University Elementary School
1613 South University Rd
Spokane WA, 99206, Spokane County
Phone: 509-228-4650
Ranking: 
(841 out of 1,485, bottom 43%)*
(841 out of 1,485, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Central 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 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 312 | 300 | 302 | 337 | 345 | 359 | 324 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 62 | 19.9% | 44 | 14.7% | 52 | 17.2% | 43 | 12.8% | 43 | 12.5% | 59 | 16.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 1: | 46 | 14.7% | 49 | 16.3% | 48 | 15.9% | 55 | 16.3% | 59 | 17.1% | 50 | 13.9% | 50 | 15.4% |
| Grade 2: | 49 | 15.7% | 50 | 16.7% | 51 | 16.9% | 63 | 18.7% | 56 | 16.2% | 50 | 13.9% | 74 | 22.8% |
| Grade 3: | 49 | 15.7% | 51 | 17.0% | 51 | 16.9% | 50 | 14.8% | 48 | 13.9% | 73 | 20.3% | 59 | 18.2% |
| Grade 4: | 51 | 16.3% | 54 | 18.0% | 50 | 16.6% | 49 | 14.5% | 77 | 22.3% | 64 | 17.8% | 68 | 21.0% |
| Grade 5: | 55 | 17.6% | 52 | 17.3% | 50 | 16.6% | 77 | 22.8% | 62 | 18.0% | 63 | 17.5% | 73 | 22.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 180 | 57.7% | 171 | 57.0% | 166 | 55.0% | 179 | 53.1% | 179 | 51.9% | 171 | 47.6% | 157 | 48.5% |
| Female: | 132 | 42.3% | 129 | 43.0% | 136 | 45.0% | 158 | 46.9% | 139 | 40.3% | 155 | 43.2% | 146 | 45.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.5% | 9 | 2.6% | 9 | 2.5% | 8 | 2.5% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 5.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 12 | 4.0% | 13 | 3.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 8 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.5% |
| Black: | 7 | 2.2% | 6 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.5% | 12 | 3.7% |
| White: | 270 | 86.5% | 272 | 90.7% | 262 | 86.8% | 281 | 83.4% | 302 | 87.5% | 306 | 85.2% | 276 | 85.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 3.8% | 16 | 5.3% | 19 | 6.3% | 31 | 9.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 155 | 49.7% | 110 | 36.7% | 125 | 41.4% | 128 | 38.0% | 122 | 35.4% | 105 | 29.2% | 92 | 28.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 10.3% | 27 | 9.0% | 46 | 15.2% | 63 | 18.7% | 52 | 15.1% | 63 | 17.5% | 64 | 19.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.75 | 19.48 | 20.42 | 18.16 | 16.70 | 15.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 65.9% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 72.6% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.0% | 70.9% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 75.5% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 77.5% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 74.2% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.0% | 76.8% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 58.5% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 70.8% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 71.5% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 72.1% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 71% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 73.3% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 74.9% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 75.1% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 74.7% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 64.7% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 67.9% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 67.6% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 61.2% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 64.2% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 68.6% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 66.0% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 75.4% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 71% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 73.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 75.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 56.9% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 79.2% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 87.2% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 82.1% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 67.6% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 73.9% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 75.4% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 71.6% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 74.5% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 72.8% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 75.4% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 72.4% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 67.4% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 67% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65.9% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 66.7% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 62.4% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 68.9% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 80.1% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 85.3% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 86.1% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 79.7% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 76.1% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 80% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 64% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 57.6% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 66.7% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 65.6% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 71.1% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 69.3% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 61.9% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 68.1% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 70.1% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 71.4% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 79.8% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 78% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 81.1% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 78.2% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 30.3% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 47.5% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29% | 43.4% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 44.4% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 49.8% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 60.5% | 44.9% |
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* University Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.