Is Frank Wagner Elementary a good school?

Frank Wagner Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Frank Wagner Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 543 students attended Frank Wagner Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Frank Wagner Elementary?

Students at Frank Wagner Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 31% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Frank Wagner Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frank Wagner Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Park Place Middle School High : Monroe High School

Frank Wagner Elementary

Summary:

Frank Wagner Elementary is a public elementary school in Monroe School District, serving 564 students in grades PK-5. The school's student population is predominantly Hispanic (58.51%) and White (32.27%), with a high percentage of students (62.93% to 75.53%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Frank Wagner Elementary, ranging from $13,435 to $20,213 over the past few years, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Washington elementary schools. Its proficiency rates in SBAC English Language Arts and Math are significantly lower than the Monroe School District and Washington state averages, particularly for English Language Learner students. In contrast, nearby schools like Maltby Elementary and Salem Woods Elementary in the Monroe School District outperform Frank Wagner Elementary, with higher academic proficiency and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

The data suggests that the high percentage of Hispanic and English Language Learner students at Frank Wagner Elementary may present unique challenges that impact academic achievement, despite the school's relatively high per-student spending. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to identify and address the root causes of the school's underperformance, potentially through collaboration with higher-performing schools in the district and targeted interventions to support the specific needs of the student population.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

115 Dickinson Rd.
Monroe, WA 98272-2126

(360) 804-3200

District: Monroe School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1057^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,213

Students who attend Frank Wagner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Park Place Middle School
High:	Monroe High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 543

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.1%

White:

30.8%

Two or more races:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 72.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Frank Wagner Elementary ranks worse than 90.5% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Monroe School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.81. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Frank Wagner Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Monroe School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62.1%), White (30.8%), two or more races (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 72.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Monroe School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Frank Wagner Elementary is 13, which is the lowest among 6 elementary schools in the Monroe School District! (See more...)

Compare Frank Wagner Elementary employs 41.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Frank Wagner Elementary is $20,213, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Monroe School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Frank Wagner Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Frank Wagner Elementary 1057^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Frank Wagner Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Monroe School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Monroe School District 96^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Frank Wagner Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Frank Wagner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	65.20	314^th	1026	69.4%
2005	54.05	484^th	1031	53.1%
2006	11.76	990^th	1051	5.8%
2007	9.63	1017^th	1069	4.9%
2008	13.00	979^th	1067	8.2%
2009	7.27	1035^th	1072	3.5%
2010	9.78	1037^th	1088	4.7%
2011	9.68	1044^th	1092	4.4%
2012	10.66	1038^th	1097	5.4%
2013	4.93	1090^th	1106	1.4%
2015	8.05	1020^th	1067	4.4%
2016	5.92	1019^th	1053	3.2%
2017	7.66	1014^th	1056	4.0%
2018	3.18	1042^nd	1054	1.1%
2019	2.08	1123^rd	1130	0.6%
2021	12.85	1005^th	1107	9.2%
2022	10.27	1097^th	1169	6.2%
2023	11.65	1078^th	1169	7.8%
2024	13.81	1057^th	1168	9.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Frank Wagner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	13.57	332^nd	333	0.3%
2022	14.57	210^th	213	1.4%
2023	12.67	246^th	254	3.1%
2024	16.64	299^th	320	6.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Frank Wagner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	19.78	568^th	637	10.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Frank Wagner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	3.13	833^rd	835	0.2%
2019	3.52	975^th	979	0.4%
2021	15.19	807^th	854	5.5%
2022	13.72	964^th	1019	5.4%
2023	12.47	966^th	1013	4.6%
2024	21.30	894^th	1024	12.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Frank Wagner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	4.64	985^th	1004	1.9%
2019	4.05	1055^th	1068	1.2%
2021	23.66	786^th	1008	22.0%
2022	14.05	992^nd	1100	9.8%
2023	19.41	913^th	1094	16.5%
2024	14.15	984^th	1093	10.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Frank Wagner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	2.88	993^rd	999	0.6%
2019	2.40	1070^th	1075	0.5%
2021	8.58	989^th	1025	3.5%
2022	10.58	1045^th	1113	6.1%
2023	10.14	1046^th	1099	4.8%
2024	13.25	996^th	1099	9.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Frank Wagner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	5.74	539^th	540	0.2%
2019	7.79	693^rd	697	0.6%
2021	19.82	439^th	501	12.4%
2022	17.05	647^th	694	6.8%
2023	13.99	595^th	633	6.0%
2024	20.39	558^th	651	14.3%

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Rank History for White students at Frank Wagner Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	13.75	759^th	833	8.9%
2019	2.98	1025^th	1027	0.2%
2021	24.95	736^th	943	22.0%
2022	14.29	945^th	1031	8.3%
2023	21.23	860^th	1011	14.9%
2024	18.53	892^nd	1009	11.6%

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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 Frank Wagner Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	288	3	4	6	5	n/a	n/a	0	306
1989	343	3	3	13	7	n/a	n/a	0	369
1990	456	11	5	24	29	n/a	n/a	0	525
1991	486	8	5	20	10	n/a	n/a	0	529
1992	493	3	5	24	8	n/a	n/a	0	533
1993	490	7	6	33	9	n/a	n/a	0	545
1994	490	7	9	39	8	n/a	n/a	0	553
1995	508	9	10	40	11	n/a	n/a	0	578
1996	508	9	10	40	11	n/a	n/a	0	578
1997	482	8	11	69	10	n/a	n/a	0	580
1998	508	5	17	69	8	n/a	n/a	0	607
1999	528	6	22	95	9	n/a	n/a	0	660
2000	486	8	20	108	9	n/a	n/a	0	631
2001	468	10	21	142	7	n/a	n/a	0	648
2002	348	10	11	172	5	n/a	n/a	0	546
2003	348	10	11	172	5	n/a	n/a	0	546
2004	315	11	15	175	3	n/a	n/a	0	519
2005	287	8	13	207	3	n/a	n/a	0	518
2006	240	8	15	178	2	n/a	n/a	8	451
2007	219	8	16	172	5	n/a	n/a	21	441
2008	392	13	27	289	10	n/a	n/a	34	765
2009	326	9	25	280	14	n/a	n/a	32	686
2010	261	10	20	293	9	n/a	n/a	25	618
2011	264	5	16	279	8	2	10	0	584
2012	203	9	25	308	7	2	16	0	570
2013	199	3	17	320	6	0	23	0	568
2014	199	0	15	334	6	0	26	0	580
2015	166	0	10	353	3	3	26	0	561
2016	191	2	10	347	1	2	32	0	585
2017	194	6	9	353	1	2	33	0	598
2018	180	6	17	351	0	1	31	0	586
2019	209	8	12	343	0	2	25	0	599
2020	213	8	12	337	0	1	21	0	592
2021	175	7	7	313	0	1	15	0	518
2022	189	10	6	330	2	1	21	1	560
2023	182	13	5	330	4	5	24	1	564
2024	167	12	5	337	1	5	16	0	543

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Frank Wagner Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	306	27.0	11.3	0
1989	369	31.0	11.9	n/a
1990	525	39.8	13.1	0
1991	529	34.6	15.2	n/a
1992	533	29.0	18.3	n/a
1993	545	32.0	17.0	n/a
1994	553	35.1	15.8	n/a
1995	578	33.1	17.5	n/a
1996	578	33.1	17.5	n/a
1997	580	30.0	19.3	n/a
1998	607	31.0	19.6	n/a
1999	660	34.3	19.2	n/a
2000	631	32.4	19.5	n/a
2001	648	32.6	19.9	n/a
2002	546	35.0	15.6	23.3
2003	546	35.0	15.6	23.3
2004	519	30.0	17.3	51.6
2005	518	30.0	17.3	54.8
2006	451	31.5	14.3	51
2007	441	23.7	18.6	45.7
2008	765	27.2	28.1	49.7
2009	686	28.7	23.9	56.1
2010	618	36.6	16.8	67.8
2011	584	32.6	17.9	68.8
2012	570	32.3	17.6	76.8
2013	568	33.8	16.7	75.2
2014	580	n/a	n/a	75.2
2015	561	42.0	13.3	75
2016	585	38.0	15.3	70.3
2017	598	36.7	16.2	68.2
2018	586	35.3	16.5	65.9
2019	599	39.6	15.1	65.4
2020	592	39.7	14.9	62.8
2021	518	36.9	14.0	62.9
2022	560	38.0	14.7	63.9
2023	564	39.9	14.1	75.5
2024	543	41.7	13.0	72.4

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 Frank Wagner Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	306	27.0	11.3	0
1989	369	31.0	11.9	n/a
1990	525	39.8	13.1	0
1991	529	34.6	15.2	n/a
1992	533	29.0	18.3	n/a
1993	545	32.0	17.0	n/a
1994	553	35.1	15.8	n/a
1995	578	33.1	17.5	n/a
1996	578	33.1	17.5	n/a
1997	580	30.0	19.3	n/a
1998	607	31.0	19.6	n/a
1999	660	34.3	19.2	n/a
2000	631	32.4	19.5	n/a
2001	648	32.6	19.9	n/a
2002	546	35.0	15.6	23.3
2003	546	35.0	15.6	23.3
2004	519	30.0	17.3	51.6
2005	518	30.0	17.3	54.8
2006	451	31.5	14.3	51
2007	441	23.7	18.6	45.7
2008	765	27.2	28.1	49.7
2009	686	28.7	23.9	56.1
2010	618	36.6	16.8	67.8
2011	584	32.6	17.9	68.8
2012	570	32.3	17.6	76.8
2013	568	33.8	16.7	75.2
2014	580	n/a	n/a	75.2
2015	561	42.0	13.3	75
2016	585	38.0	15.3	70.3
2017	598	36.7	16.2	68.2
2018	586	35.3	16.5	65.9
2019	599	39.6	15.1	65.4
2020	592	39.7	14.9	62.8
2021	518	36.9	14.0	62.9
2022	560	38.0	14.7	63.9
2023	564	39.9	14.1	75.5
2024	543	41.7	13.0	72.4

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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