Star School District No. 054, WA

Original Research by School Decision on Star School District No. 054

Star School District No. 054 is a district on the smallest scale, serving kindergarten through sixth grade through a single elementary school. Its simplest and most defining feature is its size. The district is located within Franklin County and draws from the Pasco area. Because it serves only primary and intermediate grades, it does not have a high school and therefore no graduation rate. State assessment results for math, English language arts, and science were present in the data but reported as suppressed, which typically happens when the number of students tested is too small to report publicly. As a result, there is no available basis for comparing the district’s academic performance to other schools or districts in the state.

Enrollment and demographic details are reported as zero, which is an artifact of the data rather than a true reflection of the student body; the suppression of testing counts and the absence of free or reduced-price lunch, special education, and English learner data mean that the district’s student composition cannot be described from the evidence at hand. A parent considering this district will want to investigate these details directly with the school or the district office, as the public record does not provide them.

The district fields a single school, Star Elementary, and its grade span of kindergarten through sixth grade means children will need to transition to another district when they reach middle school. This is a critical planning point for families. There is no information on programs such as special education services, English language support, gifted offerings, or extracurricular activities. The district brief indicates that no major changes—such as boundary adjustments, curriculum shifts, or tax measures—were publicly reported within the last several years, which may simply reflect the district’s very limited public presence.

Housing context draws from the Pasco ZIP code, where home values sit below the Washington state average and have seen a slight recent decline. Rents in the area have been rising. Comparing the district with its neighbors in Franklin County was not possible because the key metrics—proficiency, chronic absenteeism, graduation rate, and per-pupil spending—are all missing for Star, so no relative position among the five county districts can be stated.

What this amounts to is a small, early-grades-only district with a single school and a public data profile that is nearly empty. Parents who want a neighborhood elementary school where their child would be in a very small cohort may find it worth a closer visit. But the absence of academic benchmarks, demographic context, and programmatic offerings means that almost any question about student outcomes, peer environment, or support services must be answered by the district directly. There is more unknown than known in the available record.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

Grades

KG–06

Schools

Schools in this District

1 schools are officially reported under this district.

Star Elem School

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$420,776

Year-over-year change-0.4%

vs. state typical0.70x

vs. national typical1.14x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (1 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
99301	Pasco	$421K	-0.4%	100.0%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$1,804/mo

Year-over-year change+3.3%

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (1 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
99301	Pasco	$1,804	+3.3%	100.0%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$2,123/mo

Home price / national median income5.0x

Annual rent / national median income25.9%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$320/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$604,087 (-0.6% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Academic Performance
Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

This profile is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information available. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on the school’s website, which may include more recent figures, additional programs, or updated enrollment data.