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Jefferson Elementary

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Jefferson Elementary ranks 350 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Elementary is a public Pre-K through 6th-grade school serving 359 students in the Spokane School District, historically known as a solid performer but currently experiencing a notable one-year decline in its statewide ranking.

While Jefferson's test scores in English, math, and science still exceed district averages, they dropped significantly in the 2024-2025 school year, moving the school from the 83rd to the 70th percentile statewide. This recent dip is more pronounced than at many nearby schools, such as Moran Prairie Elementary and Mullan Road Elementary, which maintained high rankings. The decline was seen across almost all student groups, with particularly sharp drops for students from low-income families and those in special education, raising questions about support for these subgroups. Despite this, science remains a relative strength for Jefferson, outperforming both the district and state by a wide margin.

Interesting comparisons show Jefferson has the highest per-student spending among the nearby schools analyzed, yet its current academic outcomes are middling compared to peers like Wilson Elementary, which spends less per student but achieves higher proficiency. The school's low student-teacher ratio also does not guarantee superior results, as schools with higher ratios achieve better outcomes. Given Jefferson's decade-long history of 3-4 star ratings, this single-year drop may be an outlier, but it highlights a need to address recent volatility to regain its standing among more stable neighboring schools.

359

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,709

Per pupil spending ?

32.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 E. 37th Ave
Spokane, WA 99203-2693

(509) 354-3200

District: Spokane School District

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sacajawea Middle School
High:	Lewis & Clark High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.7%

Hispanic:

10.3%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (60% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Spokane School District

✓Above the Washington median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg45%

Washington avg48%

350^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Spokane School District

129^th of 247Spokane School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	350 of 1160	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.7	195 of 1168	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	256 of 1169	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	229 of 1169	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	262 of 1107	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	249 of 1130	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	306 of 1054	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	65.2	376 of 1056	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.5	276 of 1053	73.8%	★★★★☆
2015	64.6	354 of 1067	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.6	375 of 1106	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.5	234 of 1097	78.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.0	169 of 1092	84.5%	★★★★☆
2010	84.9	107 of 1088	90.2%	★★★★★
2009	82.1	131 of 1072	87.8%	★★★★☆
2008	85.3	99 of 1067	90.7%	★★★★★
2007	81.7	133 of 1069	87.6%	★★★★☆
2006	73.9	223 of 1051	78.8%	★★★★☆
2005	81.6	143 of 1031	86.1%	★★★★☆
2004	89.7	64 of 1026	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	339 of 1092	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.3	163 of 1093	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	167 of 1094	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	196 of 1100	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	326 of 1008	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	296 of 1068	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	323 of 1004	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	59.1	251 of 697	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	527 of 1013	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.7	138 of 1024	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	198 of 1013	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	96 of 1019	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	65.6	206 of 854	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	226 of 979	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	410 of 835	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	337 of 1098	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	250 of 1099	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	311 of 1099	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	260 of 1113	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	204 of 1025	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	191 of 1075	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	278 of 999	72.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	226 of 363	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	198 of 308	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	165 of 478	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.6	138 of 158	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.5	173 of 566	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	148 of 637	76.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	445 of 1007	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.8	208 of 1009	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	317 of 1011	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	313 of 1031	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	313 of 943	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	183 of 1027	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	308 of 833	63.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)64th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+19 vs state

English Language Arts57%+4 vs state

Math55%+12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, March 7, 2011

Jefferson Elementary's Montessori program is awesome. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, July 22, 2010

It is a nice school. It has lots of afterschool activities, like math team, sports, language classes... Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	123 E. 37th Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-3200	359	26	13.7	32.9%	286 (79.7%)	4 (1.1%)	37 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.6%)	67.1	350^th of 1160 public elementary schools	69.8%		82.7	195^th of 1168 public elementary schools	83.3%	155	68.5	68.5	53.1	56.5	63.0	57.2	60.9	56.5	46.3	55.0	87.2	91.5	95.7	95.7	95.7	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	$21,709	$2,256	$19,452
Hutton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	908 E 24Th Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-3030	492	33	14.9	29.7%	390 (79.3%)	6 (1.2%)	43 (8.7%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	88.7	122^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	89.5%		90.2	110^th of 1168 public elementary schools	90.6%	12	73.5	73.5	76.8	67.7	83.6	76.2	71.6	66.2	70.6	69.7	91.5	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	$17,724	$892	$16,832
Hamblen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2121 E Thurston Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-2900	508	34	15.0	43.7%	394 (77.6%)	14 (2.8%)	36 (7.1%)	17 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	74.9	260^th of 1160 public elementary schools	77.6%		72.8	289^th of 1168 public elementary schools	75.3%	29	61.3	61.3	69.4	55.4	60.5	61.6	68.6	68.5	54.3	64.1	90.5	91.9	97.3	97.3	97.3	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	$18,383	$1,310	$17,073
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	911 W 25Th Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-4500	307	21	14.3	18.6%	268 (87.3%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.2%)	96.1	33^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	97.2%		91.2	91^st of 1168 public elementary schools	92.2%	58	89.1	89.1	75.0	79.7	89.1	81.2	86.4	79.7	83.0	82.6	11.1	13.3	13.3	13.3	13.3	11.1	24.4	26.7	11.1	11.1	$19,525	$1,126	$18,399
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	333 W 14Th Ave	Spokane	99204	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-4040	402	29	13.7	53.2%	271 (67.4%)	22 (5.5%)	54 (13.4%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	42 (10.4%)	68.3	332^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	71.4%		69.8	322^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	72.4%	10	66.7	66.7	57.3	65.0	66.1	62.3	52.0	46.7	57.1	51.8	85.3	88.0	94.7	94.7	94.7	89.3	89.3	90.7	89.3	89.3	$19,578	$1,626	$17,952
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2909-E 37 Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2000	312	22	14.0	71.5%	190 (60.9%)	26 (8.3%)	41 (13.1%)	15 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.6%)	28	851^st of 1160 public elementary schools	26.6%		35.8	743^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	36.4%	108	32.1	32.1	33.3	43.5	40.0	38.9	37.0	45.7	34.6	38.8	80.0	87.5	85.0	85.0	85.0	85.0	87.5	82.5	85.0	85.0	$20,779	$2,276	$18,504
Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 E 9Th Ave	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2800	289	25	11.4	78.5%	142 (49.1%)	29 (10.0%)	37 (12.8%)	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.4%)	15 (5.2%)	54 (18.7%)	26.3	883^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	23.9%		22.8	930^th of 1168 public elementary schools	20.4%	47	30.0	30.0	52.6	30.6	37.5	40.4	55.3	25.0	17.5	32.5	88.9	91.1	93.3	93.3	93.3	91.1	91.1	91.1	91.1	91.1	$25,868	$2,267	$23,601
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2627 E 17Th Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2620	428	32	13.5	52.3%	293 (68.5%)	23 (5.4%)	46 (10.7%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.9%)	64	390^th of 1160 public elementary schools	66.4%		68.1	338^th of 1168 public elementary schools	71.1%	52	58.7	58.7	55.8	56.1	62.5	58.0	55.2	54.4	50.0	53.4	88.5	88.5	91.8	91.8	91.8	88.5	90.2	91.8	88.5	88.5	$21,654	$1,250	$20,404
Lincoln Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3322 E 22Nd Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3300	435	32	13.5	60.7%	296 (68.0%)	16 (3.7%)	35 (8.0%)	13 (3.0%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (15.6%)	57.5	461^st of 1160 public elementary schools	60.3%		56.6	486^th of 1168 public elementary schools	58.4%	25	56.1	56.1	43.3	59.7	59.1	53.7	52.2	55.2	45.5	50.8	88.1	89.6	91.0	91.0	91.0	89.6	89.6	89.6	89.6	89.6	$19,709	$1,750	$17,959
Mullan Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2616 E 63Rd Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-3800	477	32	15.1	35.4%	354 (74.2%)	10 (2.1%)	44 (9.2%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	50 (10.5%)	81.3	200^th of 1160 public elementary schools	82.8%		78	239^th of 1168 public elementary schools	79.5%	39	65.9	65.9	72.7	65.3	68.2	68.8	74.0	64.0	54.8	64.0	65.7	68.6	88.6	88.6	88.6	87.1	88.6	84.3	87.1	87.1	$18,566	$1,707	$16,859

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary

Is Jefferson Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Elementary ranks 350^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Jefferson Elementary.

What district is Jefferson Elementary in?

Spokane School District

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sacajawea Middle School
High : Lewis & Clark High School

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Elementary are 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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