Is Tieton Elementary School a good school?

Tieton Elementary School ranks 852 nd of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Tieton Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 238 students attended Tieton Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Tieton Elementary School?

Students at Tieton Elementary School are 78% Hispanic, 21% White.

What schools do graduates of Tieton Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tieton Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Highland High School

Tieton Elementary School

Summary:

Tieton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the Highland School District in Tieton, Washington, with a student population of 238 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student body, with 78.15% of students identifying as Hispanic and 21.43% identifying as White.

Tieton Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Washington elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance compared to the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 39.89% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 35.08% were proficient in math, compared to 52.63% and 41.68% statewide, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for its Hispanic student population, who make up the majority of the student body. Tieton Elementary also has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with 89.08% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools.

While Tieton Elementary School faces significant challenges, the nearby schools in the Selah School District, West Valley School District, and Naches Valley School District generally perform better academically, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and math. Schools like Apple Valley Elementary and Cottonwood Elementary in the West Valley School District significantly outperform Tieton Elementary, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points higher. Addressing the challenges faced by Tieton Elementary, such as the high percentage of low-income students and the higher student-teacher ratio, could be crucial for improving the educational outcomes at the school.

Detail:

Public 3-5

711 Franklin Rd
Tieton, WA 98947-9504

(509) 678-8700

District: Highland School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
852^nd of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,127

Students who attend Tieton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Highland High School

Feeder schools for Tieton Elementary School:

Elementary:

Marcus Whitman-Cowiche Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 21.3

Number of students: 238

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.2%

White:

21.4%

American Indian:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tieton Elementary School ranks worse than 72.9% of elementary schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.92. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.2%), White (21.4%), American Indian (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tieton Elementary School is 21.3. (See more...)

Compare Tieton Elementary School employs 11.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tieton Elementary School is $16,127.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tieton Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tieton Elementary School 852^nd of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Tieton Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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Highland School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Highland School District 188^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tieton Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Tieton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	8.69	975^th	1026	5.0%
2005	15.90	914^th	1031	11.3%
2006	35.78	731^st	1051	30.4%
2007	28.62	821^st	1069	23.2%
2008	25.01	879^th	1067	17.6%
2009	18.11	936^th	1072	12.7%
2010	25.63	878^th	1088	19.3%
2011	30.09	847^th	1092	22.4%
2012	25.25	900^th	1097	18.0%
2013	21.99	946^th	1106	14.5%
2015	19.46	909^th	1067	14.8%
2016	35.18	708^th	1053	32.8%
2017	39.38	660^th	1056	37.5%
2018	45.26	579^th	1054	45.1%
2019	33.19	794^th	1130	29.7%
2021	19.26	897^th	1107	19.0%
2022	20.02	968^th	1169	17.2%
2023	25.89	897^th	1169	23.3%
2024	27.92	852^nd	1168	27.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tieton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.87	153^rd	333	54.1%
2022	27.18	178^th	213	16.4%
2023	21.36	207^th	254	18.5%
2024	27.17	237^th	320	25.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Tieton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	43.94	336^th	637	47.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tieton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	56.39	346^th	835	58.6%
2019	48.09	527^th	979	46.2%
2021	39.27	512^th	854	40.0%
2022	36.86	671^st	1019	34.2%
2023	44.60	568^th	1013	43.9%
2024	42.53	617^th	1024	39.7%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Tieton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	88.11	1^st	61	98.4%
2021	58.23	9^th	23	60.9%
2022	52.19	22^nd	45	51.1%
2023	48.91	10^th	26	61.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Tieton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	40.10	622^nd	1004	38.0%
2019	29.46	811^th	1068	24.1%
2021	25.71	758^th	1008	24.8%
2022	14.72	983^rd	1100	10.6%
2023	23.49	866^th	1094	20.8%
2024	28.26	802^nd	1093	26.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Tieton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	50.92	489^th	999	51.1%
2019	36.76	703^rd	1075	34.6%
2021	17.89	873^rd	1025	14.8%
2022	25.94	846^th	1113	24.0%
2023	27.71	812^th	1099	26.1%
2024	28.53	797^th	1099	27.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tieton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	65.69	150^th	540	72.2%
2019	51.11	323^rd	697	53.7%
2021	36.16	311^th	501	37.9%
2022	37.34	426^th	694	38.6%
2023	37.73	409^th	633	35.4%
2024	38.88	421^st	651	35.3%

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Rank History for White students at Tieton Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	25.60	668^th	833	19.8%
2019	55.38	465^th	1027	54.7%
2021	37.78	599^th	943	36.5%
2022	37.04	672^nd	1031	34.8%
2023	49.73	498^th	1011	50.7%
2024	46.32	545^th	1009	46.0%

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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 Tieton Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	193	0	1	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	236
1989	194	0	0	66	0	n/a	n/a	0	260
1990	178	0	0	75	0	n/a	n/a	0	253
1991	198	0	0	85	0	n/a	n/a	0	283
1992	215	0	0	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	302
1993	217	0	1	90	0	n/a	n/a	0	308
1994	222	0	1	125	1	n/a	n/a	0	349
1995	225	0	1	155	1	n/a	n/a	0	382
1996	225	0	1	155	1	n/a	n/a	0	382
1997	194	0	0	168	1	n/a	n/a	0	363
1998	179	0	0	157	0	n/a	n/a	0	336
1999	203	0	6	162	2	n/a	n/a	0	373
2000	189	0	4	174	1	n/a	n/a	0	368
2001	181	1	5	179	0	n/a	n/a	0	366
2002	167	1	3	212	3	n/a	n/a	0	386
2003	167	1	3	212	3	n/a	n/a	0	386
2004	116	1	1	170	1	n/a	n/a	0	289
2005	104	0	0	163	3	n/a	n/a	0	270
2006	97	1	3	152	5	n/a	n/a	0	258
2007	106	0	3	163	3	n/a	n/a	0	275
2008	110	1	2	168	0	n/a	n/a	0	281
2009	94	1	2	189	2	n/a	n/a	0	288
2010	83	1	0	170	6	n/a	n/a	3	263
2011	72	0	1	178	1	0	7	0	259
2012	78	1	1	178	2	0	8	0	268
2013	80	1	2	181	2	0	6	0	272
2014	65	1	1	193	2	0	5	0	267
2015	53	1	1	209	1	0	4	0	269
2016	55	1	0	214	1	0	8	0	279
2017	69	1	0	202	0	0	8	0	280
2018	70	0	1	198	0	0	6	0	275
2019	59	1	1	219	0	0	2	0	282
2020	43	1	1	220	1	0	4	0	270
2021	39	1	0	200	0	0	3	0	243
2022	36	0	0	200	0	0	2	0	238
2023	51	0	0	186	1	0	0	0	238

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 Tieton Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	236	13.0	18.1	0
1989	260	14.0	18.5	n/a
1990	253	14.7	17.2	0
1991	283	14.3	19.7	n/a
1992	302	14.4	20.9	n/a
1993	308	14.9	20.7	n/a
1994	349	16.6	21.0	n/a
1995	382	19.3	19.8	n/a
1996	382	19.3	19.8	n/a
1997	363	21.3	17.0	n/a
1998	336	18.3	18.4	n/a
1999	373	20.8	17.9	n/a
2000	368	20.0	18.4	n/a
2001	366	18.9	19.4	n/a
2002	386	19.5	19.8	73.8
2003	386	19.5	19.8	73.8
2004	289	17.0	17.0	77.2
2005	270	17.0	15.9	78.9
2006	258	13.9	18.6	73.3
2007	275	14.8	18.6	72
2008	281	15.0	18.7	73.3
2009	288	15.0	19.2	77.8
2010	263	13.5	19.3	78.8
2011	259	13.7	18.8	79.5
2012	268	14.7	18.2	75
2013	272	15.9	17.0	78.7
2014	267	n/a	n/a	77.5
2015	269	26.0	10.3	85.5
2016	279	18.0	15.5	84.6
2017	280	18.7	14.9	82.1
2018	275	17.4	15.7	83.6
2019	282	14.0	20.0	85.5
2020	270	12.1	22.3	87
2021	243	13.5	17.9	86
2022	238	13.6	17.4	83.6
2023	238	11.1	21.3	89.1

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 Tieton Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	236	13.0	18.1	0
1989	260	14.0	18.5	n/a
1990	253	14.7	17.2	0
1991	283	14.3	19.7	n/a
1992	302	14.4	20.9	n/a
1993	308	14.9	20.7	n/a
1994	349	16.6	21.0	n/a
1995	382	19.3	19.8	n/a
1996	382	19.3	19.8	n/a
1997	363	21.3	17.0	n/a
1998	336	18.3	18.4	n/a
1999	373	20.8	17.9	n/a
2000	368	20.0	18.4	n/a
2001	366	18.9	19.4	n/a
2002	386	19.5	19.8	73.8
2003	386	19.5	19.8	73.8
2004	289	17.0	17.0	77.2
2005	270	17.0	15.9	78.9
2006	258	13.9	18.6	73.3
2007	275	14.8	18.6	72
2008	281	15.0	18.7	73.3
2009	288	15.0	19.2	77.8
2010	263	13.5	19.3	78.8
2011	259	13.7	18.8	79.5
2012	268	14.7	18.2	75
2013	272	15.9	17.0	78.7
2014	267	n/a	n/a	77.5
2015	269	26.0	10.3	85.5
2016	279	18.0	15.5	84.6
2017	280	18.7	14.9	82.1
2018	275	17.4	15.7	83.6
2019	282	14.0	20.0	85.5
2020	270	12.1	22.3	87
2021	243	13.5	17.9	86
2022	238	13.6	17.4	83.6
2023	238	11.1	21.3	89.1

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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