Summary:
ZIP code 98855 has one elementary school, Tonasket Elementary School, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the Tonasket School District. The school enrolls 476 students, so families in this area do not have multiple elementary schools to compare within the ZIP code. About 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a community with substantial economic needs.
Academic results are mixed, but recent performance has improved. In 2025–26, 36% of students were proficient in English language arts, 37% in math, and 42% in science. Math is the school’s strongest area compared with the district: Tonasket Elementary was nearly 10 percentage points above the district average and only about 6 points below the Washington state average. Science was about even with the district, while English language arts remained the largest concern, trailing the state by roughly 16 points. Results increased from the prior year in all three subjects, with the largest improvement in English language arts.
Parents may want to pay particular attention to fourth grade, where proficiency was about 29% in both English language arts and math. Fourth grade was the school’s weakest tested grade and had the largest gaps compared with state results. Other grades generally performed slightly above district averages in English language arts, while third grade was strongest in math. The school’s ranking trend has also improved, rising from the 10th to the 17th percentile over the three reported years, although it remains below the statewide midpoint. The student-teacher ratio is 16.2 to 1, and reported spending was $17,730 per student in 2023–24. Overall, the school shows encouraging progress and comparatively stronger math performance, while literacy and fourth-grade achievement are the clearest areas for improvement.
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