Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99116


Summary:

The 99116 zip code is home to two schools, Lake Roosevelt Elementary and Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School, both part of the Grand Coulee Dam School District. These schools face significant challenges, with both ranking in the bottom 25% of their respective grade levels statewide and receiving low ratings from SchoolDigger.

Lake Roosevelt Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of elementary schools in Washington, with a diverse student population that is 36.6% Native American, 31.56% White, 13.79% Hispanic, and 16.98% two or more races. The school struggles with low proficiency rates on state assessments, with only 23.03% of students proficient or better in ELA and 16.85% in Math, compared to state averages of 52.63% and 41.68%, respectively. Despite the high poverty levels, with 84.08% of students receiving free/reduced lunch, the school spends $16,775 per student, suggesting a need to re-evaluate the effectiveness of the district's educational strategies.

Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School performs slightly better than the elementary school, ranking in the bottom 25% of high schools in Washington. The school has an even higher percentage of Native American students at 43.68%, with 26.65% White, 8.24% Hispanic, and 21.15% two or more races. While the school's proficiency rates are still low, with 25.64% in ELA and 8.07% in Math, it has a relatively high graduation rate of 92.5% and a low dropout rate of 2.5%, suggesting that the school may be providing additional support and resources to help students succeed. The district's investment of $18,682 per student at the high school level highlights the need for a comprehensive approach to address the educational challenges in this community.








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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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