Enrollment
117
Elementary
DISTRICT 113 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILBUR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530984001667
Wilbur Elementary School
202 Pope Street, Wilbur, WA 99185 · (509) 647-5892 · Lincoln County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Washington public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
51 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 31 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 82% larger than its 6th grade class (17).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Wilbur Elementary School→Wilbur Secondary School
Based on grade levels within Wilbur School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
31.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -37.8pp since 2014
Math
40.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -14.3pp since 2014
What 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.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.7% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 38.8% |
| 2022-23 | 41.7% | 37.5% |
| 2021-22 | 48.8% | 58.1% |
| 2018-19 | 60.7% | 44.3% |
| 2017-18 | 72.6% | 54.2% |
| 2016-17 | 73.3% | 54.7% |
| 2015-16 | 78.7% | 61.3% |
| 2014-15 | 69.5% | 54.3% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 Wilbur Elementary School
Wilbur Elementary School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Elementary School this school | 117 | 43.6% | 43.0% |
| P C Jantz Elementary ODESSA | 121 | 43.0% | 46.1% |
| Almira Elementary School ALMIRA | 129 | 40.3% | 60.9% |
| Palouse Elementary Palouse | 100 | 47.0% | 56.7% |
| Tekoa Elementary School TEKOA | 91 | 42.9% | 40.9% |
| Centerville Elementary Centerville | 91 | 39.6% | 63.3% |
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 Wilbur Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #558 of 936 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #662 of 1,103 ▼ 2 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #914 of 1,102 ▼ 24 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -17.7pp | #2 of 928 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #1,158 of 1,268 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #744 of 1,169 | 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
117
+35 (+43%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 152
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 9.1:1
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 | 117 | 10.8 | 10.8:1 | 44% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 107 | 11.3 | 9.5:1 | 52% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 91 | 9.5 | 9.5:1 | 53% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 82 | 9 | 9.1:1 | 43% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 121 | 8.8 | 13.8:1 | 45% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 126 | 8 | 15.8:1 | 50% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 137 | 9 | 15.2:1 | 35% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 95 | 7 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 152 | 8 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilbur Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (121 to 117); teachers up 22% (8.8 to 10.8).
About Wilbur Elementary School
Wilbur Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Wilbur, Washington. The school counts 117 students across kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 69% smaller than the 380 average for elementary schools in Washington.
Wilbur School District operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 226 students.
Federal enrollment data show Wilbur Elementary School is 85% White. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Pick two students at random and there is a 26% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Wilbur Elementary School operates with 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.8:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. About 44% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Measured against Washington public elementary schools, Wilbur Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Wilbur Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (43.0%) and its predicted rate (51.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Lincoln County show that the median household income is $71,512, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 19 public schools in Lincoln County, enrolling about 2,233 students in all.
The closest other public school is Wilbur Secondary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Wilbur Elementary School is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school counted 82 students in 2020-21 and 117 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.1:1 in 2020-21 to 10.8:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Wilbur Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,489
Census ACS
Median income
$71,512
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
2,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Wilbur Secondary School0.0 mi · 109
- Creston Elementary8.6 mi · 39
- Creston Jr-Sr High School8.6 mi · 34
- Almira Elementary School11.4 mi · 129
- Lake Roosevelt Alternative School18.9 mi · 33
- Lake Roosevelt Elementary19.5 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Wilbur Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Wilbur Elementary School?
Wilbur Elementary School enrolls approximately 117 students in grades KG-06.
Is Wilbur Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wilbur Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Wilbur Elementary School have?
Wilbur Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Wilbur Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wilbur Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Wilbur Elementary School in?
Wilbur Elementary School is part of Wilbur School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.