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Warden Elementary

101 W BECK WAY, WARDEN, WA 98857 · (509) 349-2311 · Grant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
324 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
34
Kindergarten
61
Grade 1
63
Grade 2
63
Grade 3
66
Grade 4
63
Grade 5
66
Student demographics
White
20%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 47%
Hispanic
78%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 27%
Black
1%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Asian
0%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 9%
Two+
1%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9%
Native American
n/r
Pacific Islander
n/r
n/r: not reliably reported by NCES for this school. Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment are systematically under-reported in the source data.
Gender split
Male
53%
Female
47%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
29.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.9pp since 2014
Math
25.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -17.9pp since 2014
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
416
-63 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.4:1
% White
20%
was 19%
% Hispanic
78%
was 80%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Warden Elementary

Warden Elementary is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in WARDEN, Washington, operated by Warden School District, educateing 416 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 3 schools in Warden School District (933 students total), Warden Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Warden Elementary reports that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 20% White. By comparison, Grant County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 78% of students at Warden Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Grant County's rate of about 69%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Warden Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 27.9%, the actual is 29.4%, a residual of +1.4 points.

Around the school, census data for Grant County shows median household income runs about $73,267, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Grant County's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,494 students), Warden Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Warden Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 13%: 479 students in 2018 compared to 416 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Warden Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Grant County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Warden Elementary
District
Warden School District
Address
101 W BECK WAY, WARDEN, WA 98857
Phone
(509) 349-2311
County
Grant County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
416
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
324 (78%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
530951001618
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Warden Elementary
How many students attend Warden Elementary?
Warden Elementary enrolls approximately 416 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Warden Elementary serve?
Warden Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Warden Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Warden Elementary is approximately 16.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Warden Elementary?
At Warden Elementary, the student body is approximately 20% White, 78% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Warden Elementary public or private?
Warden Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Warden School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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