Warden Elementary, Warden WA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Warden Elementary

Warden Elementary serves a rural agricultural community in the small town of Warden in Grant County. It is a regular public school that covers pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, meaning its students feed into a middle or junior high school elsewhere in the Warden School District. The town itself is a predominantly Hispanic farming community, with a population that has grown steadily in recent years. Housing values here are modest compared to state averages, and the economy revolves around irrigated agriculture and the school district itself. The texture of daily life is that of a small farm town, with a compact downtown and schools integrated into the civic fabric rather than isolated on separate campuses.

The student body at Warden Elementary is sizable for the grades it serves, and the great majority of students come from low-income households. The student population is predominantly Hispanic, with a smaller share of white students and small numbers from other racial and ethnic groups. This demographic profile reflects the community around it. The school offers a pre-kindergarten program, giving young children an early start before entering the formal K-5 sequence.

On state assessments in math and English language arts, Warden Elementary’s proficiency rates across grades three through five are below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Grant County. In science, the fifth-grade results similarly trail those of many neighboring districts. The available data covers only the most recent testing year, so a multi-year trend is not yet visible. A parent considering this school may want to ask the school directly about its approach to supporting student growth in these areas and what academic supports are available.

Because the school stops at fifth grade, no high school graduation rate applies here. The district brief did not identify any recent major changes, such as boundary adjustments or program launches, that would be directly relevant to families. Information on chronic absenteeism and discipline was not available in the data we reviewed. These are common gaps for elementary schools, but a parent interested in those dimensions would need to request them from the district.

Warden Elementary fits the profile of a school whose strengths lie in its role as the neighborhood elementary for a small, close-knit agricultural community. The setting is rural, the student body is economically diverse by household income, and the academic results on state tests are an area where the school is working to improve relative to county peers. Families who value a small-town environment, a school where staff know students personally, and a community rooted in agriculture may find it a natural fit. Those whose priority is high measured proficiency on state exams may want to investigate further what kind of instructional strategies and interventions the school provides. The school’s website and the district central office are good places to start for more detail on academic programs, family engagement, and enrichment offerings.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 430%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 324%

School 24% · District 24%

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 437%

School 37% · District 37%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Science

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 22%

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

This schoolWarden School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income22%Higher-income27%5 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income26%Higher-income31%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income19%Higher-income64%45 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income23%Higher-income55%32 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income10%Higher-income43%33 pp gap