Leonard M Jennings Elementary

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Leonard M Jennings Elementary is a public elementary school in Colfax, Washington, serving 294 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Colfax School District, which is ranked 11th out of 247 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating.

Leonard M Jennings Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Washington, with students performing exceptionally well on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, 76% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 75.33% were proficient or better in Math, significantly outperforming the state averages. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 5th grade English Language Arts, with proficiency rates of 92.11% and 84.21%, respectively. In Science, the school's 5th grade students achieved an 81.58% proficiency rate, again significantly higher than the state average.

While Leonard M Jennings Elementary outperforms most nearby schools, such as Oakesdale Elementary and St John Elementary, the school has experienced a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 10th out of 1,053 schools in 2015-2016 to 143rd out of 1,168 schools in 2023-2024. This decline is likely due to the school's performance remaining relatively stable, while other schools in the state have improved. However, the school's strong performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 103rd out of 1,024 Washington elementary schools in 2023-2024, is a testament to the quality of education provided.


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Public K-6

 1207 N. Morton Street
       Colfax, WA  99111-2133


(509) 397-2181

District: Colfax School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
143rd of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,734 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.6 Help
Number of students:  294

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.8%
Two or more races:
6.1%
Hispanic:
4.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.8% Help


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Compare Details Leonard M Jennings Elementary ranks better than 87.8% of elementary schools in Washington. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.82. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (87.8%), two or more races (6.1%), Hispanic (4.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Leonard M Jennings Elementary is 15.6. (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Leonard M Jennings Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Leonard M Jennings Elementary 143rd of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Leonard M Jennings Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Colfax School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Colfax School District 11th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Leonard M Jennings Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Leonard M Jennings Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 49.08 537th 1026 47.7%
2005 48.60 542nd 1031 47.4%
2006 57.50 454th 1051 56.8%
2007 66.19 345th 1069 67.7%
2008 77.35 179th 1067 83.2%
2009 74.19 229th 1072 78.6%
2010 62.31 390th 1088 64.2%
2011 65.73 360th 1092 67.0%
2012 84.15 110th 1097 90.0%
2013 78.51 195th 1106 82.4%
2015 96.39 20th 1067 98.1%
2016 96.75 10th 1053 99.1%
2017 92.16 59th 1056 94.4%
2018 92.57 58th 1054 94.5%
2019 94.95 28th 1130 97.5%
2021 79.75 207th 1107 81.3%
2022 84.57 170th 1169 85.5%
2023 83.50 185th 1169 84.2%
2024 86.82 143rd 1168 87.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Leonard M Jennings Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.11 7th 835 99.2%
2019 95.74 8th 979 99.2%
2021 87.37 42nd 854 95.1%
2022 89.68 34th 1019 96.7%
2023 86.20 61st 1013 94.0%
2024 80.82 103rd 1024 89.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Leonard M Jennings Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.34 37th 1004 96.3%
2019 95.76 13th 1068 98.8%
2021 77.65 194th 1008 80.8%
2022 80.59 191st 1100 82.6%
2023 70.67 280th 1094 74.4%
2024 81.58 181st 1093 83.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Leonard M Jennings Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.58 92nd 999 90.8%
2019 91.41 65th 1075 94.0%
2021 79.27 198th 1025 80.7%
2022 83.28 167th 1113 85.0%
2023 88.61 114th 1099 89.6%
2024 81.02 199th 1099 81.9%
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Rank History for White students at Leonard M Jennings Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 91.85 28th 1027 97.3%
2021 73.07 229th 943 75.7%
2022 76.96 220th 1031 78.7%
2023 78.58 200th 1011 80.2%
2024 78.59 199th 1009 80.3%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Leonard M Jennings Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 99.21 2nd 458 99.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Leonard M Jennings Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 95.36 22nd 469 95.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Leonard M Jennings Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 79.58 83rd 476 82.6%
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Rank History for White students at Leonard M Jennings Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 84.95 59th 480 87.7%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Leonard M Jennings Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 525 0 8 0 3 n/a n/a 0 536
1989 519 0 7 2 0 n/a n/a 0 528
1990 517 0 8 6 2 n/a n/a 0 533
1991 526 0 13 6 4 n/a n/a 0 549
1992 535 1 8 10 2 n/a n/a 0 556
1993 533 1 13 7 1 n/a n/a 0 555
1994 538 1 8 8 1 n/a n/a 0 556
1995 540 1 10 7 0 n/a n/a 0 558
1996 540 1 10 7 0 n/a n/a 0 558
1997 507 1 10 6 1 n/a n/a 0 525
1998 510 1 11 8 0 n/a n/a 0 530
1999 502 2 15 7 1 n/a n/a 0 527
2000 477 0 18 10 0 n/a n/a 0 505
2001 474 0 15 10 0 n/a n/a 0 499
2002 442 1 16 5 2 n/a n/a 0 466
2003 442 1 16 5 2 n/a n/a 0 466
2004 435 0 16 5 4 n/a n/a 0 460
2005 443 1 13 4 3 n/a n/a 0 464
2006 455 2 14 3 2 n/a n/a 1 477
2007 419 0 14 2 2 n/a n/a 11 448
2008 410 0 13 3 5 n/a n/a 17 448
2009 403 0 13 4 4 n/a n/a 22 446
2010 376 0 19 11 3 n/a n/a 1 410
2011 397 0 4 10 0 0 26 0 437
2012 292 2 3 8 0 0 18 0 323
2013 263 1 3 8 0 0 18 0 293
2014 277 1 4 13 0 0 20 0 315
2015 258 1 3 15 0 0 20 0 297
2016 258 0 1 13 3 0 25 0 300
2017 270 0 1 14 2 0 21 0 308
2018 260 0 3 11 0 0 22 0 296
2019 244 0 3 11 0 0 21 0 279
2020 241 0 4 16 0 0 21 0 282
2021 223 0 2 16 0 0 18 0 259
2022 236 0 5 19 0 0 13 0 273
2023 258 0 5 13 0 0 18 0 294

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 Leonard M Jennings Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 536 25.0 21.4 0
1989 528 25.0 21.1 n/a
1990 533 24.2 22.0 0
1991 549 25.1 21.8 n/a
1992 556 23.5 23.6 n/a
1993 555 26.2 21.2 n/a
1994 556 27.3 20.4 n/a
1995 558 30.8 18.1 n/a
1996 558 30.8 18.1 n/a
1997 525 28.3 18.6 n/a
1998 530 27.0 19.6 n/a
1999 527 27.8 19.0 n/a
2000 505 27.3 18.5 n/a
2001 499 25.8 19.3 n/a
2002 466 24.3 19.2 31.8
2003 466 24.3 19.2 31.8
2004 460 23.0 20.0 33.3
2005 464 23.1 20.1 35.3
2006 477 23.2 20.6 31.7
2007 448 23.5 19.1 34.6
2008 448 22.0 20.4 39.9
2009 446 22.0 20.3 36.1
2010 410 22.9 17.8 31.3
2011 437 23.0 19.0 29.7
2012 323 20.6 15.6 35.6
2013 293 16.0 18.2 35.8
2014 315 n/a n/a 36.8
2015 297 20.0 14.8 34.3
2016 300 18.0 16.6 32.7
2017 308 17.9 17.2 32.5
2018 296 16.9 17.5 29.7
2019 279 18.0 15.4 31.9
2020 282 17.8 15.7 29.8
2021 259 17.8 14.5 29.7
2022 273 17.3 15.7 33.7
2023 294 18.8 15.6 40.8

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 Leonard M Jennings Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 536 25.0 21.4 0
1989 528 25.0 21.1 n/a
1990 533 24.2 22.0 0
1991 549 25.1 21.8 n/a
1992 556 23.5 23.6 n/a
1993 555 26.2 21.2 n/a
1994 556 27.3 20.4 n/a
1995 558 30.8 18.1 n/a
1996 558 30.8 18.1 n/a
1997 525 28.3 18.6 n/a
1998 530 27.0 19.6 n/a
1999 527 27.8 19.0 n/a
2000 505 27.3 18.5 n/a
2001 499 25.8 19.3 n/a
2002 466 24.3 19.2 31.8
2003 466 24.3 19.2 31.8
2004 460 23.0 20.0 33.3
2005 464 23.1 20.1 35.3
2006 477 23.2 20.6 31.7
2007 448 23.5 19.1 34.6
2008 448 22.0 20.4 39.9
2009 446 22.0 20.3 36.1
2010 410 22.9 17.8 31.3
2011 437 23.0 19.0 29.7
2012 323 20.6 15.6 35.6
2013 293 16.0 18.2 35.8
2014 315 n/a n/a 36.8
2015 297 20.0 14.8 34.3
2016 300 18.0 16.6 32.7
2017 308 17.9 17.2 32.5
2018 296 16.9 17.5 29.7
2019 279 18.0 15.4 31.9
2020 282 17.8 15.7 29.8
2021 259 17.8 14.5 29.7
2022 273 17.3 15.7 33.7
2023 294 18.8 15.6 40.8

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

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussisMeaslesMumpsRubellaTetanus
20160.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
201797.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%97.3%97.3%100.0%100.0%100.0%97.3%
2018100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
201997.0%0.0%0.0%3.0%0.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%100.0%100.0%97.0%
202091.4%2.9%5.7%0.0%0.0%91.4%91.4%91.4%91.4%91.4%91.4%91.4%91.4%91.4%
202376.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%78.2%81.8%92.7%81.8%81.8%81.8%81.8%81.8%81.8%
202476.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%82.7%84.6%92.3%82.7%84.6%82.7%82.7%82.7%84.6%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

6th Grade Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201897.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%97.7%100.0%100.0%100.0%97.7%
201992.3%0.0%2.6%0.0%2.6%94.9%92.3%94.9%94.9%94.9%92.3%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201995.8%0.0%0.4%2.2%98.2%98.2%97.8%98.2%98.2%98.2%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Leonard M Jennings Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $690 (5.4%) $12,175 (94.6%) $12,864
2020 $732 (7.3%) $9,318 (92.7%) $10,050
2021 $922 (6.0%) $14,345 (94.0%) $15,266
2022 $976 (6.6%) $13,758 (93.4%) $14,734

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Leonard M Jennings Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 28th of 1130 Elementary schoolsRanks 185th of 1169 Elementary schools
 13.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Leonard M Jennings Elementary)81.463.3
 18.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colfax School District)81.463.3
 18.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Leonard M Jennings Elementary)81.873.7
 8.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Colfax School District)81.873.7
 8.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.750.1
 7.6%
4th Grade Math (Leonard M Jennings Elementary)84.184.2
 0.1%
   4th Grade Math (Colfax School District)84.184.2
 0.1%
   4th Grade Math (Washington)54.949.4
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Leonard M Jennings Elementary)91.469.4
 22%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Colfax School District)91.469.4
 22%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)61.353.8
 7.6%
5th Grade Math (Leonard M Jennings Elementary)8053.1
 26.9%
   5th Grade Math (Colfax School District)8053.1
 26.9%
   5th Grade Math (Washington)49.142
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Leonard M Jennings Elementary)85.759.2
 26.5%
   5th Grade Science (Colfax School District)85.759.2
 26.5%
   5th Grade Science (Washington)54.152.3
 1.8%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Leonard M Jennings Elementary)87.567.5
 20%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Colfax School District)87.567.5
 20%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.847.9
 9.9%
6th Grade Math (Leonard M Jennings Elementary)7565
 10%
   6th Grade Math (Colfax School District)7565
 10%
   6th Grade Math (Washington)47.738.1
 9.6%
All Grades English Language Arts (Leonard M Jennings Elementary)85.268.8
 16.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colfax School District)81.574
 7.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Leonard M Jennings Elementary)83.366.9
 16.5%
   All Grades Math (Colfax School District)71.459.9
 11.5%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Leonard M Jennings Elementary)85.759.2
 26.5%
   All Grades Science (Colfax School District)64.453.7
 10.7%
   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 Students279294
 5.4%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian35
 66.7%
Hispanic1113
 18.2%
Pacific Islander00
White244258
 5.7%
Two or More Races2118
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients31.9%40.8%
 8.9%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 294 students attended Leonard M Jennings Elementary.

Leonard M Jennings Elementary ranks 143rd of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Leonard M Jennings Elementary are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.


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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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