📍 548 China Garden Road, Kalama, Cowlitz County, 98625
Kalama Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kalama, Cowlitz County. The school has 562 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kalama School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kalama Elem School enrolls 562 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 463 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 562 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 187 qualify for free lunch and 51 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kalama Elem School 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-30, state senate district 20, state house district 20.
Kalama Elem School is one of 3 schools in Kalama School District, based in KALAMA, Washington. The district serves 1,138 students district-wide and employs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 562 students, Kalama Elem School is larger than the district average of about 379 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe