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If you could change one rule at Vicki I. Groff Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOSES LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530522003801
Vicki I. Groff Elementary School
1501 Moses Lake Avenue, Moses Lake, WA 98837 · (509) 793-7300 · Grant County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
19.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
202 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
40.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -13.7pp since 2021
Math
41.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -3.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 14 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.8% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 47.7% |
| 2022-23 | 49.5% | 53.5% |
| 2021-22 | 54.5% | 45.5% |
% 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Vicki I. Groff Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicki I. Groff Elementary School this school | 413 | 48.9% | 46.2% |
| Lincoln Elementary School KENNEWICK | 427 | 52.5% | N/A |
| Tapteal Elementary School West Richland | 458 | 53.5% | N/A |
| Southgate Elementary School KENNEWICK | 416 | 54.6% | N/A |
| Bay View Elementary BURLINGTON | 418 | 52.2% | 34.9% |
| Cascade Elementary School KENNEWICK | 509 | 51.9% | 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 Vicki I. Groff Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #497 of 936 | #3 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #611 of 1,103 ▼ 132 | #5 of 24 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #727 of 1,102 ▼ 281 | #4 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.8pp | #47 of 928 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #583 of 1,268 | #7 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #1,048 of 1,085 | #22 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #648 of 1,088 | #5 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #661 of 1,169 | #23 of 24 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 413 | 21.5 | 19.2:1 | 49% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 53% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 57% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vicki I. Groff Elementary School.
About Vicki I. Groff Elementary School
In Moses Lake, Washington, part of Grant County, Vicki I. Groff Elementary School is an elementary school. The school enrolls 413 students in kindergarten through 5.
The 20 schools of Moses Lake School District, including Vicki I. Groff Elementary School, enroll 8,430 students.
The largest group at Vicki I. Groff Elementary School is White students, at 53%. Smaller groups are 42% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Grant County residents are about 56% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Vicki I. Groff Elementary School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Vicki I. Groff Elementary School reported 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 19.2:1. The school's 19.2:1 compares with an average of 17.3:1 for elementary schools in Washington. Roughly 49% of students at Vicki I. Groff Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 69% average for public schools in Grant County.
On the allk12 Grade, Vicki I. Groff Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 27% of Washington public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Vicki I. Groff Elementary School is 1.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 46.2%. Predicted: 47.4%.
In the surrounding county, Grant County, the median household earns about $73,267 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Vicki I. Groff Elementary School, Grant County has 61 public schools.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Columbia Middle School, is the closest to Vicki I. Groff Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 35.7%, lower than Vicki I. Groff Elementary School's 46.2%.
In the federal locale system, Vicki I. Groff Elementary School is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
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Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,799
Census ACS
Median income
$73,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moses Lake School District
- Moses Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Park Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Vanguard AcademyHigh · 387 students
- Peninsula ElementaryElementary · 383 students
Other schools in Moses Lake
- Moses Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Park Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Vanguard AcademyHigh · 387 students
- Peninsula ElementaryElementary · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia Middle School0.5 mi · 875
- Digital Learning Center0.6 mi · 359
- MLSD Open Doors Re-Engagement Program0.6 mi · 67
- Moses Lake High School0.7 mi · 1,856
- Garden Heights Elementary0.7 mi · 324
- Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center0.8 mi · 53
Frequently asked questions
About Vicki I. Groff Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Vicki I. Groff Elementary School?
Vicki I. Groff Elementary School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Vicki I. Groff Elementary School serve?
Vicki I. Groff Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vicki I. Groff Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vicki I. Groff Elementary School is approximately 19.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Vicki I. Groff Elementary School?
Vicki I. Groff Elementary School reports a student body of 53% White, 42% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Vicki I. Groff Elementary School public or private?
Vicki I. Groff Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Moses Lake School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.