Enrollment
147
High
DISTRICT 131 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSICK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530192000297
Cusick Jr Sr High School
305 MONUMENTAL WAY, CUSICK, WA 99119 · (509) 445-1125 · Pend Oreille County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Washington public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
10.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
99 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 6 | 28 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 14% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 Cusick School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
42.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +21.2pp since 2014
Math
30.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +25.5pp 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 31 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 21 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 30.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 13.8% |
| 2022-23 | 33.8% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.1% | 10.8% |
| 2018-19 | 47.9% | 20.8% |
| 2017-18 | 47.6% | 12.1% |
| 2016-17 | 47.5% | 38.5% |
| 2015-16 | 42.6% | 26.5% |
| 2014-15 | 21.6% | 5.5% |
% 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Cusick Jr Sr High School
Cusick Jr Sr High School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cusick Jr Sr High School this school | 147 | 67.3% | 35.3% |
| Mary Walker High School SPRINGDALE | 151 | 68.9% | 28.3% |
| La Conner High School LA CONNER | 177 | 69.5% | 27.7% |
| Oakville High School OAKVILLE | 142 | 64.8% | 32.3% |
| North Beach Senior High School Ocean Shores | 198 | 59.6% | 36.2% |
| Ocosta Junior - Senior High Westport | 272 | 65.4% | 35.9% |
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 Cusick Jr Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #198 of 271 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #140 of 321 ▲ 129 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #266 of 327 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #3 of 259 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #343 of 570 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #71 of 386 |
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
147
+20 (+16%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 89
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 147 | 13.6 | 10.8:1 | 67% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 13.4 | 9.6:1 | 85% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 134 | 11.4 | 11.8:1 | 86% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 127 | 9 | 14.1:1 | 77% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 159 | 8.9 | 17.8:1 | 43% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 145 | 10 | 14.5:1 | 65% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 139 | 10 | 13.9:1 | 50% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 87 | 11 | 7.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 89 | 12 | 7.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cusick Jr Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (159 to 147); teachers up 52% (8.9 to 13.6).
About Cusick Jr Sr High School
CUSICK, Washington, is home to Cusick Jr Sr High School, a very small high school. Its enrollment is 147 students, spread over grades 6 through 12. On average, high schools in Washington enroll around 573, and this school is 74% below that mark.
Cusick Jr Sr High School belongs to Cusick School District, a district of 3 schools and 392 students.
The largest group at Cusick Jr Sr High School is White students, at 52%. Other students are 21% Native American, 14% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. By comparison, Pend Oreille County residents are about 86% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
On staff are 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.8:1. Statewide, high schools in Washington average 21.6:1. Cusick Jr Sr High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 67%. The average for public schools in Pend Oreille County is similar, at 65%.
On the allk12 Grade, Cusick Jr Sr High School lands at B-, ahead of 54% of Washington public high schools.
Cusick Jr Sr High School scores 35.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 35.0%.
In Pend Oreille County, median household income comes to about $67,436, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pend Oreille County counts 12 public schools with about 1,825 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Home Pride, is the closest to Cusick Jr Sr High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The school's 35.3% average proficiency ranks 5th among 6 nearby schools.
Federal data place Cusick Jr Sr High School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Cusick Jr Sr High School had a net gain of 20 students, or 16%. By 2024-25, the school had 10.8 students per teacher, compared with 14.1 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Cusick Jr Sr High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pend Oreille County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,050
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cusick School District
- Bess Herian ElementaryElementary · 134 students
- Home PrideCombined · 111 students
- Kalispel Language Immersion SchoolElementary
Other schools in CUSICK
- Bess Herian ElementaryElementary · 134 students
- Home PrideCombined · 111 students
- Kalispel Language Immersion SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Home Pride0.0 mi · 111
- Bess Herian Elementary0.0 mi · 134
- Newport High School15.5 mi · 281
- Newport Home Link15.6 mi · 170
- Sadie Halstead Middle School15.7 mi · 272
- Stratton Elementary15.7 mi · 399
Frequently asked questions
About Cusick Jr Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Cusick Jr Sr High School?
Cusick Jr Sr High School enrolls approximately 147 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Cusick Jr Sr High School serve?
Cusick Jr Sr High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cusick Jr Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cusick Jr Sr High School is approximately 10.8:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cusick Jr Sr High School?
At Cusick Jr Sr High School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Cusick Jr Sr High School?
Cusick Jr Sr High School is overseen by Cusick School District in Pend Oreille County.
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