The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in English language arts. The lowest is 46% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Endicott/st John Elem and Middle
Endicott/St John Elem and Middle serves students from prekindergarten through eighth grade in the small, rural town of Endicott, Washington. It is a regular public school and the sole school in the Endicott School District. The school’s enrollment is very small, and a substantial share of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller number of Hispanic students and a handful of students who identify as Black or two or more races. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.
Academically, the picture is shaped by the school’s size. For third through fifth graders, state test results in math, English language arts, and science were suppressed to protect student privacy, a standard practice when group sizes are very small. That means there is no publicly reported proficiency data for the youngest tested grades. For grades six through eight, results were reported. Across those three grades, the overall proficiency index, which averages all tested subjects and grades, came in above the midpoint when compared with other districts in Whitman County. Within the school, performance varied by grade and subject. In sixth and seventh grade, English language arts proficiency was above half, while eighth grade ELA was lower. Math proficiency declined across the middle grades, with eighth grade math notably weaker than the earlier years. Eighth grade science proficiency was under half. Because only one year of data is available, there is no trend to examine. A parent interested in how younger students are progressing may want to follow up with the school directly for classroom-level information.
The school operates in a community that is distinctly rural and has seen long-term population decline. Endicott is a very small town surrounded by farmland, with only a grocery store, a post office, and a service station mentioned in publicly available descriptions. The town’s population peaked decades ago and has since fallen, driven by changes in agricultural technology that reduced the need for farm labor. Recent estimates show near-zero growth. Housing values in the area are well below the state and national medians, and they have declined recently. The town itself has a compact grid of residential streets, with the school and town hall integrated into the neighborhood rather than set apart on a campus. No parks, libraries, or transit systems were found in available searches, and no major employers beyond the small local businesses were identified.
The school shares its name with St. John, a neighboring community, reflecting a merger that closed Endicott’s former high school. The middle school now serves students from both Endicott and St. John, while the elementary program remains in Endicott. No recent district-level changes, such as curriculum shifts or financial measures, surfaced in public records.
For families considering the school, the main takeaway is that Endicott/St John Elem and Middle offers a small, rural setting with a student body that is economically diverse and predominantly white. Academic performance in the middle grades has some bright spots, particularly in sixth and seventh grade English, but weaker math and science results in eighth grade suggest room for improvement. The very small enrollment in the early grades means that test data is largely unavailable, making it harder to gauge academic progress for that age group through state reports alone. The surrounding town offers limited commercial amenities and a stable, low-cost housing market. This is a school that fits families who value a close-knit rural school environment and who are comfortable filling in the gaps left by suppressed test data through direct communication with the school.
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