📍 E. 405 Lincoln, Chewelah, Stevens County, 99109
Gess Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chewelah, Stevens County. The school has 330 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chewelah School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gess Elementary enrolls 330 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 280 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 330 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 204 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gess Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-50, state senate district 7, state house district 7.
Gess Elementary is one of 4 schools in Chewelah School District, based in CHEWELAH, Washington. The district serves 799 students district-wide and employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 330 students, Gess Elementary is larger than the district average of about 200 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote