Total enrollment
2,455
-68 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Wahluke School District
Washington · 2,455 students · 1 city
For a Washington district, Wahluke School District runs a compact public-school system: 8 schools and roughly 2,455 students (5 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Wahluke School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
+1 (+14%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Wahluke School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #125 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,455 | #102 of 183 | #3,814 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #87 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #107 of 183 | #7,830 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 91.2% | #4 of 183 | #676 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.2% | #146 of 146 | #6,816 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Wahluke School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Wahluke High School at 29.4% proficient to Mattawa Elementary at 12.9%, a gap of 16.5 points. That is the 67th widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 2,464 to 2,326 students (down 6%) and from 138 to 127 full-time teachers (down 8%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wahluke High School | Mattawa | High | 09-12 | 750 |
| Wahluke Junior High | Mattawa | Middle | 06-08 | 554 |
| Saddle Mountain Elementary | Mattawa | Elementary | 01-03 | 470 |
| Morris Schott Elementary | Mattawa | Elementary | 04-05 | 317 |
| Mattawa Elementary | Mattawa | Elementary | KG-KG | 199 |
| Mattawa Elementary Pre-School | Mattawa | Elementary | PK-PK | 119 |
| Sentinel Tech Alt School | Mattawa | High | 06-12 | 36 |
| Developmental Pre-School | Mattawa | Elementary | PK-PK | 10 |
About Wahluke School District
Wahluke School District operates 8 public schools across Washington, collectively hosting roughly 2,455 students.
On the school-mix side, Wahluke School District is built around 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Wahluke School District is about 307, meaningfully below the Washington average of roughly 446.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Wahluke School District has shrank 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 2,523 students to 2,455. Wahluke School District now counts 8 public schools, up from 7 in SY 2020-21.
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