Enrollment
322
High
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOLDENDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530309000490
Goldendale High School
525 SIMCOE DR., GOLDENDALE, WA 98620 · (509) 773-5846 · Klickitat County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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.
- ABeats 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
22.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
209 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 9 | 84 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 81 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 76 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 81 | 25% |
Student demographics
42%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Goldendale School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
57.8%
WA avg 58.4% . +5.1pp since 2014
Math
30.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.8% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.1% | 22.4% |
| 2022-23 | 66.2% | 16.9% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 13.3% |
| 2018-19 | 75.0% | 33.8% |
| 2017-18 | 74.6% | 41.8% |
| 2016-17 | 32.3% | 31.8% |
| 2015-16 | N/A | 29.7% |
| 2014-15 | 52.6% | 30.7% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Goldendale High School
Goldendale High School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldendale High School this school | 322 | 64.9% | 44.0% |
| Naselle-Grays River Valley Jr Sr High Schools NASELLE | 189 | 65.6% | 39.9% |
| Kettle Falls High School KETTLE FALLS | 230 | 59.6% | 43.3% |
| Elma High School Elma | 578 | 62.5% | 44.9% |
| Raymond Jr Sr High School RAYMOND | 240 | 67.1% | 25.5% |
| Winlock Senior High WINLOCK | 226 | 60.2% | 35.5% |
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 Goldendale High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #129 of 271 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #147 of 321 ▲ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #167 of 327 ▲ 36 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #13 of 259 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #256 of 570 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #225 of 311 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #240 of 316 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #85 of 386 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #95 of 136 |
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
322
+37 (+13%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 322 | 14.7 | 22.0:1 | 65% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 14.7 | 21.4:1 | 68% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 13.4 | 22.4:1 | 63% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 14 | 20.4:1 | 53% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 17.3 | 17.6:1 | 46% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 16 | 19.4:1 | 51% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 19 | 20.3:1 | 51% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 19 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 22 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goldendale High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (304 to 322); teachers down 15% (17.3 to 14.7).
About Goldendale High School
Goldendale High School is a small high school based in GOLDENDALE, Washington. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 322 students. Against the 573-student average for high schools in Washington, enrollment here is 44% lower.
Goldendale School District has 5 schools; together they serve 3,013 students.
Roughly 74% of students at Goldendale High School are White. Enrollment also includes 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Native American. Among people living in Klickitat County, the White share is about 82%. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Goldendale High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 22.0:1. That is close to the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 65%. Public schools in Klickitat County average 55%.
Goldendale High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 82% of Washington public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Goldendale High School is +7.4 points: 44.0% actual, 36.6% predicted.
Census estimates describe Klickitat County this way: the median household income is $71,042, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Goldendale High School, Klickitat County has 20 other public schools.
Goldendale Support Service Center is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Goldendale High School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Federal data place Goldendale High School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 37 students since 2020-21, to 322. The school's ratio rose from 20.4:1 to 22.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Klickitat County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,411
Census ACS
Median income
$71,042
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
2,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Goldendale School District
- Washington Connections Academy GoldendaleCombined · 2,121 students
- Goldendale Primary SchoolElementary · 302 students
- Goldendale Middle SchoolMiddle · 255 students
- Goldendale Support Service CenterElementary · 13 students
Other schools in GOLDENDALE
- Goldendale Primary SchoolElementary · 302 students
- Goldendale Middle SchoolMiddle · 255 students
- Goldendale Support Service CenterElementary · 13 students
Nearby schools
- Goldendale Support Service Center0.1 mi · 13
- Goldendale Primary School0.1 mi · 302
- Goldendale Middle School0.2 mi · 255
- Centerville Elementary6.0 mi · 91
- Wishram High And Elementary Schl12.8 mi · 91
- Klickitat Elem & High16.4 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About Goldendale High SchoolHow many students attend Goldendale High School?
Goldendale High School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades 09-12.
Is Goldendale High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Goldendale High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Goldendale High School have?
Goldendale High School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Goldendale High School?
Student demographics at Goldendale High School are roughly 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Goldendale High School in?
Goldendale High School is part of Goldendale School District.
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