Is Camas Prairie Elementary a good school?

Camas Prairie Elementary ranks 347 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Camas Prairie Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 512 students attended Camas Prairie Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Camas Prairie Elementary?

Students at Camas Prairie Elementary are 32% White, 24% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races, 11% Pacific Islander, 8% African American, 6% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Camas Prairie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Camas Prairie Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cedarcrest Middle School High : Spanaway Lake High School

Camas Prairie Elementary

Summary:

Camas Prairie Elementary is a public elementary school in Spanaway, Washington, serving over 500 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Bethel School District, consistently outperforming district and state averages in academic proficiency across multiple subjects and grade levels.

Camas Prairie Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates in SBAC/English Language Arts (57.2%), SBAC/Math (59.53%), and WCAS/Science (58.11%) significantly exceeding the district and state averages. The school's strong performance is especially evident in 5th-grade SBAC/English Language Arts (63.51%) and SBAC/Math (54.05%), which surpass the district and state results. Camas Prairie Elementary has also consistently ranked among the top schools in Washington for its performance with specific student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low-income students, demonstrating its ability to effectively support the learning and growth of diverse student populations.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Franklin Pierce School District and the Bethel School District, Camas Prairie Elementary stands out as a standout performer. The school's academic proficiency rates are consistently higher than the district and state averages, as well as the performance of nearby schools like Elk Plain School of Choice, Naches Trail Elementary, and Elmhurst Elementary School. This suggests that Camas Prairie Elementary is effectively utilizing its resources and implementing strategies that are leading to improved student outcomes, even in a district that is generally lower-performing.

Detail:

Public K-5

320 176th Street East
Spanaway, WA 98387-8322

(253) 800-7400

District: Bethel School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,256

Students who attend Camas Prairie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cedarcrest Middle School
High:	Spanaway Lake High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 512

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.4%

Hispanic:

23.6%

Two or more races:

19.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 62.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Camas Prairie Elementary ranks better than 70.3% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Bethel School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.55. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Camas Prairie Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (32.4%), Hispanic (23.6%), two or more races (19.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 62.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Camas Prairie Elementary is 13, which is the 2^nd best among 18 elementary schools in the Bethel School District. (See more...)

Compare Camas Prairie Elementary employs 39.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Camas Prairie Elementary is $19,256, which is the 9^th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Bethel School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Camas Prairie Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Camas Prairie Elementary 347^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Camas Prairie Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Camas Prairie Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Camas Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	29.38	774^th	1026	24.6%
2005	27.88	793^rd	1031	23.1%
2006	33.05	760^th	1051	27.7%
2007	30.12	799^th	1069	25.3%
2008	29.33	816^th	1067	23.5%
2009	36.74	742^nd	1072	30.8%
2010	35.18	761^st	1088	30.1%
2011	40.85	682^nd	1092	37.5%
2012	47.95	610^th	1097	44.4%
2013	47.06	637^th	1106	42.4%
2015	24.09	860^th	1067	19.4%
2016	35.12	710^th	1053	32.6%
2017	37.00	687^th	1056	34.9%
2018	51.23	515^th	1054	51.1%
2019	48.44	600^th	1130	46.9%
2021	25.00	817^th	1107	26.2%
2022	62.40	402^nd	1169	65.6%
2023	64.33	380^th	1169	67.5%
2024	67.55	347^th	1168	70.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Camas Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	76.23	40^th	212	81.1%
2019	46.58	177^th	303	41.6%
2021	17.63	113^th	128	11.7%
2022	49.50	136^th	252	46.0%
2023	62.64	68^th	194	64.9%
2024	62.45	59^th	188	68.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Camas Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	58.61	48^th	213	77.5%
2023	62.27	65^th	254	74.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Camas Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	40.11	380^th	637	40.3%
2019	34.14	369^th	566	34.8%
2022	34.86	313^th	478	34.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Camas Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	68.80	181^st	835	78.3%
2019	61.44	335^th	979	65.8%
2021	41.22	485^th	854	43.2%
2022	81.73	79^th	1019	92.2%
2023	83.68	83^rd	1013	91.8%
2024	76.05	166^th	1024	83.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Camas Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.36	525^th	1004	47.7%
2019	45.01	625^th	1068	41.5%
2021	17.81	875^th	1008	13.2%
2022	57.37	439^th	1100	60.1%
2023	64.86	358^th	1094	67.3%
2024	76.59	230^th	1093	79.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Camas Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.50	464^th	999	53.6%
2019	54.27	492^nd	1075	54.2%
2021	28.10	730^th	1025	28.8%
2022	62.62	381^st	1113	65.8%
2023	58.51	422^nd	1099	61.6%
2024	57.29	446^th	1099	59.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Camas Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	73.79	14^th	107	86.9%
2019	77.26	12^th	110	89.1%
2022	87.48	7^th	108	93.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Camas Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	48.83	252^nd	540	53.3%
2019	67.16	179^th	697	74.3%
2021	23.18	420^th	501	16.2%
2022	65.55	159^th	694	77.1%
2023	69.36	137^th	633	78.4%
2024	63.73	215^th	651	67.0%

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Rank History for White students at Camas Prairie Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	37.53	555^th	833	33.4%
2019	41.28	662^nd	1027	35.5%
2021	24.25	743^rd	943	21.2%
2022	64.37	350^th	1031	66.1%
2023	56.09	433^rd	1011	57.2%
2024	65.62	333^rd	1009	67.0%

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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 Camas Prairie Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	446	47	43	14	13	n/a	n/a	563
1990	432	53	36	21	12	n/a	n/a	554
1991	400	63	42	23	18	n/a	n/a	546
1992	469	80	44	29	17	n/a	n/a	639
1993	417	69	60	29	23	n/a	n/a	598
1994	434	70	53	36	24	n/a	n/a	617
1995	445	106	45	37	15	n/a	n/a	648
1996	445	106	45	37	15	n/a	n/a	648
1997	431	115	72	52	11	n/a	n/a	681
1998	461	98	60	40	11	n/a	n/a	670
1999	455	89	72	35	20	n/a	n/a	671
2000	414	131	97	39	19	n/a	n/a	700
2001	449	121	102	57	17	n/a	n/a	746
2002	372	119	145	76	15	n/a	n/a	727
2003	372	119	145	76	15	n/a	n/a	727
2004	380	119	150	88	17	n/a	n/a	754
2005	360	136	135	88	13	n/a	n/a	732
2006	364	158	119	98	20	n/a	n/a	759
2007	336	177	92	116	24	n/a	n/a	745
2008	365	201	105	138	19	n/a	n/a	828
2009	357	197	88	158	21	n/a	n/a	821
2010	240	126	54	114	11	n/a	n/a	545
2011	269	123	41	117	12	17	7	586
2012	337	127	50	121	7	15	35	692
2013	281	91	39	106	4	22	45	588
2014	292	75	29	93	4	29	57	579
2015	291	78	36	87	6	25	59	582
2016	293	65	38	87	6	33	71	593
2017	299	60	39	89	8	32	80	607
2018	304	69	35	96	6	41	95	646
2019	267	59	30	97	10	42	97	602
2020	241	53	41	112	8	35	108	598
2021	206	60	42	114	0	44	100	566
2022	162	56	38	127	4	40	113	540
2023	178	53	34	124	1	51	86	527
2024	166	43	30	121	0	54	98	512

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 Camas Prairie Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	563	22.0	25.5	n/a
1990	554	25.2	21.9	0
1991	546	25.8	21.1	n/a
1992	639	27.0	23.6	n/a
1993	598	27.9	21.4	n/a
1994	617	30.5	20.2	n/a
1995	648	30.1	21.5	n/a
1996	648	30.1	21.5	n/a
1997	681	29.9	22.8	n/a
1998	670	31.3	21.4	n/a
1999	671	29.0	23.1	n/a
2000	700	31.9	21.9	n/a
2001	746	34.6	21.6	n/a
2002	727	36.5	19.9	39.5
2003	727	36.5	19.9	39.5
2004	754	35.0	21.5	39.4
2005	732	35.1	20.9	38.8
2006	759	35.2	21.6	37.8
2007	745	38.4	19.4	41.3
2008	828	37.9	21.8	47.9
2009	821	37.9	21.7	45.9
2010	545	28.9	18.8	49.2
2011	586	31.0	18.8	34.1
2012	692	32.8	21.0	58.2
2013	588	32.0	18.3	45.1
2014	579	n/a	n/a	57.2
2015	582	37.0	15.7	58.4
2016	593	36.0	16.4	52.3
2017	607	33.8	17.9	61.9
2018	646	39.1	16.5	56.2
2019	602	40.1	14.9	58.1
2020	598	41.6	14.3	60.7
2021	566	42.4	13.3	54.9
2022	540	40.0	13.4	53.1
2023	527	38.4	13.7	65.8
2024	512	39.1	13.0	62.1

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 Camas Prairie Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	563	22.0	25.5	n/a
1990	554	25.2	21.9	0
1991	546	25.8	21.1	n/a
1992	639	27.0	23.6	n/a
1993	598	27.9	21.4	n/a
1994	617	30.5	20.2	n/a
1995	648	30.1	21.5	n/a
1996	648	30.1	21.5	n/a
1997	681	29.9	22.8	n/a
1998	670	31.3	21.4	n/a
1999	671	29.0	23.1	n/a
2000	700	31.9	21.9	n/a
2001	746	34.6	21.6	n/a
2002	727	36.5	19.9	39.5
2003	727	36.5	19.9	39.5
2004	754	35.0	21.5	39.4
2005	732	35.1	20.9	38.8
2006	759	35.2	21.6	37.8
2007	745	38.4	19.4	41.3
2008	828	37.9	21.8	47.9
2009	821	37.9	21.7	45.9
2010	545	28.9	18.8	49.2
2011	586	31.0	18.8	34.1
2012	692	32.8	21.0	58.2
2013	588	32.0	18.3	45.1
2014	579	n/a	n/a	57.2
2015	582	37.0	15.7	58.4
2016	593	36.0	16.4	52.3
2017	607	33.8	17.9	61.9
2018	646	39.1	16.5	56.2
2019	602	40.1	14.9	58.1
2020	598	41.6	14.3	60.7
2021	566	42.4	13.3	54.9
2022	540	40.0	13.4	53.1
2023	527	38.4	13.7	65.8
2024	512	39.1	13.0	62.1

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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