 548 students
- Chief Umtuch MiddleMiddle · 522 students
- CAM AcademyCombined · 510 students
- Tukes Valley Middle School0.0 mi · 449
- Battle Ground High School2.1 mi · 1,759
- Maple Grove Primary2.3 mi · 497
- Battle Ground Virtual Academy2.3 mi · 357
- Homelink River2.3 mi · 901
- Hockinson Middle School2.3 mi · 480