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Woodridge Elementary

5100 W Shawnee Ave, Spokane, WA 99208 · (509) 354-4600 · Spokane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
144 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K195%
Kindergarten6117%
Grade 16117%
Grade 25314%
Grade 37119%
Grade 45314%
Grade 55114%

This year's kindergarten class (61) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (51).

Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
27775%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
288%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
134%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
4211%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
18350%
Female
18650%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
54.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -18.6pp since 2014
Math
42.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -25.2pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 19 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 25 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2554.3%42.3%
2023-2448.1%42.4%
2022-2350.9%38.6%
2021-2250.2%41.4%
2018-1965.3%65.3%
2017-1861.0%59.5%
2016-1762.3%61.9%
2015-1671.0%64.3%
2014-1572.9%67.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Woodridge Elementary

Woodridge Elementary's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Woodridge Elementary this school36939.0%48.3%
Ponderosa Elementary
Spokane Valley
34441.9%62.9%
Summit School
Spokane Valley
38337.6%60.3%
Edison Elementary
EDISON
39038.7%55.3%
Stanwood Elementary School
STANWOOD
43039.8%53.4%
Elger Bay Elementary
CAMANO ISLAND
37641.2%41.7%
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 Woodridge Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Spokane County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
48.3%#459 of 936#44 of 82
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.3%#595 of 1,103
▼ 12
#52 of 83
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.3%#418 of 1,102
▲ 123
#33 of 83
▲ 14
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+2.5pp#408 of 928#44 of 81
Enrollment
ranked largest first
369#743 of 1,268#52 of 92
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.6:1#253 of 1,085#40 of 83
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.6%#895 of 1,088#53 of 83
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
39.0%#811 of 1,169#63 of 86
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-19.4%#312 of 778#32 of 67
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 2024-25
Enrollment
369
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536925.314.6:139% (144)
2023-2436224.814.6:141% (149)
2022-2336325.214.4:137% (134)
2020-213942317.1:129% (116)
2017-1845826.517.3:131% (140)
2015-164712518.8:134% (159)
2010-114291823.8:121% (88)
2000-014221823.4:1N/A
1990-915312125.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodridge Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 19% (458 to 369); teachers down 4% (26.5 to 25.3).

About Woodridge Elementary

Woodridge Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Spokane, Washington. The latest federal count shows 369 students in pre-K through 5.

Besides Woodridge Elementary, Spokane School District runs 61 other schools. The district enrolls 28,853 students.

By race and ethnicity, Woodridge Elementary is 75% White. Other reported shares: 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Woodridge Elementary has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Federal data list 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Woodridge Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.6:1. Among elementary schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. The lunch program counts 39% of students at Woodridge Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 52% average among public schools in Spokane County.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Woodridge Elementary, the prediction is 54.0% and the result is 48.3%.

In Spokane County (population about 549,056), median household income is about $78,582, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Woodridge Elementary is one of 187 public schools in Spokane County, which together enroll about 76,588 students.

Highland Middle School is located about 1.0 miles from Woodridge Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 48.3% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.

Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Federal counts put enrollment at 394 in 2020-21 and 369 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.1:1 to 14.6:1.

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Spokane County at a glance

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Population
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students

Quick facts

School name
Woodridge Elementary
District
Spokane School District
Address
5100 W Shawnee Ave, Spokane, WA 99208
Phone
(509) 354-4600
County
Spokane County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
369
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
144 (39%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
530825001883
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Woodridge Elementary. Woodridge Elementary is the 6th largest of the 9.

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Frequently asked questions

About Woodridge Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Woodridge Elementary?
Woodridge Elementary enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Woodridge Elementary serve?
Woodridge Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Woodridge Elementary?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Woodridge Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Woodridge Elementary?
Student demographics at Woodridge Elementary are roughly 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Woodridge Elementary in?
Woodridge Elementary is part of Spokane School District.
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