Virgie Robinson Elementary

Virgie Robinson Elementary is one of the average-sized elementary schools in Pasco, Washington, operated by Pasco School District, with 473 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 24% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Pasco School District comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 18,913 students; Virgie Robinson Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Virgie Robinson Elementary logs that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic; the rest consists of 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, Virgie Robinson Elementary records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 89% of students at Virgie Robinson Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Franklin County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, Virgie Robinson Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 20.2%, the actual is 21.9%, a residual of +1.7 points.

In the broader community, census data for Franklin County shows median household income runs about $86,714, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Franklin County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,403 students), Virgie Robinson Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Whittier Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Virgie Robinson Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 17.9%.

Virgie Robinson Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Virgie Robinson Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 39% since 2018, when it stood at 777 (now 473). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Virgie Robinson Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.