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C−

Pasco School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Pasco.

Pasco’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Washington school districts

Students
18,913
Schools
28
Spent per student
$16,663
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Debt
$346.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pasco School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 16% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the WA average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $346.5M, about $18,320 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 16% of the 289 Washington school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Pasco. Grade by grade →

PK–515 elementary schoolsThis district
6–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 40.1% · 9,635 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 53.4% · 9,624 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)77%
State average 83.8% · 1,443 in the class

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,663 per student · 10% below WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 73%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
18,614’20
18,538’21
18,515’22
18,840’23
18,913’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 75%White 20%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

28 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools.

Three Rivers Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasco
657 students16:1
Columbia River Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasco
618 students16:1
Mark Twain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasco
579 students16:1
Maya Angelou Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasco
579 students14:1
Barbara McClintock STEM Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasco
570 students14:1
Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasco
543 students16:1
Ruth Livingston Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasco
541 students17:1
James McGee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasco
499 students15:1
Virgie Robinson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasco
473 students17:1
Robert Frost Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasco
459 students15:1
Emerson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasco
447 students15:1
Rowena Chess Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasco
436 students14:1
Captain Gray STEM Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasco
408 students15:1
Pasco Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Pasco
318 students
Longfellow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasco
312 students13:1
Edwin Markham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasco
227 students14:1
Pasco Early Childhood
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Pasco
60 students
Whittier Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Pasco
378 students14:1
Pasco Innovative Experiences and e-Learning
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Pasco
70 students12:1
Internet Pasco Academy of Learning
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Pasco
50 students5:1
Marie Curie STEM Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Pasco
376 students13:1
Ray Reynolds Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pasco
1,294 students20:1
Mcloughlin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pasco
1,171 students22:1
Stevens Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pasco
956 students19:1
Ellen Ochoa Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pasco
831 students19:1
New Horizons High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Pasco
344 students16:1
Chiawana Senior High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Pasco
3,127 students21:1
Pasco Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pasco
2,590 students20:1

Left off: 3 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Washington.