Fuerza Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Kennewick, Washington
Fuerza Elementary in Kennewick, Washington enrolled 629 students in 2024-25 with 38.0 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Washington elementary-school median of 15.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
579 students in 2022-23, 588 students in 2023-24, 629 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 38.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 579 | 34.0 | 17.0 |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 38.1 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | 629 | 38.0 | 16.6 |
16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 of every 100 Washington elementary schools
Among the 1,209 Washington elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 288 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fuerza Elementary enrolled 575 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 288 of the 575 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions9
- Chronically absent21.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.3% of students were Hispanic, 12.1% White, 2.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic84.3%
- White12.1%
- Two or more races2.1%
- Asian1.0%
- Black0.5%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Fuerza Elementary scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 39% | 50% | 53.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 36% | 34% (2021-22) | 41.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Kennewick
3 public elementary schools in Kennewick report 2024-25 enrollment; Fuerza Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuerza Elementary | 629 | 16.6 | 56.8% |
| Sage Crest Elementary | 509 | 15.9 | 24.0% |
| Cottonwood Elementary | 474 | 16.9 | 14.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Fuerza Elementary
- Ridge View Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 471 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 427 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Fuerza Elementary with Ridge View Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Kennewick School District spends per student$15,202 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,202
- The largest public schools in WashingtonFuerza Elementary is the number 78 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#78 of 1,223
- Washington schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.16.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Fuerza Elementary
How many students attend Fuerza Elementary?
629 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 579 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kennewick, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fuerza Elementary?
16.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for elementary schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Fuerza Elementary a Title I school?
Fuerza Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Fuerza Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Fuerza Elementary scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Fuerza Elementary in?
Kennewick School District, NCES district ID 5303930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530393003647 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.