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Marie Curie STEM Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades 3-5

1143^rd

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of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Marie Curie STEM Elementary is a public school in Pasco, WA, serving about 376 students in grades 3 through 5 with a specialized focus on science, technology, engineering, and math.

Academic performance at the school is significantly below both the Pasco School District and state averages, with recent proficiency rates around 17% in English and 16% in math, placing it consistently among the lowest-ranked elementary schools in Washington. Despite its STEM focus and a relatively high per-student spending of $18,238, these resources have not translated into stronger outcomes in science or math. The school shows a particular strength in supporting migrant students compared to other groups, but faces steep challenges, especially in upper-grade math where proficiency drops sharply from 3rd to 5th grade.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal a complex picture. While Rowena Chess Elementary and Captain Gray STEM Elementary have even lower test scores, other schools like Mark Twain Elementary and Virgie Robinson Elementary in Pasco achieve better results with similar or fewer resources. Furthermore, Eastgate Elementary School in the neighboring Kennewick School District also outperforms Marie Curie, suggesting school and district-level practices are key factors in student success.

376

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,238

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

715 N California
Pasco, WA 99301

(509) 416-7817

District: Pasco School District

Students who attend Marie Curie STEM Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ellen Ochoa Middle School
High:	Chiawana Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.9%

Asian:

3.7%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2018 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (18% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 36 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg29%

Washington avg48%

1,143^rd of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2018

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Pasco School District

214^th of 247Pasco 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	4.5	1143 of 1160	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	1164 of 1168	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	1162 of 1169	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	1162 of 1169	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1086 of 1107	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1104 of 1130	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	1039 of 1054	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	301 of 303	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	317 of 320	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	254 of 254	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	213 of 213	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	32 of 32	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	245 of 248	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	274 of 333	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	1086 of 1092	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	1089 of 1093	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	1093 of 1094	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	1094 of 1100	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	989 of 1008	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1045 of 1068	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	984 of 1004	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	645 of 659	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	642 of 651	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	630 of 633	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	692 of 694	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	487 of 501	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	646 of 697	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	520 of 540	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	997 of 1013	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	1015 of 1024	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1007 of 1013	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	1014 of 1019	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	824 of 854	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	936 of 979	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	1084 of 1098	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1087 of 1099	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	1094 of 1099	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	1112 of 1113	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1011 of 1025	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	1048 of 1075	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	989 of 999	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	21 of 28	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	44 of 64	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	32 of 61	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	18.5	523 of 566	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	495 of 637	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)25th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2019)8th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science20%-30 vs state

English Language Arts18%-36 vs state

Math16%-27 vs state

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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 7th 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
Marie Curie STEM Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	715 N California	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(509) 416-7817	376	30	12.6	91.5%	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	353 (93.9%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4.5	1143^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	1.5%		3.2	1164^th of 1168 public elementary schools	0.3%	21	19.5	19.5	17.6	17.1	18.0		17.6	24.8	12.9	10.6	16.1											$18,238	$723	$17,515
Whittier Elementary	Public	K-2	616 N Wehe Avenue	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6750	378	26	14.3	89.2%	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	351 (92.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)												96.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	100.0	97.6	99.2	99.2	$20,015	$667	$19,348
Virgie Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 S. Wehe Ave	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6086	473	28	16.6	89.4%	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	446 (94.3%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	11.7	1068^th of 1160 public elementary schools	7.9%		8.8	1108^th of 1168 public elementary schools	5.1%	40	24.4	24.4	19.8	23.0	43.9		29.5	14.8	21.7	26.8	21.1	99.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	100.0	100.0	$18,365	$769	$17,596
Captain Gray STEM Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1102 N 10th Ave	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(509) 547-2474	408	28	14.4	92.4%	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2	1159^th of 1160 public elementary schools	0.1%		2.1	1168^th of 1168 public elementary schools	0.0%	9	9.6	9.6	13.6	10.5	12.3		12.1	9.2	9.2	8.2	8.9	98.2	98.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.2	100.0	100.0	$19,292	$883	$18,409
Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 North 10th Avenue	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 547-2429	312	24	13.0	91.0%	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	301 (96.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	3.8	1149^th of 1160 public elementary schools	0.9%		4.6	1147^th of 1168 public elementary schools	1.8%	2			11.5	17.5	12.5		13.6	13.5	22.5		14.4	92.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	96.0	100.0	94.0	96.0	96.0	$19,560	$1,097	$18,463
Pasco Innovative Experiences and e-Learning	Public, Virtual	K-8	1215 W Lewis St	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(509) 543-6700	70	6	12.1	77.1%	17 (24.3%)	1 (1.4%)	50 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)								(n/a)		7.6				10.3	10.3				2.6											$16,367	$860	$15,507
Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1616 W Octave St	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6792	447	29	15.4	88.8%	12 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	418 (93.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	3	1156^th of 1160 public elementary schools	0.3%		2.7	1166^th of 1168 public elementary schools	0.2%	10	8.9	8.9	9.1	23.2	14.7		16.1	16.7	12.1	6.6	11.6	90.5	97.3	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	91.9	98.7	98.7	$16,852	$801	$16,050
Robert Frost Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1915 North 22nd Avenue	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6795	459	32	14.5	89.1%	18 (3.9%)	4 (0.9%)	433 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	7.8	1117^th of 1160 public elementary schools	3.7%		3.7	1159^th of 1168 public elementary schools	0.8%	42	15.3	15.3	29.3	18.1	9.7		19.4	38.6	13.3	8.3	20.6	92.1	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	92.1	96.8	96.8	$17,858	$1,518	$16,340
Rowena Chess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	715 N 24th Ave	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6789	436	30	14.3	91.1%	26 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	402 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1.9	1160^th of 1160 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.4	1167^th of 1168 public elementary schools	0.1%	7	7.9	7.9		8.1	13.1		7.7	19.0			8.8	92.7	94.6	94.6	96.4	96.4	94.6	96.4	92.7	94.6	94.6	$18,858	$991	$17,868
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 N Road 40	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6794	579	36	15.9	65.3%	122 (21.1%)	4 (0.7%)	435 (75.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.2%)	13.3	1048^th of 1160 public elementary schools	9.7%		17.8	1004^th of 1168 public elementary schools	14.0%	44	26.0	26.0	21.4	34.7	30.9		29.1	37.0	28.4	16.7	26.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	$16,647	$1,128	$15,519

Frequently Asked Questions about Marie Curie STEM Elementary

What schools do graduates of Marie Curie STEM Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marie Curie STEM Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ellen Ochoa Middle School
High : Chiawana Senior High School

How many students attend Marie Curie STEM Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Marie Curie STEM Elementary.

Is Marie Curie STEM Elementary a good school?

Marie Curie STEM Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Washington elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Marie Curie STEM Elementary?

Students at Marie Curie STEM Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White.

What district is Marie Curie STEM Elementary in?

Pasco School District

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