Is Grainger Elementary a good school?

Grainger Elementary ranks 704 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Grainger Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 417 students attended Grainger Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Grainger Elementary?

Students at Grainger Elementary are 54% White, 30% Hispanic, 9% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Not Specified.

What schools do graduates of Grainger Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grainger Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Okanogan Middle School High : Okanogan High School

Grainger Elementary

Summary:

Grainger Elementary is a public elementary school in Okanogan, Washington, serving 417 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Okanogan School District, which is ranked 149 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grainger Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with 53.72% White, 30.22% Hispanic, and 9.11% Native American students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by SBAC and WCAS test scores, is generally below the state averages across all grades and subjects, though it is often on par with or slightly better than the Okanogan School District average. The school performs relatively well in serving certain student subgroups, such as Native American and special education students, but has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60.39% to 77.22%.

Grainger Elementary's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, from 605 out of 1,067 Washington elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 704 out of 1,168 in 2023-2024. This suggests that the school's performance is not keeping pace with other schools in the state. The nearby E Omak Elementary and Washington Virtual Academy Omak Elementary schools have similar demographic and performance characteristics to Grainger Elementary, with lower academic achievement compared to state averages. Addressing the needs of Grainger Elementary's diverse and economically disadvantaged student population will likely require a multifaceted approach that goes beyond just increased funding.

Detail:

Public K-5

1118 5th Street S
Okanogan, WA 98840-0592

(509) 422-3580

District: Okanogan School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,869

Students who attend Grainger Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Okanogan Middle School
High:	Okanogan High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.8

Number of students: 417

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.7%

Hispanic:

30.2%

American Indian:

9.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Grainger Elementary ranks worse than 60.3% of elementary schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.38. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (53.7%), Hispanic (30.2%), American Indian (9.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grainger Elementary is 14.8. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grainger Elementary is $17,869.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grainger Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Grainger Elementary 704^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Grainger Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Okanogan School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Okanogan School District 149^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Grainger Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Grainger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	17.24	902^nd	1026	12.1%
2005	41.45	653^rd	1031	36.7%
2006	35.20	738^th	1051	29.8%
2007	31.75	784^th	1069	26.7%
2008	38.04	701^st	1067	34.3%
2009	22.55	887^th	1072	17.3%
2010	34.13	779^th	1088	28.4%
2011	32.25	815^th	1092	25.4%
2012	37.49	754^th	1097	31.3%
2013	34.71	778^th	1106	29.7%
2015	44.23	605^th	1067	43.3%
2016	31.46	748^th	1053	29.0%
2017	24.13	827^th	1056	21.7%
2018	26.78	802^nd	1054	23.9%
2019	42.35	669^th	1130	40.8%
2021	29.45	769^th	1107	30.5%
2022	32.75	791^st	1169	32.3%
2023	34.17	776^th	1169	33.6%
2024	38.38	704^th	1168	39.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Grainger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	59.33	80^th	333	76.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Grainger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	30.44	466^th	637	26.8%
2019	26.41	444^th	566	21.6%
2022	11.61	477^th	478	0.2%
2023	46.35	154^th	308	50.0%
2024	46.96	179^th	339	47.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grainger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.18	654^th	835	21.7%
2019	52.66	468^th	979	52.2%
2021	38.27	528^th	854	38.2%
2022	45.93	532^nd	1019	47.8%
2023	43.70	578^th	1013	42.9%
2024	49.40	513^th	1024	49.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Grainger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	26.16	782^nd	1004	22.1%
2019	40.64	673^rd	1068	37.0%
2021	38.25	592^nd	1008	41.3%
2022	40.35	647^th	1100	41.2%
2023	37.73	673^rd	1094	38.5%
2024	47.54	551^st	1093	49.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Grainger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.36	734^th	999	26.5%
2019	46.41	593^rd	1075	44.8%
2021	22.31	815^th	1025	20.5%
2022	25.49	851^st	1113	23.5%
2023	28.94	790^th	1099	28.1%
2024	26.72	825^th	1099	24.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grainger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	25.44	440^th	540	18.5%
2019	46.16	377^th	697	45.9%
2021	34.55	322^nd	501	35.7%
2022	37.66	423^rd	694	39.0%
2023	54.37	273^rd	633	56.9%
2024	50.87	316^th	651	51.5%

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Rank History for Native American students at Grainger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	88.53	1^st	7	85.7%

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Rank History for White students at Grainger Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.14	602^nd	833	27.7%
2019	54.86	474^th	1027	53.8%
2021	31.67	668^th	943	29.2%
2022	29.49	784^th	1031	24.0%
2023	34.18	703^rd	1011	30.5%
2024	40.48	623^rd	1009	38.3%

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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 Grainger Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	190	1	0	28	14	n/a	n/a	0	233
1989	198	1	1	18	22	n/a	n/a	0	240
1990	235	1	0	25	20	n/a	n/a	0	281
1991	231	1	1	35	20	n/a	n/a	0	288
1992	264	0	2	49	33	n/a	n/a	0	348
1993	364	2	6	64	40	n/a	n/a	0	476
1994	385	0	6	74	40	n/a	n/a	0	505
1995	361	1	8	115	37	n/a	n/a	0	522
1996	361	1	8	115	37	n/a	n/a	0	522
1997	344	1	8	109	48	n/a	n/a	0	510
1998	326	1	10	120	50	n/a	n/a	0	507
1999	302	6	11	145	55	n/a	n/a	0	519
2000	299	8	8	154	62	n/a	n/a	0	531
2001	309	6	7	142	45	n/a	n/a	0	509
2002	253	4	2	124	38	n/a	n/a	0	421
2003	253	4	2	124	38	n/a	n/a	0	421
2004	261	2	1	111	41	n/a	n/a	0	416
2005	267	3	0	105	43	n/a	n/a	0	418
2006	279	5	5	102	46	n/a	n/a	0	437
2007	292	5	6	99	44	n/a	n/a	0	446
2008	280	3	4	87	47	n/a	n/a	2	423
2009	329	2	5	94	55	n/a	n/a	0	485
2010	322	2	6	100	49	n/a	n/a	0	479
2011	316	0	0	107	39	0	18	0	480
2012	295	0	0	110	38	0	25	0	468
2013	278	2	1	121	34	1	28	0	465
2014	278	3	1	126	44	0	36	0	488
2015	266	0	1	131	40	0	40	0	478
2016	277	3	3	146	41	0	26	0	496
2017	256	2	1	159	37	0	27	0	482
2018	255	2	0	149	36	0	35	0	477
2019	252	3	0	148	23	0	38	0	464
2020	273	6	0	152	22	0	33	3	489
2021	252	4	0	144	21	0	30	6	457
2022	197	4	2	121	45	2	17	4	392
2023	224	5	3	126	38	2	14	5	417

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 Grainger Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	233	16.0	14.5	0
1989	240	14.0	17.1	n/a
1990	281	14.0	20.0	0
1991	288	13.3	21.6	n/a
1992	348	15.3	22.7	n/a
1993	476	20.8	22.9	n/a
1994	505	23.4	21.6	n/a
1995	522	24.9	21.0	n/a
1996	522	24.9	21.0	n/a
1997	510	25.6	19.9	n/a
1998	507	25.6	19.8	n/a
1999	519	22.7	22.9	n/a
2000	531	23.5	22.6	n/a
2001	509	25.5	20.0	n/a
2002	421	22.8	18.5	62.5
2003	421	22.8	18.5	62.5
2004	416	23.0	18.1	49.5
2005	418	22.9	18.3	57.7
2006	437	24.6	17.8	62.2
2007	446	24.2	18.4	63.2
2008	423	22.7	18.6	57.7
2009	485	22.7	21.4	68.7
2010	479	22.5	21.2	66.4
2011	480	22.1	21.6	63.5
2012	468	22.0	21.2	60
2013	465	23.0	20.2	59.8
2014	488	n/a	n/a	62.9
2015	478	29.0	16.4	62.6
2016	496	25.0	19.8	62.9
2017	482	26.7	18.0	63.7
2018	477	26.6	17.8	63.5
2019	464	26.3	17.6	62.3
2020	489	27.0	18.0	66.3
2021	457	25.9	17.5	60.4
2022	392	29.6	13.2	73.7
2023	417	28.0	14.8	77.2

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 Grainger Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	233	16.0	14.5	0
1989	240	14.0	17.1	n/a
1990	281	14.0	20.0	0
1991	288	13.3	21.6	n/a
1992	348	15.3	22.7	n/a
1993	476	20.8	22.9	n/a
1994	505	23.4	21.6	n/a
1995	522	24.9	21.0	n/a
1996	522	24.9	21.0	n/a
1997	510	25.6	19.9	n/a
1998	507	25.6	19.8	n/a
1999	519	22.7	22.9	n/a
2000	531	23.5	22.6	n/a
2001	509	25.5	20.0	n/a
2002	421	22.8	18.5	62.5
2003	421	22.8	18.5	62.5
2004	416	23.0	18.1	49.5
2005	418	22.9	18.3	57.7
2006	437	24.6	17.8	62.2
2007	446	24.2	18.4	63.2
2008	423	22.7	18.6	57.7
2009	485	22.7	21.4	68.7
2010	479	22.5	21.2	66.4
2011	480	22.1	21.6	63.5
2012	468	22.0	21.2	60
2013	465	23.0	20.2	59.8
2014	488	n/a	n/a	62.9
2015	478	29.0	16.4	62.6
2016	496	25.0	19.8	62.9
2017	482	26.7	18.0	63.7
2018	477	26.6	17.8	63.5
2019	464	26.3	17.6	62.3
2020	489	27.0	18.0	66.3
2021	457	25.9	17.5	60.4
2022	392	29.6	13.2	73.7
2023	417	28.0	14.8	77.2

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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