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Best Elementary Schools
in Pasco School District

This page covers 19 elementary schools in Pasco School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Internet Pasco Academy of Learning
Grades KG–0858 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.3:1) · above-average investment ($17,723/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
8.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,723
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Pasco Innovative Experiences and e-Learning
Grades KG–08115 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.2:1) · above-average investment ($17,723/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
9.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,723
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
3
rank
Edwin Markham Elementary
Grades PK–05198 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1) · above-average investment ($17,723/student)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,723
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
60%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary
Grades PK–05517 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,723/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
16.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,723
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Emerson Elementary
Grades PK–05391 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,723/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,723
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
94%
High economic need
6
rank
Ruth Livingston Elementary
Grades PK–05578 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,723/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
18.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,723
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
49%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Whittier Elementary
Grades KG–02362 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,723/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,723
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
94%
High economic need
8
rank
Columbia River Elementary
Grades PK–05538 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,723/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
17.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,723
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
58%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Longfellow Elementary
Grades PK–05339 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,723/student)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,723
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
97%
High economic need
10
rank
James McGee Elementary
Grades PK–05462 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,723/student)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
18.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,723
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9 more elementary schools in Pasco School District not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
19
Elementary Schools
29
Total Schools
58
#1 Score
48
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.