Wilbur Elementary School
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Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 38 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Wilbur Elementary School
Located at 202 Pope Street, in Wilbur, Washington, Wilbur Elementary School is a rural-scale elementary school that hosts 117 students (grades K through 6), run under Wilbur School District. Enrollment runs roughly 69% leaner than the state mean of about 380.
Wilbur School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 226 students; Wilbur Elementary School is among them.
On the student-mix side, Wilbur Elementary School reports that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Native American.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Wilbur Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wilbur Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.0%.
In the area at large, Lincoln County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,512 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Wilbur Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 2,233 students).
Wilbur Secondary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wilbur Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 38.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Wilbur Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 121 (now 117). White enrollment moved from 81% to 85% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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