Is South Pines Elementary a good school?

South Pines Elementary ranks 420 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Pines Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 268 students attended South Pines Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of South Pines Elementary?

Students at South Pines Elementary are 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of South Pines Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Pines Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Bowdish Middle School High : University High School

South Pines Elementary

Summary:

South Pines Elementary is a public elementary school in Spokane Valley, Washington, serving 268 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Central Valley School District.

South Pines Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in 3rd grade SBAC/English Language Arts and SBAC/Math, where students exceed state and district averages. The school also effectively supports its low socioeconomic status students, who perform in the top 15% of Washington elementary schools. However, the school's racial makeup is less diverse, with a significantly higher percentage of White students (77.61%) compared to the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's 5th grade students struggle more in SBAC/Math, and its White students and female students perform below state and district averages.

Compared to other schools in the Central Valley School District, Ponderosa Elementary and Chester Elementary outperform South Pines Elementary in academic proficiency, while Sunrise Elementary, the highest-ranked school in the district, significantly outperforms South Pines across all academic measures. Schools with higher percentages of low socioeconomic status students, such as Opportunity Elementary and Broadway Elementary, tend to have lower academic proficiency rates compared to South Pines Elementary.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

12021 E 24th Ave
Spokane Valley, WA 99206-5798

(509) 558-4400

District: Central Valley School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,832

Students who attend South Pines Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bowdish Middle School
High:	University High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.0

Number of students: 268

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.6%

Hispanic:

9.7%

Two or more races:

9.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details South Pines Elementary ranks better than 64% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 7^th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Central Valley School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.12. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (77.6%), Hispanic (9.7%), two or more races (9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Pines Elementary is 11, which is the 2^nd best among 15 elementary schools in the Central Valley School District. (See more...)

Compare South Pines Elementary employs 24.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Pines Elementary is $19,832, which is the 2^nd highest among 15 elementary schools in the Central Valley School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Pines Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks South Pines Elementary 420^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See South Pines Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Central Valley School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Valley School District 71^st of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for South Pines Elementary

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Rank History for all students at South Pines Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	67.84	278^th	1026	72.9%
2005	74.90	216^th	1031	79.0%
2006	70.71	262^nd	1051	75.1%
2007	78.59	157^th	1069	85.3%
2008	76.42	195^th	1067	81.7%
2009	72.67	250^th	1072	76.7%
2010	64.23	358^th	1088	67.1%
2011	66.39	351^st	1092	67.9%
2012	56.76	488^th	1097	55.5%
2013	63.02	418^th	1106	62.2%
2015	51.64	509^th	1067	52.3%
2016	53.27	495^th	1053	53.0%
2017	61.63	412^th	1056	61.0%
2018	60.32	416^th	1054	60.5%
2019	69.13	339^th	1130	70.0%
2021	46.92	546^th	1107	50.7%
2022	50.60	549^th	1169	53.0%
2023	59.63	449^th	1169	61.6%
2024	62.12	420^th	1168	64.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at South Pines Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	46.75	252^nd	566	55.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Pines Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	48.28	447^th	835	46.5%
2019	59.85	364^th	979	62.8%
2021	65.82	203^rd	854	76.2%
2022	78.52	105^th	1019	89.7%
2023	80.24	123^rd	1013	87.9%
2024	77.78	136^th	1024	86.7%

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Rank History for Female students at South Pines Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	50.40	564^th	1068	47.2%
2021	44.64	522^nd	1008	48.2%
2022	48.49	537^th	1100	51.2%
2023	51.31	506^th	1094	53.7%
2024	48.13	545^th	1093	50.1%

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Rank History for Male students at South Pines Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	38.61	626^th	999	37.3%
2019	77.63	219^th	1075	79.6%
2021	46.09	512^th	1025	50.0%
2022	50.74	511^th	1113	54.1%
2023	68.24	317^th	1099	71.2%
2024	75.95	239^th	1099	78.3%

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Rank History for White students at South Pines Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	13.59	762^nd	833	8.5%
2019	57.82	438^th	1027	57.4%
2021	34.92	629^th	943	33.3%
2022	44.39	571^st	1031	44.6%
2023	43.29	569^th	1011	43.7%
2024	53.38	465^th	1009	53.9%

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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 South Pines Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	368	2	4	4	3	n/a	n/a	0	381
1989	395	4	4	3	5	n/a	n/a	0	411
1990	419	3	10	1	4	n/a	n/a	0	437
1991	424	5	7	3	3	n/a	n/a	0	442
1992	457	8	12	4	3	n/a	n/a	0	484
1993	466	12	9	4	2	n/a	n/a	0	493
1994	429	7	14	4	7	n/a	n/a	0	461
1995	432	6	11	4	4	n/a	n/a	0	457
1996	432	6	11	4	4	n/a	n/a	0	457
1997	400	2	8	7	3	n/a	n/a	0	420
1998	415	6	9	5	4	n/a	n/a	0	439
1999	362	7	8	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	390
2000	392	9	6	17	10	n/a	n/a	0	434
2001	404	11	7	13	7	n/a	n/a	0	442
2002	325	5	16	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	357
2003	325	5	16	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	357
2004	331	14	15	8	2	n/a	n/a	0	370
2005	319	11	17	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	355
2006	352	8	8	7	3	n/a	n/a	0	378
2007	372	9	6	10	6	n/a	n/a	0	403
2008	320	9	10	11	5	n/a	n/a	25	380
2009	338	5	10	11	5	n/a	n/a	33	402
2010	339	3	9	11	3	n/a	n/a	38	403
2011	347	7	9	24	4	0	13	0	404
2012	362	8	3	30	4	0	30	0	437
2013	365	6	2	30	2	1	18	0	424
2014	351	9	5	25	0	1	16	0	407
2015	344	6	5	25	0	0	8	0	388
2016	345	10	5	39	0	0	14	0	413
2017	329	17	3	43	4	2	15	0	413
2018	252	10	5	36	4	1	8	0	316
2019	272	9	7	3	6	0	10	0	307
2020	265	9	7	13	5	0	17	0	316
2021	244	10	6	19	5	0	21	0	305
2022	233	10	4	21	4	0	21	0	293
2023	208	6	2	26	1	1	24	0	268

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 South Pines Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	381	17.0	22.4	0
1989	411	18.0	22.8	n/a
1990	437	19.0	23.0	0
1991	442	19.0	23.2	n/a
1992	484	22.0	22.0	n/a
1993	493	25.9	19.0	n/a
1994	461	25.5	18.1	n/a
1995	457	24.3	18.8	n/a
1996	457	24.3	18.8	n/a
1997	420	22.8	18.4	n/a
1998	439	24.7	17.8	n/a
1999	390	23.2	16.8	n/a
2000	434	25.0	17.4	n/a
2001	442	23.6	18.7	n/a
2002	357	22.8	15.7	38.7
2003	357	22.8	15.7	38.7
2004	370	22.0	16.8	34.9
2005	355	22.3	15.9	36.6
2006	378	23.6	16.0	37.3
2007	403	23.0	17.5	41.7
2008	380	23.0	16.5	36.1
2009	402	23.0	17.5	38.5
2010	403	20.9	19.2	44.9
2011	404	21.5	18.7	46.3
2012	437	21.5	20.3	47.8
2013	424	22.5	18.8	43.2
2014	407	n/a	n/a	46.4
2015	388	27.0	14.3	48.7
2016	413	25.0	16.5	43.1
2017	413	26.0	15.8	40.7
2018	316	23.5	13.4	46.8
2019	307	24.1	12.7	13
2020	316	23.8	13.2	48.4
2021	305	25.0	12.2	48.2
2022	293	23.0	12.7	41.3
2023	268	24.3	11.0	50.4

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 South Pines Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	381	17.0	22.4	0
1989	411	18.0	22.8	n/a
1990	437	19.0	23.0	0
1991	442	19.0	23.2	n/a
1992	484	22.0	22.0	n/a
1993	493	25.9	19.0	n/a
1994	461	25.5	18.1	n/a
1995	457	24.3	18.8	n/a
1996	457	24.3	18.8	n/a
1997	420	22.8	18.4	n/a
1998	439	24.7	17.8	n/a
1999	390	23.2	16.8	n/a
2000	434	25.0	17.4	n/a
2001	442	23.6	18.7	n/a
2002	357	22.8	15.7	38.7
2003	357	22.8	15.7	38.7
2004	370	22.0	16.8	34.9
2005	355	22.3	15.9	36.6
2006	378	23.6	16.0	37.3
2007	403	23.0	17.5	41.7
2008	380	23.0	16.5	36.1
2009	402	23.0	17.5	38.5
2010	403	20.9	19.2	44.9
2011	404	21.5	18.7	46.3
2012	437	21.5	20.3	47.8
2013	424	22.5	18.8	43.2
2014	407	n/a	n/a	46.4
2015	388	27.0	14.3	48.7
2016	413	25.0	16.5	43.1
2017	413	26.0	15.8	40.7
2018	316	23.5	13.4	46.8
2019	307	24.1	12.7	13
2020	316	23.8	13.2	48.4
2021	305	25.0	12.2	48.2
2022	293	23.0	12.7	41.3
2023	268	24.3	11.0	50.4

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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