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Gess Elementary
405 E Lincoln, Chewelah, WA 99109
Grades
K–6
Elementary
Students
324
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Chewelah School District
Stevens County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,134 Washington elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Washington elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Gess Elementary
Gess Elementary is a public elementary school in Chewelah, Washington, serving grades K–6. It is part of Chewelah School District. The school is located in a remote rural area in Stevens County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 324 students were enrolled, with about 14.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Washington elementary school (15.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,134 Washington elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 324 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Chewelah School District
- County
- Stevens County
- NCES school ID
- 530126000229
Schools near Gess Elementary
All 4 schools in Chewelah →
Valley School
Public · Grades K–8 · 166 students
Summit Valley School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 108 students
Springdale Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 227 students
Loon Lake Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 113 students
Loon Lake Homelink Program
Alternative · Grades K–8 · 138 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.