Gess Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Chewelah, Washington

Gess Elementary in Chewelah, Washington enrolled 324 students in 2024-25 with 22.2 full-time teachers, 14.6 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, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

330 students in 2022-23, 354 students in 2023-24, 324 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.3 to 22.2.

Students enrolled at Gess Elementary by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 354, 2024-25: 32401002003004002022-233302023-243542024-25324
Students enrolled at Gess Elementary by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 354, 2024-25: 32401002003004002022-233302023-243542024-25324
Students enrolled at Gess Elementary by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 354, 2024-25: 32401002003004002022-233302023-243542024-25324
Students enrolled at Gess Elementary by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 354, 2024-25: 32401002003004002022-233302023-243542024-25324
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333022.314.8
2023-2435423.315.2
2024-2532422.214.6

14.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 74 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.

Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; Gess Elementary 14.6; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGess Elementary 14.6state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; Gess Elementary 14.6; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGess Elementary 14.6state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; Gess Elementary 14.6; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGess Elementary 14.6state median 15.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 68.0; Gess Elementary 14.6; state median 15.7.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGess Elementary 14.6state median 15.7U.S. 14.6

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 281 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gess Elementary enrolled 317 students and had 1.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.1, one per 281 of the 317 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions27
  • Chronically absent38.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.3% of students were White, 5.6% Hispanic, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White88.3%
  2. Hispanic5.6%
  3. Two or more races3.4%
  4. American Indian1.5%
  5. Black0.9%
  6. Asian0.3%

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 Gess Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWashington
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%45%53.4%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%25‑33% (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.

What to look at next about Gess Elementary

  1. Columbia Virtual AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 7.7 miles away: 863 students, 29.0 per teacher (2024-25).7.7 mi
  2. Valley SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.8 miles away: 166 students, 9.9 per teacher (2024-25).7.8 mi
  3. Compare Gess Elementary with Columbia Virtual AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Chewelah School District spends per student$17,379 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,379
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonGess Elementary is the number 879 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#879 of 1,223
  6. Washington schools by students per teacher14.6 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.14.6:1
  7. 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 Gess Elementary

  1. How many students attend Gess Elementary?
    324 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 330 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Chewelah, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gess Elementary?
    14.6 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.
  3. Is Gess Elementary a Title I school?
    Gess Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Gess Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Gess Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% 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.
  5. What district is Gess Elementary in?
    Chewelah School District, NCES district ID 5301260. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530126000229 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.

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