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Enrollment
506
High
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530163000282
Colville Senior High School
154 Highway 20 E, Colville, WA 99114 · (509) 684-7800 · Stevens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Washington public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
18.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
270 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 131 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 131 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 134 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 22% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Colville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +20.4pp since 2014
Math
32.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 32.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.6% | 38.7% |
| 2022-23 | 65.4% | 37.1% |
| 2021-22 | 69.9% | 36.0% |
| 2018-19 | 68.6% | 43.6% |
| 2017-18 | 75.9% | 54.4% |
| 2016-17 | 19.1% | N/A |
| 2015-16 | N/A | 36.3% |
| 2014-15 | 48.8% | 27.3% |
% 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
48.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Colville Senior High School
Colville Senior High School's state test result (48.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colville Senior High School this school | 506 | 53.4% | 48.8% |
| Deer Park High School Deer Park | 637 | 49.5% | 53.2% |
| Jenkins Junior/Senior High Chewelah | 322 | 50.9% | 37.8% |
| Davenport Senior High School DAVENPORT | 313 | 50.2% | 57.6% |
| Toutle Lake High School Toutle | 308 | 49.7% | N/A |
| Newport High School Newport | 281 | 55.5% | 47.0% |
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 Colville Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Stevens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #89 of 271 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #132 of 321 ▼ 49 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #82 of 327 ▲ 50 | #2 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #102 of 259 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #215 of 570 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #65 of 311 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #293 of 316 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #165 of 386 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #159 of 164 | 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
506
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 506 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 53% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 56% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 26.7 | 19.2:1 | 52% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 25 | 20.3:1 | 42% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 28.6 | 17.8:1 | 42% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 27 | 20.7:1 | 45% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 31 | 20.8:1 | 42% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 863 | 37 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 598 | 29 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colville Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (509 to 506); teachers down 2% (28.6 to 28).
About Colville Senior High School
Colville Senior High School is the name of a mid-sized high school in Colville, Washington. It reports enrollment of 506 students in grades 9 through 12.
Colville School District has 5 schools; together they serve 1,737 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Colville Senior High School is White, at 84%. The school is also 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among Stevens County residents, the White share is about 85%. The diversity index for Colville Senior High School is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Colville Senior High School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. The gap from the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington is 3.5 students per teacher. At Colville Senior High School, 53% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Stevens County is close, at 55%.
Colville Senior High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of Washington public high schools.
Colville Senior High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.8%) and its predicted rate (44.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools.
In the wider Stevens County area, median household income comes to about $69,327, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Stevens County counts 41 public schools with about 7,726 students.
Measured in a straight line, Panorama School is about 1.0 miles from Colville Senior High School. The five-mile area around Colville Senior High School holds 4 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 42.4%, lower than Colville Senior High School's 48.8%.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's size has been steady, with 507 students in 2020-21 and 506 in 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 20.3:1 to 18.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Colville Senior High School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Stevens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,067
Census ACS
Median income
$69,327
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
7,726 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colville School District
- Hofstetter ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- Colville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- Fort Colville ElementaryElementary · 355 students
- Panorama SchoolCombined · 68 students
- Colville Fish HatcheryHigh
Other schools in Colville
- Hofstetter ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- Colville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- Fort Colville ElementaryElementary · 355 students
- Panorama SchoolCombined · 68 students
- Onion Creek ElementaryElementary · 45 students
- Colville Fish HatcheryHigh
Nearby schools
- Panorama School1.0 mi · 68
- Hofstetter Elementary1.0 mi · 407
- Fort Colville Elementary1.0 mi · 355
- Colville Junior High School1.3 mi · 401
- Kettle Falls Middle School9.1 mi · 205
- Kettle Falls Elementary School9.2 mi · 242
Frequently asked questions
About Colville Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Colville Senior High School?
Colville Senior High School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Colville Senior High School serve?
Colville Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Colville Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Colville Senior High School is approximately 18.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Colville Senior High School?
Colville Senior High School reports a student body of 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Colville Senior High School?
Colville Senior High School is overseen by Colville School District in Stevens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.