📍 1181 Thompson Rd, Cowiche, Yakima County, 98923
Marcus Whitman-Cowiche Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cowiche, Yakima County. The school has 327 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highland School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Marcus Whitman-Cowiche Elementary enrolls 327 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 1.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 232 | 71% |
| White | 90 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
260 of the school's 327 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 239 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Marcus Whitman-Cowiche Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-40, state senate district 14, state house district 14.
Marcus Whitman-Cowiche Elementary is one of 4 schools in Highland School District, based in COWICHE, Washington. The district serves 1,060 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 327 students, Marcus Whitman-Cowiche Elementary is larger than the district average of about 265 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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