Is Chinook Elementary School a good school?

Chinook Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Chinook Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 562 students attended Chinook Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Chinook Elementary School?

Students at Chinook Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Pacific Islander, 7% Asian, 7% American Indian, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of Chinook Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chinook Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Olympic Middle School High : Auburn Senior High School

Chinook Elementary School

Summary:

Chinook Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Auburn, Washington, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 562. The school is part of the Auburn School District, which is ranked 166 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chinook Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (48.58%) compared to the nearby schools, which range from 17.61% to 62.86% Hispanic students. However, the school consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Washington elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. Chinook's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science are significantly lower than the state and district averages, indicating a need for improvement. The school's performance varies greatly among different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and English Language Learners performing relatively better than the school's overall performance, while students with special needs and low socioeconomic status perform significantly worse.

Despite having a relatively high spending per student, ranging from $12,844 to $20,675 over the past few years, Chinook Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools in the Auburn School District, such as Hazelwood Elementary, Lakeland Hills Elementary, and Bowman Creek Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings. Chinook Elementary's student performance has remained relatively stagnant over the past few years, suggesting a need for a more comprehensive and sustained approach to improving student outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

3502 Auburn Way S
Auburn, WA 98002

(253) 931-4980

District: Auburn School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
924^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,675

Students who attend Chinook Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Olympic Middle School
High:	Auburn Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.4

Number of students: 562

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.6%

White:

13.7%

Two or more races:

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Chinook Elementary School ranks worse than 79.1% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 13^th among 16 ranked elementary schools in the Auburn School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.44. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.6%), White (13.7%), two or more races (9.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 70.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chinook Elementary School is 15.4, which is the 8^th best among 16 elementary schools in the Auburn School District. (See more...)

Compare Chinook Elementary School employs 36.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chinook Elementary School is $20,675, which is the 3^rd highest among 16 elementary schools in the Auburn School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chinook Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Chinook Elementary School 924^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Chinook Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Auburn School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Auburn School District 166^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Chinook Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	17.30	900^th	1026	12.3%
2005	9.93	970^th	1031	5.9%
2006	13.95	967^th	1051	8.0%
2007	9.73	1016^th	1069	5.0%
2008	13.71	972^nd	1067	8.9%
2009	13.24	990^th	1072	7.6%
2010	15.32	990^th	1088	9.0%
2011	44.62	629^th	1092	42.4%
2012	40.92	708^th	1097	35.5%
2013	54.53	534^th	1106	51.7%
2015	40.02	665^th	1067	37.7%
2016	44.21	606^th	1053	42.5%
2017	42.30	624^th	1056	40.9%
2018	44.36	589^th	1054	44.1%
2019	29.17	840^th	1130	25.7%
2021	17.84	923^rd	1107	16.6%
2022	23.79	916^th	1169	21.6%
2023	24.46	920^th	1169	21.3%
2024	23.44	924^th	1168	20.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	44.00	189^th	303	37.6%
2023	25.48	161^st	194	17.0%
2024	43.85	112^th	188	40.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	76.06	29^th	333	91.3%
2019	54.63	70^th	248	71.8%
2022	47.59	87^th	213	59.2%
2023	41.54	130^th	254	48.8%
2024	39.34	182^nd	320	43.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	23.65	522^nd	637	18.1%
2019	24.05	468^th	566	17.3%
2024	9.04	334^th	339	1.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	58.45	321^st	835	61.6%
2019	46.28	555^th	979	43.3%
2021	30.66	626^th	854	26.7%
2022	39.33	638^th	1019	37.4%
2023	43.60	580^th	1013	42.7%
2024	41.60	624^th	1024	39.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	59.87	412^th	1004	59.0%
2019	32.88	771^st	1068	27.8%
2022	26.39	829^th	1100	24.6%
2023	24.87	851^st	1094	22.2%
2024	30.27	778^th	1093	28.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	28.49	745^th	999	25.4%
2019	25.94	842^nd	1075	21.7%
2021	22.31	814^th	1025	20.6%
2022	23.61	871^st	1113	21.7%
2023	22.34	891^st	1099	18.9%
2024	17.05	965^th	1099	12.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	75.75	87^th	540	83.9%
2019	47.69	361^st	697	48.2%
2021	46.83	215^th	501	57.1%
2022	56.40	242^nd	694	65.1%
2023	39.59	393^rd	633	37.9%
2024	27.36	498^th	651	23.5%

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Rank History for Native American students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	62.18	7^th	19	63.2%

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Rank History for White students at Chinook Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	75.07	203^rd	833	75.6%
2019	42.18	652^nd	1027	36.5%
2021	13.89	858^th	943	9.0%
2022	9.15	1002^nd	1031	2.8%
2023	36.50	667^th	1011	34.0%
2024	40.73	619^th	1009	38.7%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Chinook Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	367	6	9	3	84	n/a	n/a	0	469
1989	434	6	6	5	79	n/a	n/a	0	530
1990	423	13	8	9	90	n/a	n/a	0	543
1991	406	7	8	15	107	n/a	n/a	0	543
1992	438	11	13	23	103	n/a	n/a	0	588
1993	413	9	12	32	93	n/a	n/a	0	559
1994	387	13	18	27	85	n/a	n/a	0	530
1995	358	20	20	28	94	n/a	n/a	0	520
1996	358	20	20	28	94	n/a	n/a	0	520
1997	362	23	19	16	94	n/a	n/a	0	514
1998	345	13	22	26	102	n/a	n/a	0	508
1999	329	11	21	23	99	n/a	n/a	0	483
2000	310	15	13	28	110	n/a	n/a	0	476
2001	307	17	20	30	130	n/a	n/a	0	504
2002	238	24	27	37	167	n/a	n/a	0	493
2003	238	24	27	37	167	n/a	n/a	0	493
2004	210	18	35	31	164	n/a	n/a	0	458
2005	181	24	26	43	165	n/a	n/a	0	439
2006	168	31	33	56	173	n/a	n/a	0	461
2007	155	22	38	58	181	n/a	n/a	0	454
2008	139	37	27	51	181	n/a	n/a	0	435
2009	125	36	35	62	191	n/a	n/a	1	450
2010	104	27	32	61	121	n/a	n/a	0	345
2011	97	28	8	97	66	4	39	0	339
2012	82	22	10	106	54	5	38	0	317
2013	86	17	7	133	58	8	43	0	352
2014	85	20	8	143	66	8	41	0	371
2015	88	17	9	164	61	10	40	0	389
2016	99	19	18	193	60	20	62	0	471
2017	107	35	17	202	62	28	56	0	507
2018	110	42	21	202	69	38	61	0	543
2019	116	37	25	222	71	46	80	0	597
2020	107	27	30	245	62	45	89	0	605
2021	76	28	28	234	49	44	66	0	525
2022	69	25	29	210	44	43	44	0	464
2023	77	35	40	273	39	47	51	0	562

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Chinook Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	469	22.0	21.3	0
1989	530	23.0	23.0	n/a
1990	543	25.5	21.2	0
1991	543	26.5	20.4	n/a
1992	588	28.1	20.9	n/a
1993	559	27.5	20.3	n/a
1994	530	28.0	18.9	n/a
1995	520	29.0	17.9	n/a
1996	520	29.0	17.9	n/a
1997	514	27.0	19.0	n/a
1998	508	26.5	19.2	n/a
1999	483	25.0	19.3	n/a
2000	476	23.7	20.1	n/a
2001	504	27.0	18.7	n/a
2002	493	29.4	16.8	54.6
2003	493	29.4	16.8	54.6
2004	458	28.0	16.4	59.2
2005	439	27.5	16.0	59.7
2006	461	27.5	16.8	57.5
2007	454	28.3	16.0	52.9
2008	435	25.8	16.9	49.2
2009	450	25.8	17.4	59.9
2010	345	26.9	12.8	62.6
2011	339	21.9	15.4	50.4
2012	317	21.1	15.0	75.7
2013	352	23.5	14.9	79
2014	371	n/a	n/a	77.4
2015	389	30.0	12.9	68.6
2016	471	29.0	16.2	70.5
2017	507	34.0	14.8	69.2
2018	543	32.0	16.9	67.2
2019	597	33.9	17.6	63.8
2020	605	38.6	15.6	68.8
2021	525	38.7	13.5	66.5
2022	464	35.0	13.2	n/a
2023	562	36.4	15.4	70.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Chinook Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	469	22.0	21.3	0
1989	530	23.0	23.0	n/a
1990	543	25.5	21.2	0
1991	543	26.5	20.4	n/a
1992	588	28.1	20.9	n/a
1993	559	27.5	20.3	n/a
1994	530	28.0	18.9	n/a
1995	520	29.0	17.9	n/a
1996	520	29.0	17.9	n/a
1997	514	27.0	19.0	n/a
1998	508	26.5	19.2	n/a
1999	483	25.0	19.3	n/a
2000	476	23.7	20.1	n/a
2001	504	27.0	18.7	n/a
2002	493	29.4	16.8	54.6
2003	493	29.4	16.8	54.6
2004	458	28.0	16.4	59.2
2005	439	27.5	16.0	59.7
2006	461	27.5	16.8	57.5
2007	454	28.3	16.0	52.9
2008	435	25.8	16.9	49.2
2009	450	25.8	17.4	59.9
2010	345	26.9	12.8	62.6
2011	339	21.9	15.4	50.4
2012	317	21.1	15.0	75.7
2013	352	23.5	14.9	79
2014	371	n/a	n/a	77.4
2015	389	30.0	12.9	68.6
2016	471	29.0	16.2	70.5
2017	507	34.0	14.8	69.2
2018	543	32.0	16.9	67.2
2019	597	33.9	17.6	63.8
2020	605	38.6	15.6	68.8
2021	525	38.7	13.5	66.5
2022	464	35.0	13.2	n/a
2023	562	36.4	15.4	70.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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