Is Kapowsin Elementary a good school?

Kapowsin Elementary ranks 727 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kapowsin Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 351 students attended Kapowsin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kapowsin Elementary?

Students at Kapowsin Elementary are 65% White, 17% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Kapowsin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kapowsin Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Frontier Middle School High : Graham Kapowsin High School

Kapowsin Elementary

Summary:

Kapowsin Elementary is a public elementary school in Graham, Washington, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Bethel School District. While the school has a higher percentage of White students compared to nearby schools, it faces some unique challenges, including lower overall academic performance and a higher proportion of students from low-income families.

Kapowsin Elementary's student population is predominantly White (69.05%), with lower percentages of Hispanic (15.48%), African American (1.19%), and Asian (1.19%) students. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are generally lower than the district and state averages, but its Hispanic students perform significantly better, ranking among the top schools in the district for Hispanic student achievement. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rates are higher than the district and state averages.

Despite the school's lower overall academic performance, Kapowsin Elementary has a higher per-student spending ($20,177 in 2021-2022) and a lower student-teacher ratio (14.9 in 2022-2023) compared to the surrounding schools, such as Elk Plain School of Choice, Frank Brouillet Elementary, and Shining Mountain Elementary. This suggests that the Bethel School District is allocating additional resources to support the needs of Kapowsin Elementary's student population, which includes a higher percentage of students from low-income families (41.67% receiving free or reduced-price lunch).

Detail:

Public K-5

10412 264th Street East
Graham, WA 98338-8795

(253) 800-8600

District: Bethel School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,177

Students who attend Kapowsin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Frontier Middle School
High:	Graham Kapowsin High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 351

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.7%

Hispanic:

17.1%

Two or more races:

13.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Kapowsin Elementary ranks worse than 62.2% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 13^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Bethel School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.59. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Kapowsin Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (64.7%), Hispanic (17.1%), two or more races (13.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kapowsin Elementary is 14.9, which is the 7^th best among 18 elementary schools in the Bethel School District. (See more...)

Compare Kapowsin Elementary employs 23.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kapowsin Elementary is $20,177, which is the 6^th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Bethel School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kapowsin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Kapowsin Elementary 727^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Kapowsin Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Bethel School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bethel School District 141^st of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Kapowsin Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Kapowsin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	44.28	588^th	1026	42.7%
2005	45.58	592^nd	1031	42.6%
2006	52.30	512^th	1051	51.3%
2007	47.88	579^th	1069	45.8%
2008	54.52	512^th	1067	52.0%
2009	52.41	517^th	1072	51.8%
2010	45.65	616^th	1088	43.4%
2011	48.42	588^th	1092	46.2%
2012	64.57	390^th	1097	64.4%
2013	46.89	640^th	1106	42.1%
2015	43.17	623^rd	1067	41.6%
2016	38.45	682^nd	1053	35.2%
2017	44.29	603^rd	1056	42.9%
2018	46.67	565^th	1054	46.4%
2019	59.35	456^th	1130	59.6%
2021	41.02	612^th	1107	44.7%
2022	51.66	533^rd	1169	54.4%
2023	43.19	645^th	1169	44.8%
2024	36.59	727^th	1168	37.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kapowsin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.79	378^th	835	54.7%
2019	67.52	243^rd	979	75.2%
2021	50.22	374^th	854	56.2%
2022	59.84	330^th	1019	67.6%
2023	48.14	520^th	1013	48.7%
2024	57.08	410^th	1024	60.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Kapowsin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.34	478^th	1004	52.4%
2019	64.48	378^th	1068	64.6%
2021	40.70	566^th	1008	43.8%
2022	46.33	563^rd	1100	48.8%
2023	36.78	685^th	1094	37.4%
2024	35.71	700^th	1093	36.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Kapowsin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	42.29	573^rd	999	42.6%
2019	57.43	453^rd	1075	57.9%
2021	36.15	626^th	1025	38.9%
2022	55.35	456^th	1113	59.0%
2023	50.07	514^th	1099	53.2%
2024	39.01	668^th	1099	39.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kapowsin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	70.52	80^th	501	84.0%
2022	62.56	188^th	694	72.9%
2023	83.46	58^th	633	90.8%
2024	53.75	295^th	651	54.7%

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Rank History for White students at Kapowsin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.77	598^th	833	28.2%
2019	54.35	480^th	1027	53.3%
2021	27.03	717^th	943	24.0%
2022	49.10	519^th	1031	49.7%
2023	25.71	819^th	1011	19.0%
2024	26.76	783^rd	1009	22.4%

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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 Kapowsin Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	640	1	8	10	6	n/a	n/a	665
1989	386	0	7	6	1	n/a	n/a	400
1990	377	0	11	5	6	n/a	n/a	399
1991	355	2	7	9	6	n/a	n/a	379
1992	391	4	6	4	8	n/a	n/a	413
1993	374	4	6	4	11	n/a	n/a	399
1994	395	4	5	5	12	n/a	n/a	421
1995	385	4	2	9	11	n/a	n/a	411
1996	385	4	2	9	11	n/a	n/a	411
1997	364	4	9	11	6	n/a	n/a	394
1998	401	4	8	13	10	n/a	n/a	436
1999	422	3	11	12	15	n/a	n/a	463
2000	371	8	5	9	15	n/a	n/a	408
2001	387	11	6	8	19	n/a	n/a	431
2002	316	7	8	16	25	n/a	n/a	372
2003	316	7	8	16	25	n/a	n/a	372
2004	340	10	9	23	21	n/a	n/a	403
2005	360	17	8	23	19	n/a	n/a	427
2006	407	20	11	25	22	n/a	n/a	485
2007	394	18	10	22	17	n/a	n/a	461
2008	379	21	11	26	18	n/a	n/a	455
2009	358	14	17	30	16	n/a	n/a	435
2010	432	27	16	38	14	n/a	n/a	527
2011	387	19	11	45	10	0	17	489
2012	360	15	11	39	8	0	25	458
2013	328	12	11	36	5	0	21	413
2014	270	8	7	35	6	4	26	356
2015	308	6	3	25	2	3	38	385
2016	319	5	3	26	3	3	46	405
2017	327	4	2	29	4	3	49	418
2018	317	4	4	39	2	2	40	408
2019	298	3	4	34	3	2	38	382
2020	281	4	5	54	8	4	42	398
2021	220	7	4	62	9	3	34	339
2022	236	6	2	58	7	0	36	345
2023	232	4	4	52	4	3	37	336
2024	227	6	4	60	3	4	47	351

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 Kapowsin Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	665	27.0	24.6	0
1989	400	18.0	22.2	n/a
1990	399	18.8	21.2	0
1991	379	19.5	19.4	n/a
1992	413	19.4	21.2	n/a
1993	399	19.1	20.9	n/a
1994	421	19.8	21.3	n/a
1995	411	18.6	22.1	n/a
1996	411	18.6	22.1	n/a
1997	394	18.4	21.4	n/a
1998	436	19.6	22.2	n/a
1999	463	21.2	21.8	n/a
2000	408	20.8	19.6	n/a
2001	431	18.2	23.7	n/a
2002	372	18.5	20.1	28.2
2003	372	18.5	20.1	28.2
2004	403	19.0	21.2	32.8
2005	427	19.4	22.0	34.4
2006	485	22.7	21.4	33.2
2007	461	23.6	19.5	28.2
2008	455	24.2	18.8	29.5
2009	435	24.2	18.0	33.6
2010	527	25.2	20.8	35.3
2011	489	24.4	19.9	29.2
2012	458	21.7	21.1	45
2013	413	20.2	20.3	33.4
2014	356	n/a	n/a	46.3
2015	385	23.0	16.7	42.9
2016	405	21.0	19.2	40
2017	418	24.5	17.0	50
2018	408	24.2	16.8	37.5
2019	382	25.7	14.8	34
2020	398	26.5	15.0	39.2
2021	339	24.7	13.6	39.5
2022	345	23.4	14.7	35.4
2023	336	22.4	14.9	41.7
2024	351	23.4	14.9	44.4

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 Kapowsin Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	665	27.0	24.6	0
1989	400	18.0	22.2	n/a
1990	399	18.8	21.2	0
1991	379	19.5	19.4	n/a
1992	413	19.4	21.2	n/a
1993	399	19.1	20.9	n/a
1994	421	19.8	21.3	n/a
1995	411	18.6	22.1	n/a
1996	411	18.6	22.1	n/a
1997	394	18.4	21.4	n/a
1998	436	19.6	22.2	n/a
1999	463	21.2	21.8	n/a
2000	408	20.8	19.6	n/a
2001	431	18.2	23.7	n/a
2002	372	18.5	20.1	28.2
2003	372	18.5	20.1	28.2
2004	403	19.0	21.2	32.8
2005	427	19.4	22.0	34.4
2006	485	22.7	21.4	33.2
2007	461	23.6	19.5	28.2
2008	455	24.2	18.8	29.5
2009	435	24.2	18.0	33.6
2010	527	25.2	20.8	35.3
2011	489	24.4	19.9	29.2
2012	458	21.7	21.1	45
2013	413	20.2	20.3	33.4
2014	356	n/a	n/a	46.3
2015	385	23.0	16.7	42.9
2016	405	21.0	19.2	40
2017	418	24.5	17.0	50
2018	408	24.2	16.8	37.5
2019	382	25.7	14.8	34
2020	398	26.5	15.0	39.2
2021	339	24.7	13.6	39.5
2022	345	23.4	14.7	35.4
2023	336	22.4	14.9	41.7
2024	351	23.4	14.9	44.4

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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