Summary
Ritzville Grade School is a public school in Ritzville, Washington, serving 193 students from prekindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Ritzville School District. The district ranks 104th of 238 Washington districts, while the school earned three stars and ranked 412th of 1,138 schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 64th percentile statewide. Its enrollment is considerably larger than nearby Lind Elementary School, with 82 students, and Benge Elementary, with 14.
Academically, Ritzville’s clearest strength is mathematics. In 2025–2026, 58.54% of students were proficient in math, compared with 43.11% statewide and 45.71% at Lind. Ritzville exceeded state math results in third, fourth, and fifth grades, including a particularly strong fifth-grade rate of 60.00%. English Language Arts proficiency was 53.66%, nearly identical to the state’s 52.81% and well above Lind’s 40.00%. Fourth- and fifth-grade ELA results exceeded state rates, while third-grade ELA was somewhat weaker. Overall, Ritzville outperformed Lind in each subject, although Lind had a higher third-grade math result. Benge’s small enrollment means most results are suppressed, so meaningful academic comparisons are not possible.
Science is the main area for improvement: 40.00% of Ritzville students were proficient in 2025–2026, below the 50.95% state rate, after results that varied widely in previous years. The school has otherwise remained above the statewide midpoint in recent rankings and appears especially effective for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, whose subgroup ranking reached the 93rd percentile. Parents may also want to note that the student-teacher ratio rose to 16.2, higher than Lind’s 10.2, while spending per student was lower at $17,949. These figures are influenced by school size, but the overall picture is of a stable school with strong math performance, solid ELA results, and a need for more consistent science outcomes.
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