The top reported proficiency rate is 55% in Math. The lowest is 46% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Northport Elementary School
Northport Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, making it the single school for the entire elementary and middle grade span in the Northport School District. The school is located in the small, rural town of Northport in Stevens County, a community of very few residents along the Columbia River near the Canadian border. The town was once a railway hub and smelter center, but today it is a quiet residential place with limited local commerce and no major employers based within its boundaries. The population is growing very slowly, and the housing market reflects a modest cost relative to the state as a whole; the estimated home value in the area is below the Washington average, consistent with the town’s remote, rural setting.
The student body is small, and the demographics show a predominantly white enrollment, with a substantial share of students identifying as Hispanic and a small number identifying as Asian or with two or more races. A very large proportion of the school’s students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that economic need is widespread among the families served. Because the school covers both elementary and middle grades, it is the only public school option for families with children in those age groups within the district. There is no high school on this campus; after eighth grade, students would move to a separate school within the district for grades nine through twelve.
On state assessments in math, English language arts, and science, the school’s overall proficiency across tested grades and subjects places it among the stronger performers relative to the other school districts in Stevens County. This is a meaningful point given the rural setting and the high level of economic disadvantage in the student population. However, the picture is uneven across individual grade levels. In math, proficiency rates were above the midpoint in several grades, including third grade and sixth grade, but a parent may want to investigate how the school supports students who are not yet meeting the bar, particularly in grades where the reported rates were lower. In English language arts, the range was wide: one grade showed a notably low proficiency rate, while the seventh-grade cohort performed at a stronger level. Some grade-level results were suppressed due to small student counts, which is typical in a very small school and makes it difficult to draw firm conclusions about those cohorts.
Science assessment results were available for fifth grade, where a moderate share of students met the proficiency standard. Because the school serves grades only through eighth, no graduation rate is reported here, and no chronic absenteeism data was available in this profile. The school operates as a regular public school with no charter or magnet status, and it is part of the Northport School District. No recent district-level changes, such as boundary adjustments or new programs, were found in publicly available sources, so a reader should contact the district directly for any updates on curriculum or facility plans.
This is a school that fits a family looking for a small, rural educational setting where the same building serves children from pre-K through middle school. The academic performance, while uneven at the grade level, is competitive within the county, and the school achieves this in a context of high poverty. The trade-off is that the town offers very limited amenities, employment, or growth, and families will need to be comfortable with a remote location and minimal local services. The small enrollment means that class sizes are likely very small, and that individual attention may be high, but it also means that program breadth, such as advanced coursework or specialized electives, is limited by the size of the school. A parent should also ask about student support services, given the high level of economic need, and about how the school addresses the gaps in proficiency that show up in certain grades.
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