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Kalama Elem School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
548 China Garden Road
Kalama, WA 98625
Phone
(360) 673-5207
District
Kalama School District
County
COWLITZ COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
562
Classroom Teachers
36

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

6

(10 is best)

Better than 55.8% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Kalama Elem School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
49%
34%
48%
37%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
48%
38%
49%
50%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
47%
51%
52%
49%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
16
16
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 120 21.4%
Grade 1 91 16.2%
Grade 2 80 14.2%
Grade 3 89 15.8%
Grade 4 89 15.8%
Grade 5 93 16.5%
Total 562 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 85.7% 84.6% 54.1%
Black 0.4% 0.6% 5.4%
Hispanic 12.8% 12.6% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.8% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 1.3% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 42.3% 40.7% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 33.3% 31.7% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.1% 8.9% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,045 7,785,786
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 33.0 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.4% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.4% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 22.2% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 37.5% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 21.5% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,937 2,979,272
Single Parent Households With Children 3.8% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.3% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.6% 38.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 35.4% 26.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.9% 19.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.7% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.2% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.8% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.3% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 8.8% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,301 $7,252,000 17.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $541 $623,000 1.5%
Staff $210 $242,000 0.6%
General Administration $307 $353,000 0.8%
School Administration $568 $654,000 1.5%
Operation $1,089 $1,253,000 3.0%
Transportation $0 $0 0.0%
Other $535 $616,000 1.5%
Total Support $3,250 $3,741,000 8.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $27,298 $31,420,000 74.1%
Total Expenditures $36,849 $42,413,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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