School district · Washington
Moses Lake School District
Moses Lake School District in Washington: 20 public schools with 8,430 students and 20.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,774 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 20
- Students
- 8,430
- Students per teacher
- 20.7
- WA 17.8 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $17,774
- WA $18.3K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 407
- Counselors (FTE)
- 19.9
- Students per counselor
- 424
- WA 360 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 7.0
- Librarians (FTE): —
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Washington: 51%38%proficient
+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 72% of school districts in Washington
Median 47% · 267 school districts compared
3,660 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Washington: 44%34%proficient
+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 68% of school districts in Washington
Median 40% · 263 school districts compared
3,660 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 13% · $21.2M
- State
- 76% · $122.7M
- Local
- 11% · $17M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,338
- Support services
- $6,800
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $3.7M
- Long-term debt
- $87M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 221 | — | — | — | |
Garden Heights ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 324 | 17.7 | 36% | 40% |
Knolls Vista ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 282 | 15.6 | 38% | 35% |
Lakeview Terrace ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 303 | 17.6 | 34% | 37% |
Larson Heights ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 292 | 16.0 | 23% | 16% |
Longview ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 368 | 18.1 | 37% | 43% |
Midway ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 222 | 17.4 | 28% | 31% |
North ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 277 | 19.2 | 25% | 27% |
Park Orchard Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 454 | 18.5 | 41% | 36% |
Peninsula ElementaryFree meals for all | K–5 | 383 | 17.2 | 40% | 38% |
Sage Point Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 334 | 17.3 | 62% | 60% |
Vicki I. Groff Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 413 | 19.2 | 41% | 42% |
Columbia Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 875 | 21.5 | 44% | 37% |
Endeavor Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 270 | 21.6 | 20% | 15% |
Frontier Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 690 | 20.3 | 40% | 27% |
Columbia Basin Technical Skills CenterCareer and technicalFree meals for all | 10–12 | 53 | 4.2 | — | — |
Digital Learning CenterMostly virtual | 6–12 | 359 | 29.9 | 35% | — |
MLSD Open Doors Re-Engagement ProgramAlternative | 9–12 | 67 | — | — | — |
Moses Lake High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,856 | 26.2 | — | — |
Vanguard AcademyFree meals for all | 9–12 | 387 | 25.3 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1620 S Pioneer Way, Moses Lake, WA 98837
- Phone
- (509)766-2650
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.