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Ness Elementary Primary School
9612 East Cataldo
Spokane WA, 99206, Spokane County
Phone: 509-922-5470
Ranking: 
(657 out of 1,485, top 44%)*
(657 out of 1,485, top 44%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: West Valley School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 364 | 331 | 330 | 339 | 332 | 325 | 351 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 71 | 19.5% | 59 | 17.8% | 49 | 14.8% | 48 | 14.2% | 48 | 14.5% | 49 | 15.1% | 51 | 14.5% |
| Grade 1: | 66 | 18.1% | 56 | 16.9% | 49 | 14.8% | 61 | 18.0% | 62 | 18.7% | 60 | 18.5% | 73 | 20.8% |
| Grade 2: | 57 | 15.7% | 46 | 13.9% | 62 | 18.8% | 56 | 16.5% | 60 | 18.1% | 62 | 19.1% | 67 | 19.1% |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 12.9% | 63 | 19.0% | 59 | 17.9% | 59 | 17.4% | 61 | 18.4% | 54 | 16.6% | 48 | 13.7% |
| Grade 4: | 62 | 17.0% | 60 | 18.1% | 56 | 17.0% | 63 | 18.6% | 52 | 15.7% | 48 | 14.8% | 53 | 15.1% |
| Grade 5: | 59 | 16.2% | 47 | 14.2% | 55 | 16.7% | 52 | 15.3% | 49 | 14.8% | 52 | 16.0% | 59 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 214 | 58.8% | 179 | 54.1% | 182 | 55.2% | 185 | 54.6% | 174 | 52.4% | 161 | 49.5% | 183 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 150 | 41.2% | 152 | 45.9% | 148 | 44.8% | 154 | 45.4% | 150 | 45.2% | 145 | 44.6% | 158 | 45.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 11 | 3.3% | 12 | 3.7% | 7 | 2.0% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.4% | 9 | 2.7% | 10 | 3.0% | 6 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 33 | 9.1% | 30 | 9.1% | 32 | 9.7% | 29 | 8.6% | 21 | 6.3% | 20 | 6.2% | 24 | 6.8% |
| Black: | 9 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.7% | 10 | 3.0% | 15 | 4.4% | 17 | 5.1% | 10 | 3.1% | 16 | 4.6% |
| White: | 276 | 75.8% | 238 | 71.9% | 240 | 72.7% | 267 | 78.8% | 273 | 82.2% | 266 | 81.8% | 294 | 83.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 9.3% | 40 | 12.1% | 37 | 11.2% | 16 | 4.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 200 | 54.9% | 186 | 56.2% | 174 | 52.7% | 187 | 55.2% | 175 | 52.7% | 158 | 48.6% | 151 | 43.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 13.2% | 34 | 10.3% | 44 | 13.3% | 33 | 9.7% | 48 | 14.5% | 49 | 15.1% | 60 | 17.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.02 | 20.83 | 18.73 | 19.42 | 17.70 | 19.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 56.6% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 64.1% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 63.4% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 70.5% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 69.5% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 77.5% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 73.1% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 68.9% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 58.6% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 58.8% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.7% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 68.5% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 70.6% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 70.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 83% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 79.9% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70.9% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 64.8% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 68.7% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 67.6% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 64.2% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 67.1% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 65.1% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 78.2% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76.1% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 75.8% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.0% | 77.0% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 48.5% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 72.5% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 80% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 76.6% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 78.6% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 78% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 67.1% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 74.2% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 76.9% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.7% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 68.5% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 68.6% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 75.6% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 62.1% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 62.4% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 62.3% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 56.7% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 60.6% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.4% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 87.7% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 85% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 74.4% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 79.5% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 52.7% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 66.8% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 58.9% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 65.8% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 65.6% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 56.7% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 68.1% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 62.5% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 82.6% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 76.7% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 83.6% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80.8% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 26% | 35.4% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 42.6% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 45.3% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 48.6% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 55.3% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 60.5% | 44.9% |
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* Ness Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.