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Frances Scott Elementary

Q: Is Frances Scott Elementary a good school?

Frances Scott Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.2% of Washington elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Frances Scott Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Frances Scott Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Frances Scott Elementary?

Students at Frances Scott Elementary are 51% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Frances Scott Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frances Scott Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Chase Middle School High : Ferris High School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

919^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Frances Scott Elementary is a public school in Spokane, Washington, serving about 372 students in prekindergarten through sixth grade within the Spokane School District. Located on East 5th Avenue, it serves a community with substantial economic need: 81.45% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1 and spent $22,533 per student in 2023–2024.

Academic results remain below district and state averages, although the school has made gradual progress in its statewide ranking, rising from the 7th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 19th percentile in 2025–2026. Current proficiency was 27.01% in English language arts, 29.82% in math, and 43.86% in science. English language arts is the greatest concern, especially in third grade, where only 13.33% of students were proficient. Science is the clearest bright spot, improving by nearly 15 percentage points in the latest year. Math also remains stronger than it was two years earlier. Results vary by grade: fifth-grade English language arts reached 41.07%, suggesting that some students are making meaningful progress over time.

Compared with nearby schools, Grant Elementary is one of the most useful comparisons because it has a similar grade span and economic profile, yet scored higher than Frances Scott in English language arts and math. Cooper Elementary, Adams Elementary, Franklin Elementary, and Lincoln Heights Elementary also rank higher. Frances Scott ranks above Logan Elementary and Stevens Elementary. Nearby Ruben Trejo Dual Language Academy and Hutton Elementary perform much more strongly, though their student populations and programs differ. Overall, Frances Scott shows encouraging improvement but needs stronger, more consistent literacy and math outcomes.

372

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,635

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

92.9%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

3737 E 5Th Ave
Spokane, WA 99202-5099

(509) 353-4538

District: Spokane School District

Students who attend Frances Scott Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chase Middle School
High:	Ferris High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.3%

Hispanic:

18.8%

Two or more races:

14.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (31% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg45%

Washington avg48%

919^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Spokane School District

118^th of 238Spokane 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	19.1	919 of 1138	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	974 of 1160	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1038 of 1168	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1030 of 1169	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1086 of 1169	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	970 of 1107	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1008 of 1130	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	897 of 1054	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	900 of 1056	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	883 of 1053	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	903 of 1067	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.2	742 of 1106	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.2	655 of 1097	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.8	869 of 1092	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.2	685 of 1088	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.5	797 of 1072	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.7	693 of 1067	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.4	665 of 1069	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.6	792 of 1051	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.8	824 of 1031	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	51.1	516 of 1026	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	917 of 1020	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	951 of 1092	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	914 of 1093	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	868 of 1094	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	844 of 1100	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	690 of 1008	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.2	940 of 1068	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	889 of 1004	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	39.0	396 of 633	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.8	641 of 694	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	354 of 501	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	527 of 540	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	681 of 1008	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	787 of 1013	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	853 of 1024	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	759 of 1013	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	898 of 1019	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	633 of 854	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	820 of 979	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	757 of 1059	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	877 of 1098	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1008 of 1099	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	990 of 1099	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1070 of 1113	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	942 of 1025	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	935 of 1075	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	806 of 999	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	4.8	252 of 252	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	78 of 128	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.1	285 of 303	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	198 of 212	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	267 of 432	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.8	308 of 363	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	150 of 158	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	477 of 637	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	805 of 901	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	911 of 1007	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	927 of 1009	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	945 of 1011	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	995 of 1031	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	921 of 943	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	955 of 1027	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	743 of 833	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)38th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2023)37th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science44%-7 vs state

Math30%-13 vs state

English Language Arts27%-26 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 8th 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 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th 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
Frances Scott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3737 E 5Th Ave	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 353-4538	372	31	11.9	81.5%	191 (51.3%)	18 (4.8%)	70 (18.8%)	23 (6.2%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.2%)	54 (14.5%)	19.1	919^th of 1138 public elementary schools	19.2%		19.3	974^th of 1160 public elementary schools	16.0%	55	43.9		43.9	13.3	27.6	41.1				27.0	25.4	33.9	30.4				29.8	92.9%	0%	$23,635	$1,765	$21,870
Libby Center	Public	K-8	2900 E 1St Ave	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-7500	305	19	15.9	26.2%	220 (72.1%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (6.9%)	31 (10.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)								(n/a)																				$18,084	$202	$17,882
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2627 E 17Th Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2620	428	32	13.5	52.3%	293 (68.5%)	23 (5.4%)	46 (10.7%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.9%)	58.7	445^th of 1138 public elementary schools	60.9%		64	390^th of 1160 public elementary schools	66.4%	55	57.9		57.9	46.9	52.4	59.7				52.7	48.4	51.2	50.9				50.2	86.4%	6.8%	$21,026	$588	$20,438
Lincoln Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3322 E 22Nd Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3300	435	32	13.5	60.7%	296 (68.0%)	16 (3.7%)	35 (8.0%)	13 (3.0%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (15.6%)	59.2	437^th of 1138 public elementary schools	61.6%		57.5	461^st of 1160 public elementary schools	60.3%	24	60.7		60.7	45.6	49.2	54.1				49.3	53.2	53.7	54.1				53.6	81%	15.9%	$21,432	$1,055	$20,377
Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 E 9Th Ave	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2800	289	25	11.4	78.5%	142 (49.1%)	29 (10.0%)	37 (12.8%)	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.4%)	15 (5.2%)	54 (18.7%)	26.3	846^th of 1138 public elementary schools	25.7%		26.3	883^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	23.9%	37	31.6		31.6	28.1	54.1	29.0				37.4	37.5	46.0	16.7				33.3	83.3%	8.3%	$28,291	$2,712	$25,579
Stevens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1717 E Sinto Ave	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-4200	438	36	12.1	87.4%	220 (50.2%)	20 (4.6%)	74 (16.9%)	23 (5.3%)	6 (1.4%)	34 (7.8%)	61 (13.9%)	14.7	965^th of 1138 public elementary schools	15.2%		14.3	1035^th of 1160 public elementary schools	10.8%	70	23.5		23.5	36.8	19.1	23.9				26.6	45.5	22.1	17.7				28.2	77.4%	8.1%	$22,174	$1,714	$20,460
Ruben Trejo Dual Language Academy	Public	K-8	6903 E 4th Ave	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(509) 354-7500	275	21	13.4	25.5%	172 (62.5%)	3 (1.1%)	84 (30.5%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	65.4	364^th of 1138 public elementary schools	68.0%		53.8	507^th of 1160 public elementary schools	56.3%	143	70.0		63.3	63.3	72.0	76.7		83.3		69.6	51.0	48.0	26.7	47.1	33.3	57.9	44.3			$17,541	$213	$17,328
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2909-E 37 Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2000	312	22	14.0	71.5%	190 (60.9%)	26 (8.3%)	41 (13.1%)	15 (4.8%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	33 (10.6%)	42.6	644^th of 1138 public elementary schools	43.4%		28	851^st of 1160 public elementary schools	26.6%	207	53.5		53.5	44.4	32.5	51.2				43.0	57.8	30.0	39.5				43.0	88.1%	7.1%	$20,976	$1,536	$19,440
Hutton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	908 E 24Th Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-3030	492	33	14.9	29.7%	390 (79.3%)	6 (1.2%)	43 (8.7%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.1%)	85.6	170^th of 1138 public elementary schools	85.1%		88.7	122^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	89.5%	48	79.7		79.7	59.2	63.8	75.4				65.7	67.1	69.2	65.2				67.4	91.3%	7.5%	$18,846	$465	$18,381
Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 N Ferrall St	Spokane	99217	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2500	385	31	12.6	69.6%	261 (67.8%)	16 (4.2%)	43 (11.2%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.9%)	37 (9.6%)	30.8	782^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	31.3%		33.8	767^th of 1160 public elementary schools	33.9%	15	40.3		40.3	38.5	45.0	37.1				40.0	42.3	38.3	31.2				37.7	80.9%	10.6%	$22,258	$1,234	$21,025

Frequently Asked Questions about Frances Scott Elementary

What schools do graduates of Frances Scott Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frances Scott Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chase Middle School
High : Ferris High School

Is Frances Scott Elementary a good school?

Frances Scott Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.2% of Washington elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Frances Scott Elementary?

Students at Frances Scott Elementary are 51% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What district is Frances Scott Elementary in?

Spokane School District

How many students attend Frances Scott Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 372 students attended Frances Scott Elementary.

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2024–25 school spending dataNewNov 2, 2026

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