Enrollment
205
Elementary
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE PASS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530975001658
White Pass Elementary School
127 Kindle Road, Randle, WA 98377 · (360) 497-7300 · Lewis County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
131 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (34).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
White Pass Elementary School→White Pass Jr. Sr. High School
Based on grade levels within White Pass 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
34.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -16.4pp since 2014
Math
34.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -16.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 16 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.4% | 34.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 36.6% |
| 2022-23 | 32.1% | 36.6% |
| 2021-22 | 37.8% | 40.0% |
| 2018-19 | 50.5% | 47.6% |
| 2017-18 | 47.1% | 49.0% |
| 2016-17 | 41.3% | 47.8% |
| 2015-16 | 50.0% | 54.1% |
| 2014-15 | 50.8% | 50.8% |
% 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 White Pass Elementary School
White Pass Elementary School's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Pass Elementary School this school | 205 | 63.9% | 36.4% |
| Kettle Falls Elementary School Kettle Falls | 242 | 64.9% | 27.4% |
| Morton Elementary School MORTON | 194 | 59.3% | 40.9% |
| Columbia Crest A-STEM Academy Ashford | 209 | 58.4% | 41.6% |
| Valley School Valley | 166 | 61.4% | 31.5% |
| Ritzville Grade School Ritzville | 193 | 58.0% | 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 White Pass Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Lewis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #695 of 936 | #10 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #790 of 1,103 ▼ 78 | #9 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #872 of 1,102 ▲ 29 | #12 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #166 of 928 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 205 | #1,087 of 1,268 | #14 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #874 of 1,085 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #1,024 of 1,088 | #13 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.9% | #372 of 1,169 | #7 of 15 |
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
205
+25 (+14%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 238
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 205 | 11.9 | 17.3:1 | 64% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 12.2 | 18.8:1 | 72% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 10.7 | 17.3:1 | 65% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 180 | 10 | 18.0:1 | 78% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 181 | 10.7 | 16.9:1 | 73% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 208 | 12 | 17.3:1 | 68% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 244 | 12 | 20.3:1 | 67% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 211 | 10 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 238 | 12 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White Pass Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (181 to 205); teachers up 11% (10.7 to 11.9).
About White Pass Elementary School
White Pass Elementary School is a small elementary school in White Pass School District, located in Randle, Washington. It enrolls 205 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 46% below the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington.
The district, White Pass School District, operates 2 schools serving 352 students.
The share of students at White Pass Elementary School who are White is 85%. Other students are 7% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Lewis County residents are about 82% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 11.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.3:1. That is in line with the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 64%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, White Pass Elementary School is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 36.4% actual, 37.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Washington.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lewis County show that median household income comes to about $74,796, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 45, with about 12,548 students.
Measured in a straight line, White Pass Jr. Sr. High School is about 0.1 miles from White Pass Elementary School. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, White Pass Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, White Pass Elementary School enrolled 180 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 205.
White Pass Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 White Pass School District
- White Pass Jr. Sr. High SchoolHigh · 147 students
Nearby schools
- White Pass Jr. Sr. High School0.1 mi · 147
- Morton Junior-Senior High16.4 mi · 205
- Morton Elementary School16.8 mi · 194
- Columbia Crest A-STEM Academy17.4 mi · 209
- Mossyrock Elementary School26.5 mi · 347
- Mossyrock Academy26.5 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About White Pass Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at White Pass Elementary School?
White Pass Elementary School enrolls approximately 205 students in grades KG-06.
Is White Pass Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
White Pass Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does White Pass Elementary School have?
White Pass Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at White Pass Elementary School?
Student demographics at White Pass Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees White Pass Elementary School?
White Pass Elementary School is overseen by White Pass School District in Lewis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.