Summary:
The Tonasket School District in Washington state has only one elementary school, Tonasket Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 474 students.
Tonasket Elementary School faces significant challenges, with its student performance on standardized tests consistently falling well below the state average. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 27.35% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.63%, and just 27.59% were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 41.68%. The school's science proficiency rates are also below the state average, with 39.74% of students proficient or better compared to the state average of 49.73%. Despite higher-than-average spending per student and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's academic outcomes have not improved, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the school's struggles.
The high percentage of students (83.97%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, may be a significant factor in the school's low performance. Additionally, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Washington elementary schools based on the SchoolDigger rankings, with a 1-star rating out of 5, further highlighting the need for improvement in the educational outcomes at Tonasket Elementary School.
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