Enrollment
234
Combined
DISTRICT 146 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CURLEW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530189000295
Curlew Elem & High School
47 Curlew School Rd, Curlew, WA 99118 · (509) 779-4931 · Ferry County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 33.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
129 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 27 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (14).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
43.2%
WA avg 58.4% . +0.2pp since 2014
Math
28.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -7.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 43 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 have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.2% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.5% | 26.7% |
| 2021-22 | 26.1% | 18.7% |
| 2018-19 | 31.0% | 30.8% |
| 2017-18 | 30.8% | 26.2% |
| 2016-17 | 43.0% | 35.9% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 38.1% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Curlew Elem & High School
Curlew Elem & High School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curlew Elem & High School this school | 234 | 55.1% | 38.5% |
| Thorp Elem & Jr Sr High THORP | 247 | 53.8% | 33.8% |
| Pe Ell School Pe Ell | 284 | 55.3% | 37.0% |
| Crescent School Port Angeles | 228 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Quilcene High And Elementary Quilcene | 207 | 61.8% | 38.8% |
| Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School Aberdeen | 178 | 60.7% | 40.8% |
Matched among Washington K-12 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 Curlew Elem & High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #8 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #7 of 20 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #4 of 20 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.2pp | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #24 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #5 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #12 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #23 of 60 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
234
-54 (-19%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 234 | 18.3 | 12.8:1 | 55% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 190 | 18.8 | 10.1:1 | 58% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 15.5 | 13.9:1 | 66% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 58% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 174 | 14 | 12.4:1 | 64% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 171 | 16 | 10.7:1 | 60% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 16 | 13.8:1 | 51% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 16 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 18 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Curlew Elem & High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (174 to 234); teachers up 31% (14 to 18.3).
About Curlew Elem & High School
Curlew Elem & High School is a school serving multiple grade levels in Curlew, Washington, reachable at (509) 779-4931. The school counted 234 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 12.
Curlew School District enrolls 292 students, and its 2 schools include Curlew Elem & High School.
About 72% of the student body at Curlew Elem & High School is White. Other students are 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Ferry County residents are about 72% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
Curlew Elem & High School reports a ratio of 12.8 students per teacher, from 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 12.8:1 compares with an average of 33.2:1 for combined schools in Washington. Lunch program data show 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Ferry County average a similar 56%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Curlew Elem & High School is 4.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 38.5%. Predicted: 43.2%.
For Ferry County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $55,614 a year, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Curlew Elem & High School, Ferry County has 11 public schools.
About 8.3 miles separate Curlew Elem & High School from the closest public school, Ferry County Open Doors - Youth Reengagement. Nearby schools average 36.5% on proficiency, and Curlew Elem & High School is above that at 38.5%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Curlew Elem & High School had a net loss of 54 students, or 19%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.9:1 in 2020-21, and 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Ferry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,387
Census ACS
Median income
$55,614
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,102 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Curlew School District
- Ferry County Open Doors - Youth ReengagementHigh · 58 students
Other schools in Curlew
- Ferry County Open Doors - Youth ReengagementHigh · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Ferry County Open Doors - Youth Reengagement8.3 mi · 58
- Republic Elementary School17.0 mi · 152
- Republic Middle School17.0 mi · 86
- Republic Parent Partner17.0 mi · 199
- Republic Senior High School17.0 mi · 103
- Orient Elementary School18.2 mi · 42
Frequently asked questions
About Curlew Elem & High SchoolHow large is Curlew Elem & High School?
Curlew Elem & High School enrolls approximately 234 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Curlew Elem & High School serve?
Curlew Elem & High School serves grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Curlew Elem & High School have?
Curlew Elem & High School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Curlew Elem & High School?
At Curlew Elem & High School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Curlew Elem & High School?
Curlew Elem & High School is overseen by Curlew School District in Ferry County.
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