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Miseducation » Washington

Pasco School District

1215 W LEWIS ST, PASCO, WA 99301

17.6K Students | 924 Teachers | 23 Schools

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District Composition
The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

1.2x 

White students are 1.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

A comparison between Black students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Native American or Alaska Native students are 6 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

Discipline

4.3x 

Black students are 4.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 1.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 1.8 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

students of Two or More Races are 1.8 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Achievement Gap

2.4 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 2.4 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 2.3 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

This District

State

Students

78% Nonwhite Students

67% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

75% High School Graduation Rate

14% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

643 students

3% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

591 students

25% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,184 students

1% Students Enrolled in Physics

62 students

13% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

600 students

22% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,087 students

22% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,031 students

10% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

443 students

2% Students Enrolled in Calculus

82 students

3% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

601 students

Teachers & Resources

19.1 Students for Every Teacher

26% Inexperienced Teachers

46% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

14 Average Number of AP Courses per School

3.1 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

3 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

3 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

14 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

1,017 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

6% of all students in this district

83 Total In-School Suspended Students

< 1% of all students in this district

21 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

200 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

3.3Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

12 Total Arrests

152 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

6 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

1.3 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination
  • Sarah Thornton
  • (509) 543-6700
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Barbara McClintock STEM Elementary Pasco 56% 47%

Not Available

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Captain Gray STEM Elementary Pasco 96% 90%

Not Available

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Not available

Chiawana High School Pasco 72% 58% 84% 4.1x 9.4x
Edwin Markham Elementary PASCO 39% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ellen Ochoa Middle School PASCO 98% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Emerson Elementary PASCO 95% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Internet Pasco Academy of Learning Pasco 0%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James McGee Elementary PASCO 59% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Longfellow Elementary PASCO 99% 93%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Marie Curie STEM Elementary Pasco 98% 91%

Not Available

Not available

4.8x
Mark Twain Elementary PASCO 75% 63%

Not Available

Not available

14.8x
Maya Angelou Elementary Pasco 59% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mcloughlin Middle School PASCO 60% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

New Horizons High School PASCO 93% 60% Between 15% and 19%

Not available

Not available

Pasco Early Childhood Pasco 69% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pasco Senior High School PASCO 84% 66% 84%

Not available

Not available

Robert Frost Elementary PASCO 82% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary Pasco 58% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rowena Chess Elementary PASCO 98% 93%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ruth Livingston Elementary PASCO 46% 36%

Not Available

Not available

11.5x
Stevens Middle School PASCO 95% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Virgie Robinson Elementary Pasco 99% 98%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Whittier Elementary PASCO 98% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Barbara McClintock STEM Elementary Pasco 56% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Captain Gray STEM Elementary Pasco 96% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Chiawana High School Pasco 72% 58% 84% 1.3x 1.7x
Edwin Markham Elementary PASCO 39% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ellen Ochoa Middle School PASCO 98% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Emerson Elementary PASCO 95% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Internet Pasco Academy of Learning Pasco 0%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James McGee Elementary PASCO 59% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Longfellow Elementary PASCO 99% 93%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Marie Curie STEM Elementary Pasco 98% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Mark Twain Elementary PASCO 75% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Maya Angelou Elementary Pasco 59% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mcloughlin Middle School PASCO 60% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

New Horizons High School PASCO 93% 60% Between 15% and 19%

Not available

Not available

Pasco Early Childhood Pasco 69% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pasco Senior High School PASCO 84% 66% 84%

Not available

Not available

Robert Frost Elementary PASCO 82% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary Pasco 58% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rowena Chess Elementary PASCO 98% 93%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ruth Livingston Elementary PASCO 46% 36%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Stevens Middle School PASCO 95% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Virgie Robinson Elementary Pasco 99% 98%

Not Available

Not available

Less likely

Whittier Elementary PASCO 98% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Barbara McClintock STEM Elementary Pasco 56% 47%

Not Available

Not available

12.5x
Captain Gray STEM Elementary Pasco 96% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Chiawana High School Pasco 72% 58% 84%

Not available

Not available

Edwin Markham Elementary PASCO 39% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ellen Ochoa Middle School PASCO 98% 88%

Not Available

Not available

3.3x
Emerson Elementary PASCO 95% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Internet Pasco Academy of Learning Pasco 0%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James McGee Elementary PASCO 59% 49%

Not Available

Not available

4x
Longfellow Elementary PASCO 99% 93%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Marie Curie STEM Elementary Pasco 98% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mark Twain Elementary PASCO 75% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Maya Angelou Elementary Pasco 59% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mcloughlin Middle School PASCO 60% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

New Horizons High School PASCO 93% 60% Between 15% and 19%

Not available

Not available

Pasco Early Childhood Pasco 69% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pasco Senior High School PASCO 84% 66% 84%

Not available

Not available

Robert Frost Elementary PASCO 82% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary Pasco 58% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rowena Chess Elementary PASCO 98% 93%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ruth Livingston Elementary PASCO 46% 36%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Stevens Middle School PASCO 95% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Virgie Robinson Elementary Pasco 99% 98%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Whittier Elementary PASCO 98% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Barbara McClintock STEM Elementary Pasco 56% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Captain Gray STEM Elementary Pasco 96% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Chiawana High School Pasco 72% 58% 84%

Less likely

Not available

Edwin Markham Elementary PASCO 39% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ellen Ochoa Middle School PASCO 98% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Emerson Elementary PASCO 95% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Internet Pasco Academy of Learning Pasco 0%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James McGee Elementary PASCO 59% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Longfellow Elementary PASCO 99% 93%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Marie Curie STEM Elementary Pasco 98% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mark Twain Elementary PASCO 75% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Maya Angelou Elementary Pasco 59% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mcloughlin Middle School PASCO 60% 46%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

New Horizons High School PASCO 93% 60% Between 15% and 19%

Not available

Not available

Pasco Early Childhood Pasco 69% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pasco Senior High School PASCO 84% 66% 84%

Less likely

Not available

Robert Frost Elementary PASCO 82% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary Pasco 58% 48%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rowena Chess Elementary PASCO 98% 93%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ruth Livingston Elementary PASCO 46% 36%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Stevens Middle School PASCO 95% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Virgie Robinson Elementary Pasco 99% 98%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Whittier Elementary PASCO 98% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Barbara McClintock STEM Elementary Pasco 56% 47%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Captain Gray STEM Elementary Pasco 96% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Chiawana High School Pasco 72% 58% 84%

Not available

Not available

Edwin Markham Elementary PASCO 39% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Over 20x
Ellen Ochoa Middle School PASCO 98% 88%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Emerson Elementary PASCO 95% 94%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Internet Pasco Academy of Learning Pasco 0%

Not Available

Not Available

Not available

Not available

James McGee Elementary PASCO 59% 49%

Not Available

Not available

2.6x
Longfellow Elementary PASCO 99% 93%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Marie Curie STEM Elementary Pasco 98% 91%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mark Twain Elementary PASCO 75% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Maya Angelou Elementary Pasco 59% 44%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Mcloughlin Middle School PASCO 60% 46%

Not Available

Not available

2.3x
New Horizons High School PASCO 93% 60% Between 15% and 19%

Not available

No White students suspended

Pasco Early Childhood Pasco 69% 57%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Pasco Senior High School PASCO 84% 66% 84%

Not available

Not available

Robert Frost Elementary PASCO 82% 86%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rosalind Franklin STEM Elementary Pasco 58% 48%

Not Available

Not available

5.6x
Rowena Chess Elementary PASCO 98% 93%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ruth Livingston Elementary PASCO 46% 36%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Stevens Middle School PASCO 95% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Virgie Robinson Elementary Pasco 99% 98%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Whittier Elementary PASCO 98% 90%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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