The top reported proficiency rate is 54% in English language arts. The lowest is 41% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lind Elementary School
Lind Elementary School is a small, regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the heart of Lind, a very small agricultural town surrounded by dryland wheat country in Adams County. It is the elementary feeder for the Lind School District, and with an enrollment that is modest even for a rural school, its classrooms feel intentionally intimate. Families here will find a student body that is roughly evenly split between White and Hispanic children, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the broader economic realities of the community.
Academically, the school’s performance stands out relative to the other districts in Adams County. When state test results are combined across subjects and grades, Lind Elementary’s overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among its county peers, meaning its composite scores are above the highest of the other district-level measures in the county. Digging into the individual years, third graders showed a notably stronger English language arts performance, with the majority meeting standards, while fourth grade ELA results were softer. In math, roughly two-fifths of third and fourth graders met the bar. Science testing, which occurs in fifth grade, found about two-fifths of students proficient. One caution: fifth-grade math and ELA results were suppressed to protect student privacy, as the cohort was very small, so a full picture for that grade is not available in public data. The school’s multi-year trend data shows only a single year of reporting for each subject, so no trend line can yet be drawn.
The school itself is located within Lind’s compact town grid, a few blocks of small-town commercial and residential buildings. The town’s population has been in a modest decline over recent census counts, and the local economy is driven by dryland wheat farming, the WSU Lind Dryland Research Station, and a large solar farm built in the previous decade. There are no major recent district-level changes such as referendums or curriculum shifts reported. The school does not offer high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and data on discipline, chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, and course access were not available in the provided information. Families who prioritize a small, rural elementary where the school is integrated into the fabric of a tight-knit agricultural community will find a natural fit here. Those concerned about the softness in some grade-level results or who want deeper insight into special education or English learner supports may wish to speak directly with the school, as those figures were also not publicly reported.
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