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Washington Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
315th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools
Better than 64% of Minnesota elementary schools
Summary

Washington Elementary is a PK–5 school in Ely, MN, serving 201 students as part of the Ely Public School District, which ranks 113 of 458 districts statewide (75th percentile, 4 stars). The school itself ranked 315 of 869 in 2025–26 (64th percentile, 3 stars), above the state median. Current achievement is above the state average in all three tested subjects: math 53.3% proficient vs. 44.9% statewide, reading 51.0% vs. 48.6%, and science 34.3% vs. 25.5%.

The closest comparison school in the data is Babbitt Elementary, about 13.95 miles away in the St. Louis County School District. Babbitt is PK–6, enrolls 95 students, and its district ranks 323 of 458 (29th percentile, 1 star); Babbitt's school rank is 572 of 869 (34th percentile, 2 stars). Washington outperforms Babbitt substantially in math (+22.4 points) and reading (+12.1 points). Science is the exception: Babbitt's science was 43.8% versus Washington's 34.3%, though both beat the state. Washington has a lower free/reduced lunch rate (38.81% vs. 62.11%) and a higher student–teacher ratio (13.5 vs. 9.8). Note that Babbitt serves 6th grade, so all-grade comparisons are not perfectly like-for-like.

One caution: 2024–25 was an unusually strong year (math 59.18%, reading 65.0%, science 36.36%) that lifted Washington to 78th percentile and 4 stars, so 2025–26 is a pullback rather than a collapse, and it matches the school's longer-term 3-star profile. Grade-level results show clear strengths in 4th grade math (62.5% vs. 55.2% state) and 5th grade reading (59.5% vs. 54.5%), with relative soft spots in 3rd grade reading (44.0% vs. 46.8%), 4th grade reading (47.1% vs. 48.8%), and 3rd grade math (56.5% vs. 57.9%). Science has also declined over four years, from 57.69% in 2022–23 to 34.3% in 2025–26 — a trend worth watching.

201
Students ?
13.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,995
Per pupil spending ?
38.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 520 E Harvey St
       Ely, MN  55731-1614

(218) 365-6166

District: Ely Public School District


Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Memorial Middle School
High:    Memorial High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
89.6%
Two or more races:
9.5%
Asian:
0.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (49% vs 43% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016
✓Above the Minnesota median (64th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school49%
District avg44%
Minnesota avg43%
315th of 869
Minnesota public elementary schools ?
Top 36%▲ up 6 pts since 2016
From top 43% (2016) to top 36% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
113th of 458Ely Public School District among Minnesota 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202662.7315 of 86963.8%★★★☆☆
202576.2193 of 87277.9%★★★★☆
202458.4396 of 88155.1%★★★☆☆
202358.2391 of 84553.7%★★★☆☆
202256.9412 of 85852.0%★★★☆☆
202162.6335 of 86961.4%★★★☆☆
201959.8409 of 87053.0%★★★☆☆
201860.8373 of 84756.0%★★★☆☆
201769.1278 of 85367.4%★★★☆☆
201662.2361 of 84857.4%★★★☆☆
201570.8246 of 84070.7%★★★★☆
201458.5400 of 82651.6%★★★☆☆
201353.4463 of 82443.8%★★☆☆☆
201254.6475 of 82042.1%★★☆☆☆
201155.7445 of 81445.3%★★☆☆☆
201057.0427 of 80346.8%★★☆☆☆
200860.1356 of 78154.4%★★★☆☆
200762.8296 of 77761.9%★★★☆☆
200650.8453 of 75640.1%★★☆☆☆
200546.4457 of 68533.3%★★☆☆☆
200444.9455 of 67632.7%★★☆☆☆
200367.3209 of 67469.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202658.7325 of 79058.9%★★★☆☆
202572.3208 of 79974.0%★★★★☆
202460.2331 of 80959.1%★★★☆☆
202359.1346 of 78756.0%★★★☆☆
202265.0294 of 79963.2%★★★☆☆
202165.1283 of 78363.9%★★★☆☆
201958.7377 of 78752.1%★★★☆☆
201859.4365 of 77452.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202675.2112 of 76485.3%★★★★☆
202582.873 of 76490.4%★★★★★
202468.7215 of 79372.9%★★★★☆
202359.7301 of 77461.1%★★★☆☆
202191.820 of 68397.1%★★★★★
201962.3270 of 74063.5%★★★☆☆
201853.6362 of 72850.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202662.2302 of 80762.6%★★★☆☆
202572.5219 of 81273.0%★★★★☆
202452.3433 of 82647.6%★★☆☆☆
202352.2413 of 79948.3%★★☆☆☆
202245.0521 of 80835.5%★★☆☆☆
202156.1380 of 78451.5%★★★☆☆
201958.4390 of 79851.1%★★★☆☆
201858.3374 of 77952.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202637.5473 of 71033.4%★★☆☆☆
202551.7360 of 71449.6%★★☆☆☆
202430.0567 of 73022.3%★☆☆☆☆
202335.2508 of 71228.7%★☆☆☆☆
202231.9561 of 72522.6%★☆☆☆☆
202141.4459 of 71035.4%★★☆☆☆
201945.4438 of 72239.3%★★☆☆☆
201843.7449 of 71236.9%★★☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+22 vs school
Male (2026)63rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)59th percentile-5 vs school
White (2026)33rd percentile-30 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?
Math53%+8 vs state
Reading51%~ state avg
Science34%+9 vs state

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Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Memorial Middle School
High : Memorial High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 201 students attended Washington Elementary.

Washington Elementary ranks 315th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Washington Elementary are 90% White, 9% Two or more races.

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Latest Minnesota data All new data »
2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026
2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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