Grantham Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Clarkston, Washington
Grantham Elementary in Clarkston, Washington enrolled 252 students in 2024-25 with 21.7 full-time teachers, 11.6 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, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
302 students in 2022-23, 279 students in 2023-24, 252 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.8 to 21.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 302 | 21.8 | 13.9 |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 20.8 | 13.4 |
| 2024-25 | 252 | 21.7 | 11.6 |
11.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Grantham Elementary enrolled 282 students and reported no counselor; it reported 26 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions26
- Chronically absent40.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.2% of students were White, 13.5% Hispanic, 8.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White76.2%
- Hispanic13.5%
- Two or more races8.3%
- American Indian1.2%
- Black0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
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 Grantham Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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 | 25‑29% | 49% | 53.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 25‑29% | 28‑32% (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 Clarkston
4 public elementary schools in Clarkston report 2024-25 enrollment; Grantham Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heights Elementary | 358 | 16.7 | 33.2% |
| Parkway Elementary | 330 | 18.9 | 55.5% |
| Highland Elementary | 290 | 15.5 | 59.0% |
| Grantham Elementary | 252 | 11.6 | 78.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Grantham Elementary
- Parkway ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 330 students, 18.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Highland ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 290 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Grantham Elementary with Parkway ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Clarkston School District spends per student$16,653 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,653
- The largest public schools in WashingtonGrantham Elementary is the number 1,035 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,035 of 1,223
- Washington schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.11.6:1
- 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 Grantham Elementary
How many students attend Grantham Elementary?
252 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 302 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Clarkston, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Grantham Elementary?
11.6 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 Grantham Elementary a Title I school?
Grantham Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Grantham Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Grantham Elementary scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% 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 Grantham Elementary in?
Clarkston School District, NCES district ID 5301320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530132000235 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.