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Enrollment
433
High
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANGER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530318000502
Granger High School
315 East Mentzer Avenue, Granger, WA 98932 · (509) 854-1115 · Yakima County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
384 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 113 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 106 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 118 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 96 | 22% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 Granger School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
34.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +5.4pp since 2014
Math
14.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 are up about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.3% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 7.7% |
| 2022-23 | 44.2% | 14.7% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 5.0% |
| 2018-19 | 52.6% | 16.5% |
| 2017-18 | 47.2% | 15.6% |
| 2016-17 | 14.3% | 5.7% |
| 2015-16 | 18.4% | N/A |
| 2014-15 | 28.9% | 8.3% |
% 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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Granger High School
Granger High School's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granger High School this school | 433 | 88.7% | 22.1% |
| Mabton Jr. Sr. High Mabton | 359 | 92.8% | 15.8% |
| Wahluke High School Mattawa | 750 | 92.4% | 29.4% |
| Bridgeport High School BRIDGEPORT | 238 | 94.1% | N/A |
| Brewster High School BREWSTER | 339 | 84.1% | 33.5% |
| Toppenish High School TOPPENISH | 969 | 79.8% | 27.8% |
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 Granger High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #258 of 271 | #13 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #271 of 321 ▲ 41 | #9 of 16 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #300 of 327 ▲ 15 | #13 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #38 of 259 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #225 of 570 | #11 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #140 of 311 | #7 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.6% | #313 of 316 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.7% | #11 of 386 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #126 of 136 | #10 of 10 |
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
433
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 433 | 21.3 | 20.3:1 | 89% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 25.4 | 16.1:1 | 94% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 25.4 | 17.2:1 | 92% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 85% (382) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 24.2 | 17.7:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 80% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 90% (387) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | 17 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 20 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Granger High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (429 to 433); teachers down 12% (24.2 to 21.3).
About Granger High School
Granger, Washington, is home to Granger High School, a small high school. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 433 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Washington) has about 573 students.
Granger School District enrolls 1,438 students, and its 3 schools include Granger High School.
The large majority of students at Granger High School, 94%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Native American and 2% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 52%. By the diversity index, Granger High School comes in at 11%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.3:1 at Granger High School, with 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 21.6:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 89% of enrollment. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Yakima County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Granger High School is 1.4 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 22.1% actual, 20.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Washington.
Federal survey data for Yakima County show that median household income is about $70,656, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. A total of 119 public schools operate in Yakima County, serving about 52,145 students.
Nearest public school: Roosevelt Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Granger High School holds 4 other public schools. Granger High School's average proficiency of 22.1% compares with 30.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Granger High School is Rural: Distant.
The number of students dropped from 451 to 433 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 18.8 to 20.3 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Yakima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,152
Census ACS
Median income
$70,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
119
52,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Granger School District
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 580 students
- Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 425 students
Other schools in Granger
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 580 students
- Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 425 students
Other Granger High schools
One other US public school is named Granger High. Granger High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Granger HighWEST VALLEY CITY, UT · 3,267 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary0.2 mi · 580
- Granger Middle School0.2 mi · 425
- Zillah High School4.4 mi · 455
- Outlook Elementary School4.7 mi · 403
- Zillah Intermediate School5.2 mi · 270
- Hilton Elementary School5.3 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Granger High SchoolHow large is Granger High School?
Granger High School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades 09-12.
Is Granger High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Granger High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Granger High School?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Granger High School.
How diverse is Granger High School?
Granger High School reports a student body of 2% White, 94% Hispanic.
Is Granger High School public or private?
Granger High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Granger School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.