📍 13849 Yelm Hwy SE, Yelm, Thurston County, 98597
Southworth Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Yelm, Thurston County. The school has 628 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Yelm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southworth Elementary enrolls 628 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 350 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 70 | 11% |
| Asian | 26 | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 22 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 19 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
283 of the school's 628 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 200 qualify for free lunch and 83 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.
Southworth 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 2, state house district 2.
Southworth Elementary is one of 10 schools in Yelm School District, based in YELM, Washington. The district serves 5,671 students district-wide and employs 322 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 628 students, Southworth Elementary is close to the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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