Is Seth Woodard Elementary a good school?

Seth Woodard Elementary ranks 636 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Seth Woodard Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 268 students attended Seth Woodard Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Seth Woodard Elementary?

Students at Seth Woodard Elementary are 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Seth Woodard Elementary attend?

Students who attend Seth Woodard Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Centennial Middle School High : West Valley High School

Seth Woodard Elementary

Summary:

Seth Woodard Elementary is a public elementary school in Spokane, Washington, serving 273 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the West Valley School District, which is ranked 154 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Seth Woodard Elementary has a higher percentage of White students (74.73%) compared to the state average (52.63%) and the nearby Cooper Elementary (70.37%). It also has a higher percentage of Hispanic students (12.82%) compared to the state average (11.39%) and the nearby Central Valley School District (7.59% at University Elementary School). However, the school's test scores are generally lower than the state and district averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (48.99%) and Math (43.62%) below the state averages (52.63% and 41.68%, respectively). The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (79.49%), significantly higher than the nearby Pasadena Park Elementary (50%) and Orchard Center Elementary (82.86%).

Seth Woodard Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the years, from 183 out of 1,106 Washington elementary schools in 2012-2013 to 636 out of 1,168 in 2023-2024, suggesting that the school's performance has been declining relative to other schools in the state. When compared to nearby schools, Seth Woodard Elementary generally performs worse than Pasadena Park Elementary and Ness Elementary, which are also part of the West Valley School District. However, it performs better than the lower-ranked Frances Scott Elementary and University Elementary School, which are in the Spokane School District and Central Valley School District, respectively.

Detail:

Public K-5

7401 E Mission
Spokane, WA 99212

(509) 921-2160

District: West Valley School District (Spokane)

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,649

Students who attend Seth Woodard Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Centennial Middle School
High:	West Valley High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.2

Number of students: 268

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.0%

Hispanic:

17.5%

Two or more races:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Seth Woodard Elementary ranks worse than 54.5% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the West Valley School District (Spokane). (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.96. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72%), Hispanic (17.5%), two or more races (6.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 69.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Seth Woodard Elementary is 15.2. 3 elementary schools in the West Valley School District (Spokane) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Seth Woodard Elementary employs 17.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Seth Woodard Elementary is $17,649. 3 elementary schools in the West Valley School District (Spokane) spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Seth Woodard Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Seth Woodard Elementary 636^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Seth Woodard Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

West Valley School District (Spokane):

SchoolDigger ranks West Valley School District (Spokane) 154^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Seth Woodard Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Seth Woodard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	86.48	94^th	1026	90.8%
2005	82.85	131^st	1031	87.3%
2006	78.21	166^th	1051	84.2%
2007	63.39	388^th	1069	63.7%
2008	63.16	398^th	1067	62.7%
2009	66.64	334^th	1072	68.8%
2010	57.87	443^rd	1088	59.3%
2011	77.33	186^th	1092	83.0%
2012	77.12	204^th	1097	81.4%
2013	79.15	183^rd	1106	83.5%
2015	68.86	297^th	1067	72.2%
2016	70.32	309^th	1053	70.7%
2017	60.65	422^nd	1056	60.0%
2018	42.03	615^th	1054	41.7%
2019	35.20	762^nd	1130	32.6%
2021	42.53	594^th	1107	46.3%
2022	39.45	690^th	1169	41.0%
2023	25.66	902^nd	1169	22.8%
2024	43.96	636^th	1168	45.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Seth Woodard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	44.80	270^th	566	52.3%
2023	49.15	143^rd	308	53.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Seth Woodard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	41.36	516^th	835	38.2%
2019	39.03	638^th	979	34.8%
2021	47.62	408^th	854	52.2%
2022	59.08	345^th	1019	66.1%
2023	46.17	550^th	1013	45.7%
2024	59.17	381^st	1024	62.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Seth Woodard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	26.66	778^th	1004	22.5%
2019	35.82	736^th	1068	31.1%
2021	36.98	610^th	1008	39.5%
2022	37.86	673^rd	1100	38.8%
2023	24.99	849^th	1094	22.4%
2024	52.27	497^th	1093	54.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Seth Woodard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	55.46	447^th	999	55.3%
2019	38.21	691^st	1075	35.7%
2021	45.62	519^th	1025	49.4%
2022	37.60	673^rd	1113	39.5%
2023	27.20	820^th	1099	25.4%
2024	34.63	725^th	1099	34.0%

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Rank History for White students at Seth Woodard Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	37.02	562^nd	833	32.5%
2019	27.38	818^th	1027	20.4%
2021	39.52	573^rd	943	39.2%
2022	34.25	712^th	1031	30.9%
2023	14.75	923^rd	1011	8.7%
2024	30.01	748^th	1009	25.9%

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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 Seth Woodard Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1992	268	1	5	4	12	n/a	n/a	0	290
1993	287	2	4	5	4	n/a	n/a	0	302
1994	266	0	3	4	12	n/a	n/a	0	285
1995	227	3	2	5	5	n/a	n/a	0	242
1996	227	3	2	5	5	n/a	n/a	0	242
1997	289	4	3	6	6	n/a	n/a	0	308
1998	292	1	3	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	304
1999	284	1	5	5	6	n/a	n/a	0	301
2000	256	8	7	6	10	n/a	n/a	0	287
2001	251	4	2	5	8	n/a	n/a	0	270
2002	237	10	2	9	12	n/a	n/a	0	270
2003	237	10	2	9	12	n/a	n/a	0	270
2004	184	7	2	2	7	n/a	n/a	0	202
2005	269	10	6	8	12	n/a	n/a	1	306
2006	276	10	10	15	16	n/a	n/a	3	330
2007	274	10	15	20	16	n/a	n/a	0	335
2008	286	9	11	19	15	n/a	n/a	0	340
2009	268	10	6	20	8	n/a	n/a	1	313
2010	271	8	7	20	7	n/a	n/a	0	313
2011	256	5	7	41	2	0	12	0	323
2012	288	4	7	44	0	0	25	0	368
2013	288	3	5	39	1	2	27	0	365
2014	296	3	5	41	2	4	29	0	380
2015	297	2	4	37	2	2	26	0	370
2016	268	4	3	43	3	2	28	0	351
2017	237	4	3	32	1	2	26	0	305
2018	216	2	3	28	0	2	28	0	279
2019	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	0
2020	207	1	0	30	0	1	23	0	262
2021	178	3	0	35	0	1	17	0	234
2022	184	4	3	27	0	0	19	0	237
2023	204	5	3	35	1	0	25	0	273
2024	193	4	4	47	1	1	18	0	268

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 Seth Woodard Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	290	7.0	41.4	n/a
1993	302	15.6	19.4	n/a
1994	285	16.0	17.8	n/a
1995	242	18.0	13.4	n/a
1996	242	18.0	13.4	n/a
1997	308	18.0	17.1	n/a
1998	304	17.0	17.9	n/a
1999	301	17.5	17.2	n/a
2000	287	18.2	15.8	n/a
2001	270	16.2	16.7	n/a
2002	270	16.7	16.2	68.5
2003	270	16.7	16.2	68.5
2004	202	17.0	11.9	58.9
2005	306	16.9	18.1	55.4
2006	330	19.1	17.3	56
2007	335	19.9	16.8	51
2008	340	19.4	17.5	47.4
2009	313	19.4	16.1	50
2010	313	17.0	18.4	53.7
2011	323	18.9	17.0	54.5
2012	368	19.6	18.7	61.4
2013	365	20.3	17.9	57
2014	380	n/a	n/a	58.2
2015	370	24.0	15.4	57.6
2016	351	22.0	15.9	55
2017	305	20.8	14.6	54.1
2018	279	20.8	13.4	51.3
2019	0	18.6	0.0	n/a
2020	262	18.6	14.0	58
2021	234	18.9	12.3	56.8
2022	237	17.3	13.6	54.4
2023	273	17.0	15.9	79.5
2024	268	17.6	15.2	69.8

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 Seth Woodard Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	290	7.0	41.4	n/a
1993	302	15.6	19.4	n/a
1994	285	16.0	17.8	n/a
1995	242	18.0	13.4	n/a
1996	242	18.0	13.4	n/a
1997	308	18.0	17.1	n/a
1998	304	17.0	17.9	n/a
1999	301	17.5	17.2	n/a
2000	287	18.2	15.8	n/a
2001	270	16.2	16.7	n/a
2002	270	16.7	16.2	68.5
2003	270	16.7	16.2	68.5
2004	202	17.0	11.9	58.9
2005	306	16.9	18.1	55.4
2006	330	19.1	17.3	56
2007	335	19.9	16.8	51
2008	340	19.4	17.5	47.4
2009	313	19.4	16.1	50
2010	313	17.0	18.4	53.7
2011	323	18.9	17.0	54.5
2012	368	19.6	18.7	61.4
2013	365	20.3	17.9	57
2014	380	n/a	n/a	58.2
2015	370	24.0	15.4	57.6
2016	351	22.0	15.9	55
2017	305	20.8	14.6	54.1
2018	279	20.8	13.4	51.3
2019	0	18.6	0.0	n/a
2020	262	18.6	14.0	58
2021	234	18.9	12.3	56.8
2022	237	17.3	13.6	54.4
2023	273	17.0	15.9	79.5
2024	268	17.6	15.2	69.8

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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