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Brewster High School

503 S. 7th St., BREWSTER, WA 98812 · (509) 689-3449 · Okanogan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
Enrollment
339
High
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 573
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
285 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 98826%
Grade 109428%
Grade 118224%
Grade 127522%
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
4413%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
28885%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
16248%
Female
17752%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
49.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +16.8pp since 2014
Math
13.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +0.0pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2549.4%13.5%
2023-2458.8%13.8%
2022-2350.6%9.1%
2021-2256.6%11.8%
2018-1955.6%25.4%
2017-1851.4%15.7%
2016-1718.5%10.4%
2015-16N/A21.8%
2014-1532.7%13.5%
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Brewster High School

Brewster High School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Brewster High School this school33984.1%33.5%
Warden High School
WARDEN
29077.2%36.7%
Granger High School
Granger
43388.7%22.1%
Quincy High School
QUINCY
86078.5%31.6%
Wapato High School
Wapato
85381.0%21.1%
Mabton Jr. Sr. High
Mabton
35992.8%15.8%
Matched among Washington high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Brewster High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Okanogan County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.5%#211 of 271#6 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
13.5%#281 of 321
▼ 11
#5 of 8
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
49.4%#230 of 327
▼ 52
#6 of 8
▼ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-2.8pp#91 of 259#3 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
339#254 of 570#3 of 15
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
23.1:1#266 of 311#7 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
26.1%#300 of 316#7 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
84.1%#16 of 386#1 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+35.6%#8 of 136N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
339
+66 (+24%) vs 2020
+120% since 1990-91, when it was 154
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 21.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533914.723.1:184% (285)
2023-2433115.621.2:188% (290)
2022-2330015.119.9:189% (267)
2020-212731321.0:184% (228)
2017-1825014.916.8:189% (223)
2015-162531516.9:183% (209)
2010-112751716.2:145% (123)
2000-012752212.5:1N/A
1990-911541212.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brewster High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 36% (250 to 339); teachers down 2% (14.9 to 14.7).

About Brewster High School

Brewster High School is a public small high school in BREWSTER, Washington. It teaches 339 students in grades 9 through 12. It has 41% fewer students than the average for high schools in Washington (about 573).

Brewster School District has 1,001 students spread across 4 schools.

A large majority of enrollment at Brewster High School is Hispanic, at 85%. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 21%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Brewster High School scores 26%.

A staff of 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 23.1:1. The gap from the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington is 1.5 students per teacher. By family income, 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 72% average for public schools in Okanogan County, the school's rate is higher.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Brewster High School would score about 23.8%. It scores 33.5%, 9.7 points above that figure.

For Okanogan County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $63,207, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 38 public schools and about 11,538 students.

Of the public schools around it, Brewster High School is closest to Brewster Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Brewster High School places 3rd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.

Brewster High School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.

The school's enrollment rose 24% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 21.0:1 to 23.1:1.

Brewster High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.

Okanogan County at a glance

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Population
43,425
Census ACS
Median income
$63,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
11,538 students

Quick facts

School name
Brewster High School
District
Brewster School District
Address
503 S. 7th St., BREWSTER, WA 98812
Phone
(509) 689-3449
County
Okanogan County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
339
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
23.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
285 (84%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
530069000149
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Brewster High. Brewster High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Brewster High School
What is the total enrollment at Brewster High School?
Brewster High School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Brewster High School serve?
Brewster High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Brewster High School have?
Brewster High School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Brewster High School?
Student demographics at Brewster High School are roughly 13% White, 85% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Brewster High School in?
Brewster High School is part of Brewster School District.
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