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Arlington Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1043rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 10% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Arlington Elementary is a public Pre-K through 5th grade school in the Spokane School District, serving 379 students in a high-need community where over 80% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Arlington faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of Washington elementary schools with proficiency rates in reading, math, and science well below state and district averages. This is notable because the school receives substantial funding per student—more than nearby schools like Evergreen Elementary School and Shiloh Hills Elementary in the higher-performing Mead School District—yet outcomes have declined over the past decade.

Comparisons with nearby schools highlight both the challenge and potential for improvement. While Regal Elementary performs similarly, other schools in the Spokane district with similar student demographics, such as Longfellow Elementary and Whitman Elementary, achieve significantly higher test scores. This suggests that with targeted strategies, particularly to address large performance gaps between grade levels in subjects like math, improved outcomes are possible.

379
Students ?
12.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,693
Per pupil spending ?
83.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6363 N Smith St
       Spokane, WA  99217-7626

(509) 354-2100

District: Spokane School District


Students who attend Arlington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Garry Middle School
High:    Rogers High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
56.7%
Hispanic:
17.9%
Two or more races:
9.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (29% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school29%
District avg45%
Washington avg48%
1,043rd of 1,160
Washington public elementary schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 31 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
33rd of 36Elementary Schools in the Spokane School District
129th of 247Spokane 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202513.81043 of 116010.1%★☆☆☆☆
202414.61046 of 116810.4%★☆☆☆☆
202313.71051 of 116910.1%★☆☆☆☆
202214.51039 of 116911.1%★☆☆☆☆
202112.01014 of 11078.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.61001 of 113011.4%★☆☆☆☆
201812.3970 of 10548.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201717.2917 of 105613.2%★☆☆☆☆
201628.1789 of 105325.1%★☆☆☆☆
201542.7628 of 106741.1%★★☆☆☆
201334.8775 of 110629.9%★★☆☆☆
201236.9766 of 109730.2%★★☆☆☆
201140.8683 of 109237.5%★★☆☆☆
201049.8561 of 108848.4%★★☆☆☆
200932.0791 of 107226.2%★☆☆☆☆
200837.2714 of 106733.1%★★☆☆☆
200741.3666 of 106937.7%★★☆☆☆
200632.4768 of 105126.9%★☆☆☆☆
200543.5624 of 103139.5%★★☆☆☆
200422.8847 of 102617.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
201935.8165 of 24833.5%★★☆☆☆
201816.8325 of 3332.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202514.0990 of 10929.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.31032 of 10935.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.81011 of 10947.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.9972 of 110011.6%★☆☆☆☆
202117.4884 of 100812.3%★☆☆☆☆
201918.0925 of 106813.4%★☆☆☆☆
201810.7947 of 10045.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202221.4608 of 69412.4%★☆☆☆☆
201943.3403 of 69742.2%★★☆☆☆
201822.3477 of 54011.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202526.6811 of 101319.9%★☆☆☆☆
202431.4755 of 102426.3%★☆☆☆☆
202331.0751 of 101325.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.3859 of 101915.7%★☆☆☆☆
202124.1698 of 85418.3%★☆☆☆☆
201925.1816 of 97916.6%★☆☆☆☆
201820.8739 of 83511.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202520.0918 of 109816.4%★☆☆☆☆
202421.8906 of 109917.6%★☆☆☆☆
202317.1960 of 109912.6%★☆☆☆☆
202214.31002 of 111310.0%★☆☆☆☆
202112.6946 of 10257.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.0989 of 10758.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201815.7894 of 99910.5%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202447.4100 of 18846.8%★★☆☆☆
20229.5246 of 2522.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.7280 of 3037.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20181.4212 of 2120.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
201918.6522 of 5667.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.3528 of 63717.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20256.2988 of 10071.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.5975 of 10093.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.5975 of 10113.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.8963 of 10316.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.8893 of 9435.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.6956 of 10276.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.2796 of 8334.4%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Multi-racial (2024)47th percentile+36 vs school
English Language Learner (2019)33rd percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2022)12th percentile~ school
Female (2025)9th percentile~ school
Special Education (2019)8th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?
Science30%-19 vs state
English Language Arts28%-25 vs state
Math27%-16 vs state

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Students at Arlington Elementary are 57% White, 18% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American, 5% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Arlington Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Washington elementary schools.

Students who attend Arlington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Garry Middle School
High : Rogers High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Arlington Elementary.


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