WashingtonSchoolsPaterson Elementary School

Paterson Elementary School

PublicRegular
Paterson, Washington · Paterson School District
Teachers12.0FTE
Ratio11.5:1students per teacher
Students138enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students138
Grade Span0–8
Student:Teacher11.5:1
Free/Reduced Lunch84%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
2.6%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
12
0.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
134
2.9%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
12
years
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

10.9:111.8:112.8:113.8:114.8:115.7:12020202120222023202415.3:111.8:111.8:111.5:111.2:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

133135137139141143991011121220202021202220232024138142142138134912121212EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment138142142138134
Teacher FTE912121212
Pupil : Teacher ratio15.3:111.8:111.8:111.5:111.2:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience11.9 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree83%
Source: State Department of Education teacher workforce reports.

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.