📍 600 E Alder Street, Palouse, Whitman County, 99161
Palouse Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palouse, Whitman County. The school has 83 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palouse School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palouse Elementary enrolls 83 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 71 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 9.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 1 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
44 of the school's 83 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 37 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Palouse 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 9, state house district 9.
Palouse Elementary is one of 3 schools in Palouse School District, based in PALOUSE, Washington. The district serves 191 students district-wide and employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 83 students, Palouse Elementary is larger than the district average of about 64 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote