Is Whitstran Elementary a good school?

Whitstran Elementary ranks 845 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Whitstran Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 231 students attended Whitstran Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Whitstran Elementary?

Students at Whitstran Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 24% White, 2% Two or more races.

Whitstran Elementary

Summary:

Whitstran Elementary is a public elementary school in Prosser, Washington, serving 231 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student population (72.73%) and a high percentage of students from low-income families (80.52% receive free or reduced-price lunch).

Whitstran Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Washington elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments in English Language Arts and math. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 36.04% of Whitstran students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 52.63% statewide, and just 30.36% were proficient in math, compared to 41.68% statewide. The school's performance has been consistently low over the past several years, with wide disparities in achievement among different student subgroups. While Keene-Riverview Elementary and Prosser Heights Elementary, also in the Prosser School District, perform slightly better than Whitstran, the broader regional challenge in academic achievement is evident in the performance of schools in the neighboring Sunnyside and Kiona-Benton City school districts.

While Whitstran Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of $18,106, compared to the state average of $14,359, and a fluctuating student-teacher ratio, the data suggests that additional resources alone may not be the sole solution to improving academic outcomes. Factors such as teacher quality, curriculum, and targeted interventions for struggling students may play a more significant role in driving student achievement at the school. The school's strong performance among its White student subgroup, however, suggests that there may be successful practices or approaches that could be replicated to benefit other student groups, presenting an opportunity for targeted interventions and instructional strategies to improve overall student learning.

Detail:

Public K-5

102101 W. Foisy
Prosser, WA 99350-5666

(509) 778-4434

District: Prosser School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,106

Student/teacher ratio: 15.4

Number of students: 231

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.7%

White:

24.2%

Two or more races:

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Whitstran Elementary ranks worse than 72.3% of elementary schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.39. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Whitstran Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Prosser School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (72.7%), White (24.2%), two or more races (2.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Prosser School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Whitstran Elementary is 15.4. 1 elementary schools in the Prosser School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Whitstran Elementary is $18,106, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Prosser School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Whitstran Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Whitstran Elementary 845^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Whitstran Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Prosser School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Prosser School District 212^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Whitstran Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Whitstran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	28.19	786^th	1026	23.4%
2005	27.62	797^th	1031	22.7%
2006	26.23	844^th	1051	19.7%
2007	38.41	711^th	1069	33.5%
2008	30.97	798^th	1067	25.2%
2009	17.32	950^th	1072	11.4%
2010	15.29	991^st	1088	8.9%
2011	25.79	893^rd	1092	18.2%
2012	56.07	500^th	1097	54.4%
2013	54.27	540^th	1106	51.2%
2015	23.90	862^nd	1067	19.2%
2016	25.85	824^th	1053	21.7%
2017	18.00	902^nd	1056	14.6%
2018	17.25	908^th	1054	13.9%
2019	17.15	963^rd	1130	14.8%
2021	18.38	912^th	1107	17.6%
2022	26.93	866^th	1169	25.9%
2023	25.30	913^th	1169	21.9%
2024	28.39	845^th	1168	27.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Whitstran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	33.62	247^th	333	25.8%
2024	37.52	189^th	320	40.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Whitstran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	37.34	289^th	478	39.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Whitstran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	26.44	685^th	835	18.0%
2019	21.72	846^th	979	13.6%
2021	30.12	635^th	854	25.6%
2022	26.07	833^rd	1019	18.3%
2023	28.73	788^th	1013	22.2%
2024	34.66	713^th	1024	30.4%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Whitstran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	31.82	51^st	61	16.4%
2019	19.66	58^th	64	9.4%
2021	66.90	4^th	23	82.6%
2022	39.26	32^nd	45	28.9%
2024	69.73	5^th	25	80.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Whitstran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	22.08	819^th	1004	18.4%
2019	16.90	933^rd	1068	12.6%
2021	30.67	681^st	1008	32.4%
2022	43.62	595^th	1100	45.9%
2023	48.87	537^th	1094	50.9%
2024	46.61	564^th	1093	48.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Whitstran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	16.92	876^th	999	12.3%
2019	18.17	916^th	1075	14.8%
2021	12.95	939^th	1025	8.4%
2022	14.65	1000^th	1113	10.2%
2023	19.57	930^th	1099	15.4%
2024	26.89	823^rd	1099	25.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Whitstran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	27.16	429^th	540	20.6%
2019	20.79	609^th	697	12.6%
2021	30.41	356^th	501	28.9%
2022	22.43	598^th	694	13.8%
2023	31.33	459^th	633	27.5%
2024	34.34	447^th	651	31.3%

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Rank History for White students at Whitstran Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	31.82	606^th	833	27.3%
2019	73.21	263^rd	1027	74.4%
2022	78.91	200^th	1031	80.6%
2023	68.31	308^th	1011	69.5%
2024	55.37	439^th	1009	56.5%

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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 Whitstran Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	125	0	2	65	0	n/a	n/a	0	192
1989	118	0	1	92	1	n/a	n/a	0	212
1990	100	0	1	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	189
1991	97	0	0	109	2	n/a	n/a	0	208
1992	98	0	1	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	200
1993	135	1	0	143	0	n/a	n/a	0	279
1994	127	0	0	151	0	n/a	n/a	0	278
1995	112	0	3	142	4	n/a	n/a	0	261
1996	112	0	3	142	4	n/a	n/a	0	261
1997	111	1	3	154	3	n/a	n/a	0	272
1998	124	1	3	137	2	n/a	n/a	0	267
1999	119	0	2	147	0	n/a	n/a	0	268
2000	82	0	2	162	0	n/a	n/a	0	246
2001	83	0	3	162	0	n/a	n/a	0	248
2002	82	0	2	186	0	n/a	n/a	0	270
2003	82	0	2	186	0	n/a	n/a	0	270
2004	81	2	2	198	2	n/a	n/a	0	285
2005	89	0	1	189	2	n/a	n/a	1	282
2006	92	0	0	167	2	n/a	n/a	2	263
2007	95	0	0	174	2	n/a	n/a	5	276
2008	89	0	0	185	2	n/a	n/a	6	282
2009	98	1	0	170	1	n/a	n/a	11	281
2010	101	2	0	179	1	n/a	n/a	10	293
2011	109	2	0	182	0	0	3	0	296
2012	92	2	0	191	0	0	8	0	293
2013	87	3	0	190	0	0	5	0	285
2014	81	1	0	189	0	0	2	0	273
2015	67	1	0	199	0	0	4	0	271
2016	69	1	2	204	0	0	0	0	276
2017	73	0	2	217	0	0	1	0	293
2018	58	0	2	202	1	0	5	0	268
2019	72	0	1	185	0	0	6	0	264
2020	74	0	0	166	1	0	8	0	249
2021	52	0	0	169	1	0	7	0	229
2022	61	0	2	169	0	0	5	0	237
2023	56	1	1	168	0	0	5	0	231

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 Whitstran Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	192	7.0	27.4	0
1989	212	9.0	23.5	n/a
1990	189	16.1	11.7	0
1991	208	10.1	20.5	n/a
1992	200	9.7	20.6	n/a
1993	279	13.2	21.1	n/a
1994	278	13.2	21.1	n/a
1995	261	14.0	18.6	n/a
1996	261	14.0	18.6	n/a
1997	272	14.0	19.4	n/a
1998	267	14.0	19.1	n/a
1999	268	14.0	19.1	n/a
2000	246	14.6	16.8	n/a
2001	248	14.6	17.0	n/a
2002	270	14.0	19.3	74.8
2003	270	14.0	19.3	74.8
2004	285	15.0	19.0	74.7
2005	282	15.1	18.7	71.2
2006	263	15.5	17.0	75.5
2007	276	16.0	17.3	76
2008	282	16.5	17.1	79
2009	281	16.5	17.0	77.4
2010	293	17.5	16.7	77.4
2011	296	17.5	16.9	75
2012	293	17.5	16.7	76.1
2013	285	17.5	16.2	74
2014	273	n/a	n/a	76.2
2015	271	19.0	14.2	82.3
2016	276	16.0	17.2	84.4
2017	293	15.4	18.9	84
2018	268	15.5	17.2	84.7
2019	264	16.5	16.0	81.1
2020	249	16.0	15.5	75.5
2021	229	14.0	16.3	80.8
2022	237	17.5	13.5	73.8
2023	231	15.0	15.4	80.5

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 Whitstran Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	192	7.0	27.4	0
1989	212	9.0	23.5	n/a
1990	189	16.1	11.7	0
1991	208	10.1	20.5	n/a
1992	200	9.7	20.6	n/a
1993	279	13.2	21.1	n/a
1994	278	13.2	21.1	n/a
1995	261	14.0	18.6	n/a
1996	261	14.0	18.6	n/a
1997	272	14.0	19.4	n/a
1998	267	14.0	19.1	n/a
1999	268	14.0	19.1	n/a
2000	246	14.6	16.8	n/a
2001	248	14.6	17.0	n/a
2002	270	14.0	19.3	74.8
2003	270	14.0	19.3	74.8
2004	285	15.0	19.0	74.7
2005	282	15.1	18.7	71.2
2006	263	15.5	17.0	75.5
2007	276	16.0	17.3	76
2008	282	16.5	17.1	79
2009	281	16.5	17.0	77.4
2010	293	17.5	16.7	77.4
2011	296	17.5	16.9	75
2012	293	17.5	16.7	76.1
2013	285	17.5	16.2	74
2014	273	n/a	n/a	76.2
2015	271	19.0	14.2	82.3
2016	276	16.0	17.2	84.4
2017	293	15.4	18.9	84
2018	268	15.5	17.2	84.7
2019	264	16.5	16.0	81.1
2020	249	16.0	15.5	75.5
2021	229	14.0	16.3	80.8
2022	237	17.5	13.5	73.8
2023	231	15.0	15.4	80.5

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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