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:
727th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,177 Help


Students who attend Kapowsin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Frontier Middle School
High:    Graham Kapowsin High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  336

Racial breakdown:

White:
69.0%
Hispanic:
15.5%
Two or more races:
11.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  41.7% Help


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Compare Details Kapowsin Elementary ranks worse than 62.2% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 13th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Bethel School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.59. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (69%), Hispanic (15.5%), two or more races (11%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 41.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kapowsin Elementary is 14.9, which is the 8th best among 18 elementary schools in the Bethel School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kapowsin Elementary is $20,177, which is the 6th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Bethel School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kapowsin Elementary:

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

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Bethel School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bethel School District 141st 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2004 44.28 588th 1026 42.7%
2005 45.58 592nd 1031 42.6%
2006 52.30 512th 1051 51.3%
2007 47.88 579th 1069 45.8%
2008 54.52 512th 1067 52.0%
2009 52.41 517th 1072 51.8%
2010 45.65 616th 1088 43.4%
2011 48.42 588th 1092 46.2%
2012 64.57 390th 1097 64.4%
2013 46.89 640th 1106 42.1%
2015 43.17 623rd 1067 41.6%
2016 38.45 682nd 1053 35.2%
2017 44.29 603rd 1056 42.9%
2018 46.67 565th 1054 46.4%
2019 59.35 456th 1130 59.6%
2021 41.02 612th 1107 44.7%
2022 51.66 533rd 1169 54.4%
2023 43.19 645th 1169 44.8%
2024 36.59 727th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.79 378th 835 54.7%
2019 67.52 243rd 979 75.2%
2021 50.22 374th 854 56.2%
2022 59.84 330th 1019 67.6%
2023 48.14 520th 1013 48.7%
2024 57.08 410th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.34 478th 1004 52.4%
2019 64.48 378th 1068 64.6%
2021 40.70 566th 1008 43.8%
2022 46.33 563rd 1100 48.8%
2023 36.78 685th 1094 37.4%
2024 35.71 700th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.29 573rd 999 42.6%
2019 57.43 453rd 1075 57.9%
2021 36.15 626th 1025 38.9%
2022 55.35 456th 1113 59.0%
2023 50.07 514th 1099 53.2%
2024 39.01 668th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2021 70.52 80th 501 84.0%
2022 62.56 188th 694 72.9%
2023 83.46 58th 633 90.8%
2024 53.75 295th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.77 598th 833 28.2%
2019 54.35 480th 1027 53.3%
2021 27.03 717th 943 24.0%
2022 49.10 519th 1031 49.7%
2023 25.71 819th 1011 19.0%
2024 26.76 783rd 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.

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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 Not Specified Total
1988 640 1 8 10 6 n/a n/a 0 665
1989 386 0 7 6 1 n/a n/a 0 400
1990 377 0 11 5 6 n/a n/a 0 399
1991 355 2 7 9 6 n/a n/a 0 379
1992 391 4 6 4 8 n/a n/a 0 413
1993 374 4 6 4 11 n/a n/a 0 399
1994 395 4 5 5 12 n/a n/a 0 421
1995 385 4 2 9 11 n/a n/a 0 411
1996 385 4 2 9 11 n/a n/a 0 411
1997 364 4 9 11 6 n/a n/a 0 394
1998 401 4 8 13 10 n/a n/a 0 436
1999 422 3 11 12 15 n/a n/a 0 463
2000 371 8 5 9 15 n/a n/a 0 408
2001 387 11 6 8 19 n/a n/a 0 431
2002 316 7 8 16 25 n/a n/a 0 372
2003 316 7 8 16 25 n/a n/a 0 372
2004 340 10 9 23 21 n/a n/a 0 403
2005 360 17 8 23 19 n/a n/a 0 427
2006 407 20 11 25 22 n/a n/a 0 485
2007 394 18 10 22 17 n/a n/a 0 461
2008 379 21 11 26 18 n/a n/a 0 455
2009 358 14 17 30 16 n/a n/a 0 435
2010 432 27 16 38 14 n/a n/a 0 527
2011 387 19 11 45 10 0 17 0 489
2012 360 15 11 39 8 0 25 0 458
2013 328 12 11 36 5 0 21 0 413
2014 270 8 7 35 6 4 26 0 356
2015 308 6 3 25 2 3 38 0 385
2016 319 5 3 26 3 3 46 0 405
2017 327 4 2 29 4 3 49 0 418
2018 317 4 4 39 2 2 40 0 408
2019 298 3 4 34 3 2 38 0 382
2020 281 4 5 54 8 4 42 0 398
2021 220 7 4 62 9 3 34 0 339
2022 236 6 2 58 7 0 36 0 345
2023 232 4 4 52 4 3 37 0 336

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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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

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

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.

Kindergarten Immunization Rates

Kapowsin Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussisMeaslesMumpsRubellaTetanus
201687.1%1.6%3.2%1.6%91.9%90.3%91.9%88.7%90.3%90.3%
201795.6%0.0%1.5%0.0%2.9%97.1%97.1%97.1%95.6%97.1%97.1%
201892.7%0.0%0.0%1.8%3.6%92.7%92.7%94.6%94.6%94.6%92.7%
201998.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.8%98.2%98.2%100.0%98.2%98.2%98.2%
202085.5%5.8%0.0%1.5%1.5%87.0%87.0%94.2%89.9%87.0%91.3%91.3%91.3%87.0%
202194.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.6%96.4%98.2%98.2%94.6%98.2%98.2%98.2%98.2%98.2%
202283.7%4.1%2.0%0.0%0.0%89.8%85.7%100.0%85.7%85.7%85.7%85.7%85.7%85.7%
202379.3%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%81.0%81.0%86.2%81.0%81.0%82.8%82.8%82.8%81.0%
202484.8%6.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%87.0%87.0%89.1%84.8%87.0%84.8%84.8%84.8%87.0%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

Kapowsin Elementary

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201994.6%0.3%1.0%3.4%96.9%96.6%97.2%95.6%97.2%96.9%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Kapowsin Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $234 (1.6%) $14,539 (98.4%) $14,773
2020 $196 (1.7%) $11,300 (98.3%) $11,496
2021 $257 (1.3%) $19,535 (98.7%) $19,792
2022 $455 (2.3%) $19,722 (97.7%) $20,177

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Kapowsin Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 456th of 1130 Elementary schoolsRanks 645th of 1169 Elementary schools
 14.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kapowsin Elementary)70.846.3
 24.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bethel School District)61.246.6
 14.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
3rd Grade Math (Kapowsin Elementary)84.640.7
 43.9%
   3rd Grade Math (Bethel School District)66.749.1
 17.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Washington)5951.6
 7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Kapowsin Elementary)58.641.3
 17.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Bethel School District)60.647.2
 13.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.750.1
 7.6%
4th Grade Math (Kapowsin Elementary)55.933.3
 22.6%
   4th Grade Math (Bethel School District)57.646.1
 11.5%
   4th Grade Math (Washington)54.949.4
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Kapowsin Elementary)5652.8
 3.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Bethel School District)63.652.3
 11.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)61.353.8
 7.6%
5th Grade Math (Kapowsin Elementary)45.340.4
 5%
   5th Grade Math (Bethel School District)51.441.7
 9.7%
   5th Grade Math (Washington)49.142
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Kapowsin Elementary)53.361.5
 8.2%
   5th Grade Science (Bethel School District)5148
 3%
   5th Grade Science (Washington)54.152.3
 1.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Kapowsin Elementary)61.646.5
 15.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Bethel School District)58.948.7
 10.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Kapowsin Elementary)61.337.9
 23.4%
   All Grades Math (Bethel School District)46.835.4
 11.4%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Kapowsin Elementary)53.361.5
 8.2%
   All Grades Science (Bethel School District)44.141.5
 2.6%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students382336
 12%
African American34
 33.3%
American Indian34
 33.3%
Asian44
Hispanic3452
 52.9%
Pacific Islander23
 50%
White298232
 22.1%
Two or More Races3837
 2.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients34%41.7%
 7.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Kapowsin Elementary

Students who attend Kapowsin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frontier Middle School
High : Graham Kapowsin High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 336 students attended Kapowsin Elementary.

Students at Kapowsin Elementary are 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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