Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530978001894
Wilkeson Elementary School
640 Railroad Avenue, Wilkeson, WA 98396 · (360) 829-3357 · Pierce County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Washington public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
16.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
70 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 18% |
This year's 1st grade class (45) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Wilkeson Elementary School→Glacier Middle School
Based on grade levels within White River School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
62.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +7.1pp since 2014
Math
53.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.9% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 52.4% |
| 2022-23 | 68.9% | 62.5% |
| 2021-22 | 60.1% | 54.9% |
| 2018-19 | 71.9% | 58.9% |
| 2017-18 | 58.4% | 48.9% |
| 2016-17 | 57.8% | 53.1% |
| 2015-16 | 62.4% | 54.7% |
| 2014-15 | 55.8% | 56.6% |
% 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
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Wilkeson Elementary School
Wilkeson Elementary School's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkeson Elementary School this school | 253 | 27.7% | 59.5% |
| Adna Elementary School Chehalis | 265 | 30.6% | 64.3% |
| Big Lake Elementary School Mount Vernon | 288 | 30.2% | 52.6% |
| Cape Horn Skye Elementary Washougal | 284 | 34.2% | N/A |
| Wade King Elementary School Bellingham | 297 | 21.9% | 53.6% |
| Maltby Elementary Snohomish | 334 | 25.7% | 60.8% |
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 Wilkeson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #266 of 936 | #41 of 142 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #378 of 1,103 ▲ 14 | #52 of 142 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #252 of 1,102 ▲ 34 | #29 of 142 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #517 of 928 | #74 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #1,045 of 1,268 | #142 of 155 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #790 of 1,085 | #97 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #1,014 of 1,088 | #145 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #962 of 1,169 | #132 of 148 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #517 of 778 | #60 of 91 |
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
253
+29 (+13%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 289
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 253 | 15 | 16.9:1 | 28% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 17 | 15.9:1 | 31% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 16 | 17.0:1 | 29% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | 14 | 16.0:1 | 27% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 14.7 | 19.6:1 | 26% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 255 | 13 | 19.6:1 | 30% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 249 | 13 | 19.1:1 | 36% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 345 | 17 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 289 | 14 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilkeson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (288 to 253); teachers up 2% (14.7 to 15).
About Wilkeson Elementary School
In Wilkeson, Washington, part of Pierce County, Wilkeson Elementary School is an elementary school. It enrolls 253 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 33% below the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington.
Wilkeson Elementary School falls under White River School District, which has 9 schools enrolling 4,475 students.
The share of White students at Wilkeson Elementary School is 84%. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pierce County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wilkeson Elementary School scores 28%.
The school has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.9 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Washington is similar, at 17.3:1. Of all students at Wilkeson Elementary School, 28% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Pierce County average 50%.
Among Washington public elementary schools, Wilkeson Elementary School outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.6% for Wilkeson Elementary School. The school posts 59.5%, 2.1 points below the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Pierce County show that median household income comes to about $99,564, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 287, with about 138,462 students.
A public school about 1.5 miles away, Carbonado Historical School 19, is the closest to Wilkeson Elementary School. Wilkeson Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 60.8% proficiency; Wilkeson Elementary School posts 59.5%.
Locale data from NCES put Wilkeson Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 13%, from 224 to 253.
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Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in White River School District
- White River High SchoolHigh · 1,340 students
- Glacier Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- Elk Ridge ElementaryElementary · 564 students
- Foothills ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- Mountain Meadow ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- White River Early Learning CenterElementary · 360 students
Nearby schools
- Carbonado Historical School 191.5 mi · 176
- White River High School3.3 mi · 1,340
- White River Reengagement Program3.3 mi · 40
- White River Early Learning Center3.4 mi · 360
- Mountain Meadow Elementary3.5 mi · 443
- Glacier Middle School4.4 mi · 999
Frequently asked questions
About Wilkeson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wilkeson Elementary School?
Wilkeson Elementary School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Wilkeson Elementary School serve?
Wilkeson Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilkeson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilkeson Elementary School is approximately 16.9:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilkeson Elementary School?
At Wilkeson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilkeson Elementary School?
Wilkeson Elementary School is overseen by White River School District in Pierce County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.