Colfax High School

Set in Colfax, Washington, Colfax High School is a low-enrollment four-year high school, operated by Colfax School District. It enrolls 263 students across grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 54% smaller than typical.

Colfax High School is one of 2 schools operated by Colfax School District, a district that educates 533 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Colfax High School reports that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the resource side, Colfax High School shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Whitman County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Colfax High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.3%, the actual is 55.4%, a residual of -4.9 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Whitman County put the typical household earns roughly $55,406 per year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Whitman County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,753 students), Colfax High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Leonard M Jennings Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Colfax High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.6%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Colfax High School has ticked down 9%, going from 289 students in 2018 to 263 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 92% to 87% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Colfax High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.