Mission View Elementary School, Wenatchee WA

Original Research by School Decision on Mission View Elementary School

Mission View Elementary School serves kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Wenatchee School District. It is one of several elementary options in this city that sits at the confluence of the Columbia and Wenatchee rivers, a regional hub for the tree fruit industry and the county seat of Chelan County.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial white minority and very small shares of other racial and ethnic groups. A very large majority of students come from households with low incomes, as measured by eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch. This economic context shapes the school’s work: the federal Title I program is not listed as active here, but the income profile suggests a high level of need. Data on the share of students with disabilities or who are English learners was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about how it supports those populations.

On state assessments from the most recent school year, performance varied by grade and subject. In third-grade math, about half of students met the state’s proficiency standard, but that share dropped to roughly a quarter in fourth and fifth grades. In English language arts, proficiency rates were in the upper twenties to upper thirties across grades, and in fifth-grade science it was about a third. The school’s overall performance, when averaged across tested subjects and grades, placed it among the lower-performing elementary schools relative to others across Chelan County. The data covers one year only, so no trend is available to tell whether scores are improving or declining. For a parent who prioritizes high test scores, this school’s results are a clear soft spot, and it would make sense to discuss how the school addresses academic gaps.

The community around Mission View is shaped by Wenatchee’s mix of residential neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and surrounding orchards. The city has grown notably in recent decades, with employment rising. Housing costs in the area have climbed, though they remain more moderate than in the Seattle metro area. The Apple Capital Loop Trail and the downtown core with its festivals and museums provide amenities typical of a small city. The school district, in publicly reported information, has been working toward a bond measure to replace most of Wenatchee High School and improve air quality district-wide, a major facilities investment that would affect families with children moving into secondary grades.

There is no data on discipline, course access, or staffing, so a parent cannot assess class sizes or program breadth from this profile. Mission View is a neighborhood school serving a high-poverty, majority-Hispanic student population in a growing agricultural city. Its academic performance lags the county median, which may prompt a close look at interventions and support structures. Families who value a diverse, economically mixed setting and are comfortable with average-to-below test results may find the school a good fit, while those seeking top-tier elementary achievement within Chelan County would want to investigate alternatives or ask about the school’s specific strategies for raising proficiency.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 350%

School 50% · District 47% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 37% · ▼ 9 pts below district

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

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 30% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 44% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 44% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 47% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Science

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 46% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

This schoolWenatchee 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.