Enrollment
294
Elementary
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRALIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530114000211
Washington Elementary School
800 Field Street, Centralia, WA 98531 · (360) 330-7641 · Lewis County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
228 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Washington Elementary School→Centralia Middle School
Based on grade levels within Centralia School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
42.7%
WA avg 58.4% . +2.2pp since 2014
Math
41.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +6.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 2 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 | 42.7% | 41.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 36.5% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 29.7% |
| 2021-22 | 27.7% | 28.5% |
| 2018-19 | 45.8% | 38.9% |
| 2017-18 | 48.5% | 43.0% |
| 2016-17 | 47.0% | 35.8% |
| 2015-16 | 49.7% | 36.5% |
| 2014-15 | 40.5% | 34.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Elementary School this school | 294 | 77.6% | 41.9% |
| Oakview Elementary School Centralia | 317 | 77.6% | 28.3% |
| Edison Elementary Centralia | 313 | 77.0% | 38.6% |
| Sharpstein Elementary School WALLA WALLA | 340 | 78.5% | 42.6% |
| Soap Lake Elementary SOAP LAKE | 328 | 76.8% | 16.5% |
| Northlake Elementary School Longview | 315 | 73.7% | 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 Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Lewis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #585 of 936 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #628 of 1,103 ▲ 86 | #5 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #678 of 1,102 ▼ 44 | #5 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.9pp | #36 of 928 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 294 | #965 of 1,268 | #12 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #620 of 1,085 | #6 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #645 of 1,088 | #3 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.6% | #149 of 1,169 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #282 of 778 | N/A |
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
294
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 294 | 18.3 | 16.1:1 | 78% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 19.8 | 14.5:1 | 80% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 23.3 | 13.3:1 | 80% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 88% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 23.7 | 15.6:1 | 81% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 85% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 21 | 18.3:1 | 78% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 343 | 20 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 21 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (370 to 294); teachers down 23% (23.7 to 18.3).
About Washington Elementary School
Washington Elementary School is a public small elementary school in Centralia, Washington. It teaches 294 students in kindergarten through 6. It has 23% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Washington (about 380).
Centralia School District is made up of 9 schools with 3,313 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Washington Elementary School is 54% White. Next come 40% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
Washington Elementary School lists 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.1 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1. About 78% of students at Washington Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Lewis County is 21 points.
Washington Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Washington schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 41.9%. Predicted: 28.2%. Difference: 13.8 points.
Lewis County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $74,796, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 45 public schools in the county, enrolling about 12,548, Washington Elementary School among them.
Jefferson Lincoln Elementary, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Washington Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.4%; Washington Elementary School's is 41.9%, ranking 1st of 7.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 298 students in 2020-21 and 294 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lewis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,154
Census ACS
Median income
$74,796
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
12,548 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Centralia School District
- Centralia High SchoolHigh · 941 students
- Centralia Middle SchoolMiddle · 479 students
- Fords Prairie ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Jefferson Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Edison ElementaryElementary · 313 students
Other schools in Centralia
- Centralia High SchoolHigh · 941 students
- Centralia Middle SchoolMiddle · 479 students
- Fords Prairie ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Jefferson Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Edison ElementaryElementary · 313 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. Washington Elementary School is the 98th largest of the 156.
- Washington ElementarySunnyside, WA · 602 students
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- Washington Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WA · 501 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolKENNEWICK, WA · 405 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Lincoln Elementary0.5 mi · 357
- Edison Elementary1.0 mi · 313
- Futurus High School1.7 mi · 110
- Centralia School District SpEd Pre-school1.8 mi · 59
- Centralia Middle School1.8 mi · 479
- Oakview Elementary School2.4 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Washington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Washington Elementary School?
Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 294 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Washington Elementary School serve?
Washington Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Washington Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Washington Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Washington Elementary School?
Student demographics at Washington Elementary School are roughly 54% White, 40% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Washington Elementary School in?
Washington Elementary School is part of Centralia School District.
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