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Soap Lake Elementary

Q: Is Soap Lake Elementary a good school?

Soap Lake Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Washington elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Soap Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Soap Lake Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Soap Lake Elementary?

Students at Soap Lake Elementary are 52% White, 44% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Soap Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Soap Lake Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Soap Lake Middle & High School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1085^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Soap Lake Elementary is a public school in the rural Soap Lake area, serving approximately 328 students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade as part of the Soap Lake School District. The school serves a high-need community: 76.83% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, although that share has declined from 89.75% two years earlier. For 2025–2026, Soap Lake ranked 1,085th out of 1,138 Washington elementary schools, or about the 5th percentile statewide. That is an improvement from the 2nd percentile in 2022–2023, but the school remains near the bottom statewide.

Academic results are substantially below state averages and most nearby schools. In 2025–2026, 18.49% of students were proficient in English language arts, 9.66% in math, and 22.22% in science, compared with statewide rates of 52.81%, 43.11%, and 50.95%. Math is the most urgent concern and was the lowest reported result among nearby schools with available data. By comparison, Longview Elementary reported 50.94% ELA and 46.54% math proficiency, while North Elementary exceeded Soap Lake in both subjects despite having a higher free/reduced-price lunch rate. Other nearby schools, including Ancient Lakes Elementary and Mountain View Elementary, also posted somewhat stronger results.

The latest results are mixed: ELA improved from 10.87% to 18.49%, and science more than doubled from 10.81% to 22.22%, but math declined from 12.14% to 9.66%. Fourth-grade ELA was particularly weak at 9.38%; fifth- and sixth-grade math results were state-suppressed and should be viewed as unknown, not zero. The student-teacher ratio rose from 14.1 in 2022–2023 to 18.7 in 2024–2025, which may make intensive support more difficult. Overall, the school’s recent progress is encouraging, especially in science, but sustained schoolwide intervention—with math improvement and staffing capacity as key priorities—appears necessary.

328

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,684

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

73.8%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 21.4% (any vaccine)

410 Ginkgo St S
Soap Lake, WA 98851

(509) 246-1323

District: Soap Lake School District

Students who attend Soap Lake Elementary usually attend:

High:

Soap Lake Middle & High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.8%

Hispanic:

43.6%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (15% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg17%

Washington avg48%

1,085^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

235^th of 238Soap Lake 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
2026	5.0	1085 of 1138	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	1113 of 1160	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1130 of 1168	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1151 of 1169	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1148 of 1169	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	1099 of 1107	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1092 of 1130	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1002 of 1054	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	882 of 1056	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	768 of 1053	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	962 of 1067	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	995 of 1106	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.9	1026 of 1097	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.1	1054 of 1092	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	1011 of 1088	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	1027 of 1072	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.1	1024 of 1067	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.8	1044 of 1069	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.6	1031 of 1051	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.6	1008 of 1031	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	25.0	830 of 1026	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	1001 of 1020	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	986 of 1092	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	1065 of 1093	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1075 of 1094	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	999 of 1100	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1024 of 1068	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	987 of 1004	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	585 of 649	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	661 of 694	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	648 of 697	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	945 of 1008	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	906 of 1013	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	982 of 1024	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	988 of 1013	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	965 of 1019	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	837 of 854	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	958 of 979	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	1036 of 1059	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1023 of 1099	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1083 of 1113	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	957 of 1025	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1019 of 1075	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	950 of 999	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	3.8	897 of 901	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	959 of 1007	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	991 of 1009	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	1010 of 1011	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	1016 of 1031	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	941 of 943	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	989 of 1027	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	825 of 833	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science22%-29 vs state

English Language Arts18%-34 vs state

Math10%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Soap Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	410 Ginkgo St S	Soap Lake	98851	Grant County	Soap Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 246-1323	328	18	18.7	76.8%	170 (51.8%)	10 (3.0%)	143 (43.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	5	1085^th of 1138 public elementary schools	4.7%		8	1113^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.1%	28	22.2	22.2	20.5	9.4	16.7	25.6	18.5	15.8	15.2			9.7	73.8%	21.4%	$19,684	$1,239	$18,445
Beezley Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	501 C St NW	Ephrata	98823	Grant County	Ephrata School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 754-5881	11	0		63.6%	8 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)															$5,699	$180	$5,519
Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	451 3rd NW	Ephrata	98823	Grant County	Ephrata School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 754-4676	466	30	15.5	68.5%	222 (47.6%)	3 (0.6%)	224 (48.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)								(n/a)			27.8	52.4			39.7	41.1	50.0			45.4	82.9%	0%	$18,096	$1,073	$17,023
Columbia Ridge Elementary	Public	K-4	60 H SE	Ephrata	98823	Grant County	Ephrata School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 754-2882	480	31	15.5	62.7%	235 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	230 (47.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	32.6	765^th of 1138 public elementary schools	32.8%		41.5	660^th of 1160 public elementary schools	43.1%	105			26.9	42.3			34.3	40.4	48.5			44.3	86.1%	1.3%	$17,780	$398	$17,382
North Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 West Craig Street	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2654	277	14	19.1	84.8%	91 (32.9%)	7 (2.5%)	167 (60.3%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	19.9	908^th of 1138 public elementary schools	20.2%		15.9	1014^th of 1160 public elementary schools	12.6%	106	40.8	40.8	31.7	23.3	40.0		31.1	31.7	28.3	32.0		30.5	84.2%	15.8%	$16,088	$885	$15,204
Larson Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Lindberg Lane	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2655	292	18	15.9	80.1%	98 (33.6%)	5 (1.7%)	184 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	4.7	1087^th of 1138 public elementary schools	4.5%		5.7	1137^th of 1160 public elementary schools	2.0%	50	15.4	15.4	23.1	7.8	17.1		16.0	21.2	9.6	14.6		15.2	82.1%	5.1%	$17,850	$617	$17,233
Wilson Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Navar Street	Wilson Creek	98860	Grant County	Wilson Creek School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 345-2541	60	5	11.3	76.7%	43 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14	977^th of 1138 public elementary schools	14.1%					(n/a)	30.0	30.0			30.0		22.0	20.0			30.0	14.6			$22,854	$735	$22,120
Coulee City Elementary	Public	K-5	410 W Locust	Coulee City	99115	Grant County	Coulee-Hartline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 632-5231	68	6	11.9	54.4%	51 (75.0%)	2 (2.9%)	11 (16.2%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				64.7			56.7		47.1			43.3			$24,161	$2,088	$22,073
Longview Elementary	Public	K-5	9783 Apple Road NE	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2656	368	20	18.1	68.5%	136 (37.0%)	1 (0.3%)	223 (60.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	52.2	517^th of 1138 public elementary schools	54.6%		31.9	803^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	30.8%	286	53.9	53.9	48.3	57.1	48.1		50.9	48.3	34.7	55.8		46.5	89.5%	8.8%	$15,609	$661	$14,948
Ancient Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	417 C Street SE	Quincy	98848	Grant County	Quincy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 787-8950	385	25	15.4	77.4%	53 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	323 (83.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12.2	1007^th of 1138 public elementary schools	11.5%		10.5	1084^th of 1160 public elementary schools	6.6%	77	36.5	36.5	14.6	18.7	39.7		24.7	22.9	12.0	27.0		19.9	85.5%	0%	$17,829	$851	$16,978

Frequently Asked Questions about Soap Lake Elementary

What district is Soap Lake Elementary in?

Soap Lake School District

Is Soap Lake Elementary a good school?

Soap Lake Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Soap Lake Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended Soap Lake Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Soap Lake Elementary?

Students at Soap Lake Elementary are 52% White, 44% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Soap Lake Elementary attend?

Students who attend Soap Lake Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Soap Lake Middle & High School

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