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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the College Place High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
486
High
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLLEGE PLACE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530147003489
College Place High School
1755 S. College Avenue, College Place, WA 99362 · (509) 525-4827 · Walla Walla County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Washington public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
247 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 122 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 130 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 119 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 115 | 24% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
60.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -22.7pp since 2017
Math
27.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -6.6pp since 2017
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 23 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 27.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 20.5% |
| 2022-23 | 50.9% | 21.4% |
| 2021-22 | 54.2% | 27.1% |
| 2018-19 | 75.7% | 35.1% |
| 2017-18 | 82.9% | 34.2% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 College Place High School
College Place High School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Place High School this school | 486 | 50.8% | 39.5% |
| Nooksack Valley High School Everson | 520 | 55.8% | 51.9% |
| Columbia High School BURBANK | 235 | 51.9% | 31.5% |
| Sultan Senior High School Sultan | 581 | 52.7% | 38.1% |
| CASHMERE HIGH SCHOOL Cashmere | 543 | 44.6% | N/A |
| Rochester High School Rochester | 608 | 55.6% | 39.3% |
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 College Place High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Walla Walla County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #157 of 271 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #178 of 321 ▲ 39 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #146 of 327 ▲ 48 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #67 of 259 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #218 of 570 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #53 of 311 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #172 of 316 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.8% | #186 of 386 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.8% | #34 of 136 | 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
486
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 486 | 27.5 | 17.7:1 | 51% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 28.1 | 16.7:1 | 54% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 28.3 | 16.3:1 | 57% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 50% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 24.5 | 17.0:1 | 44% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 17 | 12.8:1 | 51% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for College Place High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (416 to 486); teachers up 12% (24.5 to 27.5).
About College Place High School
College Place High School is a small high school found in College Place, Washington. The student body numbers 486 students, from grades 9 through 12.
College Place High School is part of College Place School District, where 4 schools serve 1,531 students.
White students account for 51% of enrollment at College Place High School. Smaller groups are 43% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Walla Walla County is roughly 73% White. The chance that two students picked at random at College Place High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
Teachers at College Place High School total 27.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.7:1. For comparison, high schools in Washington average 21.6:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 51%. It compares with 63% for public schools in Walla Walla County.
Measured against Washington public high schools, College Place High School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
College Place High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.5% is 6.6 points below the 46.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Walla Walla County has about 62,161 residents, and median household income is about $74,202, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 33 public schools in Walla Walla County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,516.
The closest public school to College Place High School is College Place Open Doors Program, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of College Place High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. College Place High School ranks 3rd of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.5% against a local average of 43.3%.
Under the NCES locale system, College Place High School is Suburb: Small.
The student count in 2024-25 was 486, 4% below the 507 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.7:1, from 19.5:1.
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Walla Walla County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,161
Census ACS
Median income
$74,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
8,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in College Place School District
- Davis ElementaryElementary · 698 students
- John Sager Middle SchoolMiddle · 334 students
- College Place Open Doors ProgramHigh · 13 students
Other schools in College Place
- Davis ElementaryElementary · 698 students
- John Sager Middle SchoolMiddle · 334 students
- College Place Open Doors ProgramHigh · 13 students
Nearby schools
- College Place Open Doors Program0.0 mi · 13
- John Sager Middle School0.1 mi · 334
- Davis Elementary1.2 mi · 698
- Head Start2.4 mi · 112
- Walla Walla Center for Children and Families2.4 mi · 108
- Garrison Middle School2.7 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About College Place High SchoolHow large is College Place High School?
College Place High School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does College Place High School serve?
College Place High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does College Place High School have?
College Place High School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at College Place High School?
Student demographics at College Place High School are roughly 51% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is College Place High School public or private?
College Place High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by College Place School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.