Summary:
Metaline Falls, Washington, is served by a single public elementary school, Selkirk Elementary School, which educates approximately 124 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade in this small, rural community within the Selkirk School District.
Selkirk Elementary shows notable strengths, particularly in science where student proficiency significantly exceeds the state average, and in 3rd grade English Language Arts. The school has demonstrated a clear positive trend, improving its statewide ranking over the past three years. However, performance varies considerably by subject and grade level, with mathematics proficiency being a consistent area of concern that falls below state averages. The school's per-student spending is higher than typical for Washington State, which may reflect the higher costs of operating a small, rural school.
Overall, the school serves a community with high economic need, with over 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this challenge, it maintains a student-teacher ratio of about 14.5 to 1 and is part of a higher-performing Selkirk School District that ranks well statewide. For parents, the data indicates a school with specific academic strengths and a pattern of recent improvement, alongside identified areas for growth, particularly in math instruction across the upper grade levels.
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