Enrollment
100
High
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530790003753
Cedar High School
937 W Alpine Way, Shelton, WA 98584 · (360) 426-7664 · Mason County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
51 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 30 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 19% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 68% · US 70%
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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
32.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -9.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Washington average is about 58 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2021.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.1% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.7% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 41.2% | N/A |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Cedar High School
Cedar High School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar High School this school | 100 | 51.0% | 40.9% |
| Wahkiakum High School CATHLAMET | 127 | 52.0% | 51.8% |
| Tekoa High School TEKOA | 115 | 52.2% | 35.0% |
| Wilbur Secondary School Wilbur | 109 | 47.7% | 37.3% |
| Wilson Creek High Wilson Creek | 58 | 53.4% | 34.2% |
| Selkirk High School Ione | 76 | 52.6% | 62.8% |
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 Cedar High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Mason County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #150 of 271 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #197 of 321 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #305 of 327 ▼ 220 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 100 | #392 of 570 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #182 of 386 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
100
+36 (+56%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 100 | 7.2 | 13.9:1 | 51% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 85 | 7.2 | 11.8:1 | 52% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 92 | 8 | 11.5:1 | 55% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 64 | N/A | N/A | 72% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar High School.
About Cedar High School
Cedar High School is a small high school for students in Shelton, Washington. The student body numbers 100 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Washington) has about 573 students.
Shelton School District (10 schools, 4,517 students) runs Cedar High School.
At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at Cedar High School combined. The school is also 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Native American. The chance that two students picked at random at Cedar High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
Teachers at the school number 7.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. Among high schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 21.6:1. The school's lunch program data list 51% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Mason County is 63%.
Cedar High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.9% is 5.1 points below the 46.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the county around the school, Mason County, median household income is about $83,270, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 26 public schools operate in Mason County, serving about 8,539 students.
The closest other public school is Olympic Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Cedar High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Cedar High School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Cedar High School reported 64 students in 2020-21 and 100 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Cedar High School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Mason County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,982
Census ACS
Median income
$83,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelton School District
- Shelton High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 671 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 601 students
- Oakland Bay Junior High SchoolMiddle · 544 students
- Bordeaux Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Other schools in Shelton
- Shelton High SchoolHigh · 1,455 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 671 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 601 students
- Oakland Bay Junior High SchoolMiddle · 544 students
- Bordeaux Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
Nearby schools
- Olympic Middle School0.3 mi · 601
- Mountain View Elementary0.4 mi · 671
- Oakland Bay Junior High School0.5 mi · 544
- Shelton High School0.8 mi · 1,455
- Choice Middle and High School1.0 mi · 217
- Evergreen Elementary School1.0 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cedar High School?
Cedar High School enrolls approximately 100 students in grades 09-12.
Is Cedar High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cedar High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cedar High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cedar High School is approximately 13.9:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cedar High School?
At Cedar High School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Cedar High School public or private?
Cedar High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shelton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.