Is Fort Stevens Elementary a good school?

Fort Stevens Elementary ranks 507 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fort Stevens Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 491 students attended Fort Stevens Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fort Stevens Elementary?

Students at Fort Stevens Elementary are 59% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Fort Stevens Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fort Stevens Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Yelm Middle School High : Yelm High School 12

Fort Stevens Elementary

Summary:

Fort Stevens Elementary is a public elementary school in Yelm, Washington, serving 511 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Yelm School District, which is ranked 125 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Fort Stevens Elementary has a higher percentage of White (63.01%) and Hispanic (21.14%) students compared to state averages. The school's academic performance is mixed, with higher proficiency rates in SBAC/Math (53.33%) than the district (40.26%) and state (41.68%), but lower rates in SBAC/English Language Arts (49.79%) than the state average (52.63%). Interestingly, the school's Hispanic students consistently rank in the top 20% of Washington elementary schools for SBAC/English Language Arts, while its White students rank in the bottom 30%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Lackamas Elementary and McKenna Elementary, Fort Stevens Elementary generally performs better in math and science, but lags behind in English Language Arts. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 58.33% to 63.21% over the past three years. With fluctuating spending per student and student-teacher ratios, the school may have faced budgetary or staffing challenges, which could have impacted its overall performance and operations.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

16525 100th Way SE
Yelm, WA 98597-9629

(360) 458-4800

District: Yelm School District

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,553

Students who attend Fort Stevens Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Yelm Middle School
High:	Yelm High School 12

Student/teacher ratio: 14.8

Number of students: 491

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.9%

Hispanic:

21.8%

Two or more races:

10.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 57.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fort Stevens Elementary ranks better than 56.6% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Yelm School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.93. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (58.9%), Hispanic (21.8%), two or more races (10.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 57.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Yelm School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fort Stevens Elementary is 14.8, which is the 2^nd best among 6 elementary schools in the Yelm School District. (See more...)

Compare Fort Stevens Elementary employs 33.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fort Stevens Elementary is $17,553, which is the 3^rd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Yelm School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fort Stevens Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fort Stevens Elementary 507^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Fort Stevens Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Yelm School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Yelm School District 125^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fort Stevens Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fort Stevens Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	66.10	300^th	1026	70.8%
2005	57.98	439^th	1031	57.4%
2006	66.99	303^rd	1051	71.2%
2007	40.91	669^th	1069	37.4%
2008	47.13	599^th	1067	43.9%
2009	50.85	545^th	1072	49.2%
2010	53.71	500^th	1088	54.0%
2011	41.98	661^st	1092	39.5%
2012	73.06	259^th	1097	76.4%
2013	72.49	274^th	1106	75.2%
2015	60.04	405^th	1067	62.0%
2016	55.32	477^th	1053	54.7%
2017	49.10	551^st	1056	47.8%
2018	52.85	502^nd	1054	52.4%
2019	52.30	548^th	1130	51.5%
2021	37.67	655^th	1107	40.8%
2022	39.00	696^th	1169	40.5%
2023	44.02	628^th	1169	46.3%
2024	53.93	507^th	1168	56.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fort Stevens Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	35.45	116^th	158	26.6%
2022	22.34	414^th	478	13.4%
2023	45.09	160^th	308	48.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fort Stevens Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	61.58	285^th	835	65.9%
2019	65.66	278^th	979	71.6%
2021	51.12	362^nd	854	57.6%
2022	51.74	449^th	1019	55.9%
2023	56.84	395^th	1013	61.0%
2024	72.91	199^th	1024	80.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Fort Stevens Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	48.70	536^th	1004	46.6%
2019	51.77	541^st	1068	49.3%
2021	33.22	651^st	1008	35.4%
2022	33.95	736^th	1100	33.1%
2023	41.49	622^nd	1094	43.1%
2024	51.05	510^th	1093	53.3%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Fort Stevens Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	48.36	31^st	50	38.0%
2021	75.02	5^th	32	84.4%
2022	83.54	6^th	50	88.0%
2023	53.76	24^th	48	50.0%
2024	62.30	13^th	39	66.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Fort Stevens Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	57.55	424^th	999	57.6%
2019	52.48	513^th	1075	52.3%
2021	40.06	576^th	1025	43.8%
2022	46.70	553^rd	1113	50.3%
2023	45.22	565^th	1099	48.6%
2024	55.58	466^th	1099	57.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fort Stevens Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	70.14	119^th	540	78.0%
2019	85.74	58^th	697	91.7%
2021	55.56	156^th	501	68.9%
2022	61.49	195^th	694	71.9%
2023	64.39	179^th	633	71.7%
2024	92.17	14^th	651	97.8%

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Rank History for White students at Fort Stevens Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	42.02	502^nd	833	39.7%
2019	45.73	595^th	1027	42.1%
2021	26.90	718^th	943	23.9%
2022	26.99	807^th	1031	21.7%
2023	31.05	741^st	1011	26.7%
2024	35.51	676^th	1009	33.0%

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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 Fort Stevens Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	326	4	7	10	12	n/a	n/a	0	359
1992	449	6	9	9	10	n/a	n/a	0	483
1993	473	7	7	6	15	n/a	n/a	0	508
1994	389	8	7	7	9	n/a	n/a	0	420
1995	435	10	8	11	14	n/a	n/a	0	478
1996	435	10	8	11	14	n/a	n/a	0	478
1997	390	9	12	14	10	n/a	n/a	0	435
1998	385	9	13	16	8	n/a	n/a	0	431
1999	382	13	20	18	8	n/a	n/a	0	441
2000	383	7	13	22	9	n/a	n/a	0	434
2001	359	10	12	16	11	n/a	n/a	0	408
2002	343	17	18	23	23	n/a	n/a	0	424
2003	343	17	18	23	23	n/a	n/a	0	424
2004	371	16	15	30	21	n/a	n/a	0	453
2005	394	14	25	34	17	n/a	n/a	0	484
2006	392	14	22	29	11	n/a	n/a	4	472
2007	386	18	16	28	13	n/a	n/a	8	469
2008	388	18	12	37	12	n/a	n/a	37	504
2009	374	14	19	40	16	n/a	n/a	47	510
2010	365	22	13	42	14	n/a	n/a	50	506
2011	428	7	4	35	2	0	32	0	508
2012	401	7	7	53	5	0	43	0	516
2013	409	2	6	61	2	0	53	0	533
2014	413	6	8	64	4	2	71	0	568
2015	386	7	12	76	3	2	78	0	564
2016	392	3	11	84	4	5	76	0	575
2017	406	6	15	82	11	9	86	0	615
2018	357	4	13	78	10	4	67	0	533
2019	355	6	13	84	8	9	54	0	529
2020	366	9	8	90	8	12	54	0	547
2021	313	8	8	93	5	11	48	0	486
2022	297	10	9	96	6	12	38	0	468
2023	322	8	10	108	1	11	51	0	511
2024	289	14	12	107	1	15	53	0	491

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 Fort Stevens Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	359	13.5	26.5	n/a
1992	483	19.5	24.7	n/a
1993	508	23.8	21.3	n/a
1994	420	21.3	19.7	n/a
1995	478	22.0	21.7	n/a
1996	478	22.0	21.7	n/a
1997	435	22.0	19.8	n/a
1998	431	21.5	20.0	n/a
1999	441	21.5	20.5	n/a
2000	434	21.0	20.7	n/a
2001	408	21.1	19.3	n/a
2002	424	23.6	18.0	49.1
2003	424	23.6	18.0	49.1
2004	453	28.0	16.2	45
2005	484	27.7	17.5	45.9
2006	472	28.3	16.7	43.4
2007	469	28.3	16.6	46
2008	504	28.3	17.8	53.5
2009	510	28.3	18.0	50.8
2010	506	28.5	17.7	52.4
2011	508	29.6	17.1	47.6
2012	516	27.6	18.6	51.6
2013	533	30.1	17.6	56.5
2014	568	n/a	n/a	54.2
2015	564	36.0	15.6	52.8
2016	575	35.0	16.4	52.3
2017	615	34.2	17.9	50.7
2018	533	33.2	16.0	50.5
2019	529	33.3	15.8	53.5
2020	547	31.0	17.6	58.9
2021	486	32.1	15.1	62.3
2022	468	34.0	13.7	58.3
2023	511	32.0	15.9	63.2
2024	491	33.1	14.8	57.4

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 Fort Stevens Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	359	13.5	26.5	n/a
1992	483	19.5	24.7	n/a
1993	508	23.8	21.3	n/a
1994	420	21.3	19.7	n/a
1995	478	22.0	21.7	n/a
1996	478	22.0	21.7	n/a
1997	435	22.0	19.8	n/a
1998	431	21.5	20.0	n/a
1999	441	21.5	20.5	n/a
2000	434	21.0	20.7	n/a
2001	408	21.1	19.3	n/a
2002	424	23.6	18.0	49.1
2003	424	23.6	18.0	49.1
2004	453	28.0	16.2	45
2005	484	27.7	17.5	45.9
2006	472	28.3	16.7	43.4
2007	469	28.3	16.6	46
2008	504	28.3	17.8	53.5
2009	510	28.3	18.0	50.8
2010	506	28.5	17.7	52.4
2011	508	29.6	17.1	47.6
2012	516	27.6	18.6	51.6
2013	533	30.1	17.6	56.5
2014	568	n/a	n/a	54.2
2015	564	36.0	15.6	52.8
2016	575	35.0	16.4	52.3
2017	615	34.2	17.9	50.7
2018	533	33.2	16.0	50.5
2019	529	33.3	15.8	53.5
2020	547	31.0	17.6	58.9
2021	486	32.1	15.1	62.3
2022	468	34.0	13.7	58.3
2023	511	32.0	15.9	63.2
2024	491	33.1	14.8	57.4

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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