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Schools in Porter · Elma School District

Porter’s public schools score below 51% of Washington districts

The public schools Porter’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation.

Reading proficiency
56%
▼ 5 pts vs WA 61%
2018–19
Math proficiency
45%
▼ 5 pts vs WA 50%
2018–19
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 1 pts vs WA 83%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$17.2K
▼ 6% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade

How Porter compares

B− Test scoresC Graduation
Washington school districts we grade (291)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 836 tested students and a graduating class of 138; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Washington’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2018–19; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Washington only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Porter.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Elma Elementary Schoolin Elma
6–8Elma Middle Schoolin Elma

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2018–19

Well below the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 61%
Math45%
State average 50.3%

Every school in Porter

0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

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Within reach

Colleges near Porter

There’s no college in Porter, but 5 are within 30 miles. The closest is The Evergreen State College in Olympia, 16.7 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Porter. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.

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