Great Northern Elementary

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

Great Northern Elementary in Spokane, Washington enrolled 44 students in 2024-25. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% 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 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

38 students in 2022-23, 40 students in 2023-24, 44 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Great Northern Elementary by school year2022-23: 38, 2023-24: 40, 2024-25: 4402040602022-23382023-24402024-2544
Students enrolled at Great Northern Elementary by school year2022-23: 38, 2023-24: 40, 2024-25: 4402040602022-23382023-24402024-2544
Students enrolled at Great Northern Elementary by school year2022-23: 38, 2023-24: 40, 2024-25: 4402040602022-23382023-24402024-2544
Students enrolled at Great Northern Elementary by school year2022-23: 38, 2023-24: 40, 2024-25: 4402040602022-23382023-24402024-2544
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23380.0not reported
2023-24400.0not reported
2024-25440.0not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Great Northern Elementary enrolled 30 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent55.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.4% of students were White, 6.8% American Indian, 4.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White86.4%
  2. American Indian6.8%
  3. Hispanic4.5%
  4. Pacific Islander2.3%

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 Great Northern Elementary scored proficient or above: 60-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% 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, 2021-2260‑79%60‑79%53.4%
Math, 2022-2340‑59%0‑50% (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 Spokane

11 public elementary schools in Spokane report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Windsor Elementary54915.133.3%
Farwell Elementary School47116.639.3%
Brentwood Elementary School46817.336.3%
Shiloh Hills Elementary46516.160.4%
Evergreen Elementary School43314.447.8%
Pasadena Park Elementary36216.236.7%
Seth Woodard Elementary26214.356.1%
Ness Elementary24315.962.1%

All public schools in Spokane →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Great Northern Elementary

  1. Browne ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.8 miles away: 316 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  2. Finch ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 375 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare Great Northern Elementary with Browne ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Great Northern School District spends per student$23,105 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,105
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonGreat Northern Elementary is the number 1,184 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,184 of 1,223
  6. 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 Great Northern Elementary

  1. How many students attend Great Northern Elementary?
    44 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 38 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Spokane, WA.
  2. Is Great Northern Elementary a Title I school?
    Great Northern Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  3. How do students at Great Northern Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Great Northern Elementary scored proficient or above: 60-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-59% 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.
  4. What district is Great Northern Elementary in?
    Great Northern School District, NCES district ID 5303270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530327000508 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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