Wilson Creek Elementary

Wilson Creek Elementary is a very small public school in Wilson Creek, Washington, serving 60 students in kindergarten through sixth grade through the Wilson Creek School District. Its current statewide standing is weak: it ranks 977th of 1,138 Washington elementary schools, around the 14th percentile, and has a one-star rating. The school’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 11.3 to 1, lower than at North Elementary and Soap Lake Elementary and similar to Coulee City Elementary.

Academic results are currently below state and district averages. In 2025–26, 21.95% of students were proficient in English language arts, 14.63% in math, and 30% in science. Math is the clearest concern, and both math and ELA declined substantially from 2023–24, when results were 40% and 50%, respectively. Because the school has only 60 students, a small number of students can significantly affect year-to-year percentages. Several grade-level results are also suppressed by the state, meaning they are unknown rather than zero. Wilson Creek nevertheless performed better than Soap Lake Elementary in all three current subjects, while trailing North Elementary.

The most useful comparison is similarly small Coulee City Elementary, which enrolls 68 students and has a 11.9-to-1 student-teacher ratio. Coulee City’s 2025–26 proficiency rates were much higher—56.67% in ELA and 43.33% in math—despite Wilson Creek having higher per-student spending ($25,514 versus $23,187). Wilson Creek also serves a relatively high-need population, with 76.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Overall, the school offers a small setting and favorable staffing ratio, but its declining achievement—especially in math—makes attendance, staffing stability, instructional organization, and comparisons with Coulee City important areas for closer review.