Browne Elementary

Summary:

Browne Elementary is a public elementary school in Spokane, Washington, serving around 340 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Spokane School District, which is ranked 123 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Browne Elementary stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math proficiency. In the 2023-2024 school year, Browne's ELA proficiency rate was 54.79%, compared to 48.46% for the district and 52.63% for the state. Similarly, its Math proficiency rate was 47.95%, higher than the district's 38.41% and the state's 41.68%. However, the school's special education students perform below the state average, an area that may require further attention.

Compared to nearby schools, Browne Elementary generally outperforms in academic proficiency, with higher ELA and Math scores across all grades. For example, Balboa Elementary and Westview Elementary have higher proficiency rates in certain subject areas and grade levels. Despite its strong performance, Browne Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating over the years, which may be an area of concern for the school community.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 5102 N Driscoll Blvd
       Spokane, WA  99205-6099


(509) 354-2400

District: Spokane School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
500th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,326 Help


Students who attend Browne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Pauline Flett Middle School
High:    Shadle Park High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  340

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.0%
Two or more races:
17.1%
Hispanic:
10.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  65.3% Help


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Compare Details Browne Elementary ranks better than 57.2% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 13th among 36 ranked elementary schools in the Spokane School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.72. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70%), two or more races (17.1%), Hispanic (10%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 65.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Browne Elementary is 13.5. 22 elementary schools in the Spokane School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Browne Elementary is $19,326, which is the 9th highest among 36 elementary schools in the Spokane School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Browne Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Browne Elementary 500th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Browne Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Spokane School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Spokane School District 123rd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Browne Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Browne Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 58.77 404th 1026 60.6%
2005 59.77 418th 1031 59.5%
2006 63.10 377th 1051 64.1%
2007 66.37 336th 1069 68.6%
2008 76.90 188th 1067 82.4%
2009 66.73 330th 1072 69.2%
2010 57.00 455th 1088 58.2%
2011 56.99 470th 1092 57.0%
2012 43.61 666th 1097 39.3%
2013 54.21 541st 1106 51.1%
2015 60.51 400th 1067 62.5%
2016 46.87 572nd 1053 45.7%
2017 48.52 553rd 1056 47.6%
2018 42.07 614th 1054 41.7%
2019 32.50 799th 1130 29.3%
2021 30.19 757th 1107 31.6%
2022 39.88 684th 1169 41.5%
2023 41.89 663rd 1169 43.3%
2024 54.72 500th 1168 57.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Browne Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 16.00 183rd 194 5.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Browne Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.98 230th 637 63.9%
2022 26.64 383rd 478 19.9%
2023 68.13 69th 308 77.6%
2024 30.12 254th 339 25.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Browne Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.94 392nd 835 53.1%
2019 50.09 507th 979 48.2%
2021 34.32 581st 854 32.0%
2022 61.37 306th 1019 70.0%
2023 55.99 404th 1013 60.1%
2024 55.40 434th 1024 57.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Browne Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.81 644th 1004 35.9%
2019 25.80 849th 1068 20.5%
2021 39.01 583rd 1008 42.2%
2022 49.36 525th 1100 52.3%
2023 40.90 629th 1094 42.5%
2024 51.33 506th 1093 53.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Browne Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.90 514th 999 48.5%
2019 40.73 665th 1075 38.1%
2021 26.13 757th 1025 26.1%
2022 35.27 713th 1113 35.9%
2023 60.10 400th 1099 63.6%
2024 56.39 462nd 1099 58.0%
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Rank History for White students at Browne Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.08 643rd 833 22.8%
2019 24.50 844th 1027 17.8%
2021 19.08 808th 943 14.3%
2022 32.36 741st 1031 28.1%
2023 35.28 684th 1011 32.3%
2024 44.50 569th 1009 43.6%
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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.

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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Browne Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 372 6 1 6 2 n/a n/a 0 387
1989 367 1 0 8 8 n/a n/a 0 384
1990 407 4 1 12 4 n/a n/a 0 428
1991 445 5 1 14 6 n/a n/a 0 471
1992 419 7 2 10 13 n/a n/a 0 451
1993 426 10 2 7 13 n/a n/a 0 458
1994 418 6 2 7 12 n/a n/a 0 445
1995 420 4 9 6 14 n/a n/a 0 453
1996 420 4 9 6 14 n/a n/a 0 453
1997 431 8 10 4 9 n/a n/a 0 462
1998 429 8 10 7 11 n/a n/a 0 465
1999 489 20 19 14 26 n/a n/a 0 568
2000 466 3 8 4 11 n/a n/a 0 492
2001 470 4 8 12 13 n/a n/a 0 507
2002 423 12 4 15 9 n/a n/a 0 463
2003 423 12 4 15 9 n/a n/a 0 463
2004 433 10 2 13 13 n/a n/a 0 471
2005 451 14 3 13 13 n/a n/a 0 494
2006 437 11 2 12 14 n/a n/a 7 483
2007 456 8 4 10 17 n/a n/a 23 518
2008 447 7 4 10 15 n/a n/a 28 511
2009 414 12 5 10 18 n/a n/a 35 494
2010 381 16 6 12 22 n/a n/a 28 465
2011 395 13 3 22 11 3 33 0 480
2012 355 13 2 43 7 0 53 0 473
2013 341 10 3 46 6 0 55 0 461
2014 343 6 1 44 2 0 50 0 446
2015 311 5 0 41 3 0 54 0 414
2016 310 6 0 36 3 2 64 0 421
2017 306 6 0 38 2 0 62 0 414
2018 314 7 1 44 3 3 59 0 431
2019 299 3 1 44 2 4 57 0 410
2020 293 6 2 43 3 0 53 1 401
2021 242 5 1 37 2 0 54 0 341
2022 254 1 0 31 1 2 47 0 336
2023 238 6 0 34 1 3 58 0 340

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 Browne Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 387 16.0 24.1 0
1989 384 16.0 24.0 n/a
1990 428 16.5 25.9 0
1991 471 18.5 25.4 n/a
1992 451 19.0 23.7 n/a
1993 458 19.5 23.5 n/a
1994 445 18.5 24.1 n/a
1995 453 17.5 25.9 n/a
1996 453 17.5 25.9 n/a
1997 462 18.5 25.0 n/a
1998 465 19.3 24.1 n/a
1999 568 20.0 28.4 n/a
2000 492 21.0 23.4 n/a
2001 507 22.5 22.5 n/a
2002 463 22.5 20.6 45.1
2003 463 22.5 20.6 45.1
2004 471 22.0 21.4 46.7
2005 494 21.6 22.9 42.7
2006 483 21.9 22.1 55.9
2007 518 23.0 22.5 51.1
2008 511 24.0 21.3 49.7
2009 494 24.0 20.6 54.9
2010 465 21.7 21.4 55.4
2011 480 21.2 22.6 50.8
2012 473 21.7 21.7 57.1
2013 461 24.3 18.9 58.8
2014 446 n/a n/a 61.2
2015 414 28.0 14.7 62.3
2016 421 26.0 16.1 64.6
2017 414 26.3 15.7 65.7
2018 431 26.9 15.9 66.1
2019 410 27.6 14.8 62.7
2020 401 25.1 15.9 62.3
2021 341 22.6 15.0 60.4
2022 336 29.7 11.3 64
2023 340 25.0 13.5 65.3

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 Browne Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 387 16.0 24.1 0
1989 384 16.0 24.0 n/a
1990 428 16.5 25.9 0
1991 471 18.5 25.4 n/a
1992 451 19.0 23.7 n/a
1993 458 19.5 23.5 n/a
1994 445 18.5 24.1 n/a
1995 453 17.5 25.9 n/a
1996 453 17.5 25.9 n/a
1997 462 18.5 25.0 n/a
1998 465 19.3 24.1 n/a
1999 568 20.0 28.4 n/a
2000 492 21.0 23.4 n/a
2001 507 22.5 22.5 n/a
2002 463 22.5 20.6 45.1
2003 463 22.5 20.6 45.1
2004 471 22.0 21.4 46.7
2005 494 21.6 22.9 42.7
2006 483 21.9 22.1 55.9
2007 518 23.0 22.5 51.1
2008 511 24.0 21.3 49.7
2009 494 24.0 20.6 54.9
2010 465 21.7 21.4 55.4
2011 480 21.2 22.6 50.8
2012 473 21.7 21.7 57.1
2013 461 24.3 18.9 58.8
2014 446 n/a n/a 61.2
2015 414 28.0 14.7 62.3
2016 421 26.0 16.1 64.6
2017 414 26.3 15.7 65.7
2018 431 26.9 15.9 66.1
2019 410 27.6 14.8 62.7
2020 401 25.1 15.9 62.3
2021 341 22.6 15.0 60.4
2022 336 29.7 11.3 64
2023 340 25.0 13.5 65.3

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
201690.5%0.0%3.2%0.0%92.1%90.5%93.7%93.7%92.1%90.5%
201792.3%0.0%1.5%1.5%4.6%95.4%95.4%95.4%93.9%95.4%95.4%
201886.9%0.0%3.3%0.0%9.8%88.5%88.5%90.2%86.9%88.5%88.5%
201993.9%0.0%4.6%0.0%1.5%95.5%95.5%95.5%93.9%95.5%95.5%
202091.2%3.5%0.0%3.5%5.3%91.2%93.0%93.0%94.7%93.0%94.7%94.7%94.7%93.0%
202192.7%4.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%95.1%95.1%97.6%92.7%95.1%92.7%92.7%92.7%95.1%
202289.5%5.3%0.0%0.0%1.8%89.5%91.2%93.0%91.2%91.2%91.2%91.2%91.2%91.2%
202380.4%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%82.4%82.4%84.3%86.3%82.4%84.3%84.3%84.3%82.4%
202490.2%3.9%0.0%5.9%2.0%94.1%92.2%92.2%92.2%92.2%94.1%94.1%94.1%92.2%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

6th Grade Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201883.9%0.0%5.4%0.0%10.7%94.6%89.3%96.4%92.9%96.4%89.3%
201995.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.9%97.6%97.6%97.6%95.1%97.6%97.6%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201991.9%0.5%3.0%4.2%93.4%94.8%93.8%93.8%94.6%94.8%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Browne Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $845 (5.5%) $14,659 (94.5%) $15,504
2020 $660 (5.6%) $11,215 (94.4%) $11,875
2021 $567 (3.3%) $16,749 (96.7%) $17,316
2022 $2,500 (12.9%) $16,826 (87.1%) $19,326

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Browne Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 799th of 1130 Elementary schoolsRanks 663rd of 1169 Elementary schools
 14%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Browne Elementary)57.654.2
 3.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Spokane School District)51.544.2
 7.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
3rd Grade Math (Browne Elementary)64.467.2
 2.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Spokane School District)54.747.7
 7%
   3rd Grade Math (Washington)5951.6
 7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Browne Elementary)42.653.2
 10.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Spokane School District)52.549.1
 3.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.750.1
 7.6%
4th Grade Math (Browne Elementary)42.653.2
 10.6%
   4th Grade Math (Spokane School District)50.846.4
 4.5%
   4th Grade Math (Washington)54.949.4
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Browne Elementary)5016.7
 33.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Spokane School District)56.950.4
 6.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)61.353.8
 7.6%
5th Grade Math (Browne Elementary)3012.5
 17.5%
   5th Grade Math (Spokane School District)45.737.5
 8.2%
   5th Grade Math (Washington)49.142
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Browne Elementary)48.335.4
 12.9%
   5th Grade Science (Spokane School District)51.350.1
 1.2%
   5th Grade Science (Washington)54.152.3
 1.8%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Browne Elementary)36.846.2
 9.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Spokane School District)59.147.3
 11.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.846
 11.8%
6th Grade Math (Browne Elementary)36.820.5
 16.3%
   6th Grade Math (Spokane School District)47.834.4
 13.4%
   6th Grade Math (Washington)47.735.9
 11.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Browne Elementary)47.742.2
 5.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Spokane School District)57.449.6
 7.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Browne Elementary)4445.8
 1.7%
   All Grades Math (Spokane School District)46.637.6
 9%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Browne Elementary)48.335.4
 12.9%
   All Grades Science (Spokane School District)51.944.7
 7.1%
   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 Students410340
 17.1%
African American36
 100%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic4434
 22.7%
Pacific Islander43
 25%
White299238
 20.4%
Two or More Races5758
 1.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62.7%65.3%
 2.6%


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Students at Browne Elementary are 70% White, 17% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Browne Elementary ranks 500th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Browne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pauline Flett Middle School
High : Shadle Park High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 340 students attended Browne Elementary.


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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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