Enrollment
44
High
DISTRICT 57 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530336000512
Harrington High School
100 S First, Harrington, WA 99134 · (509) 253-4331 · Lincoln County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL44 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- C+Three-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
6.3:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.1:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
26 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 7 | 7 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 25% |
| Grade 9 | 7 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 5 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 9 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 5 | 11% |
Student demographics
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 Harrington School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +7.8pp since 2014
Math
18.2%
WA avg 51.2% . -1.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.4% | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 22.2% |
| 2022-23 | 52.4% | 19.1% |
| 2021-22 | 47.6% | 19.1% |
| 2018-19 | 58.6% | 34.5% |
| 2017-18 | 60.6% | 42.4% |
| 2016-17 | 47.6% | 29.2% |
| 2015-16 | 38.9% | 33.3% |
| 2014-15 | 28.6% | 20.0% |
% 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
Where Harrington High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 44 | #455 of 570 | #5 of 8 |
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
44
-7 (-14%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 56
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
was 7.3:1
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 | 44 | 7 | 6.3:1 | 59% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 45 | 6.9 | 6.5:1 | 60% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 43 | 7 | 6.2:1 | 47% (20) |
| 2020-21 | 51 | 7 | 7.3:1 | 43% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 57 | 7.1 | 8.0:1 | 44% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 42 | 6 | 7.0:1 | 57% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 60 | 7 | 8.6:1 | 42% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 72 | 7 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 56 | 6 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrington High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (57 to 44); teachers down 2% (7.1 to 7).
About Harrington High School
Harrington High School is a very small high school in Harrington, Washington, under Harrington School District. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 44 students. The school is 92% below the average for high schools in Washington.
Within Harrington School District, Harrington High School is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 114 students.
More than half of the students at Harrington High School are White (80%). Next come 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Native American. That compares with about 90% White among all Lincoln County residents.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harrington High School is 6.3:1, based on 7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Washington is 21.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Harrington High School counts 59% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lincoln County average 50%.
Harrington High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of Washington public high schools.
Schools in Washington with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.6%. Harrington High School scores 35.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Lincoln County show that the median household earns about $71,512 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Lincoln County has 19 public schools with about 2,233 students, including Harrington High School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Harrington High School from the closest public school, Harrington Elementary School. Harrington High School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Harrington High School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The school's student count fell 14% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 6.3:1, from 7.3:1.
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Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,489
Census ACS
Median income
$71,512
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
2,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrington School District
- Harrington Elementary SchoolElementary · 70 students
Nearby schools
- Harrington Elementary School0.0 mi · 70
- Davenport Elementary12.6 mi · 351
- Davenport Senior High School12.8 mi · 313
- Lincoln County Virtual Academy12.8 mi · 5
- LINCOLN COUNTY PATHWAYS ACADEMY12.8 mi · 18
- Sprague High School17.9 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Harrington High SchoolHow many students attend Harrington High School?
Harrington High School enrolls approximately 44 students in grades 07-12.
Is Harrington High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harrington High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Harrington High School?
Approximately 6.3:1 students per teacher at Harrington High School.
How diverse is Harrington High School?
Harrington High School reports a student body of 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Harrington High School?
Harrington High School is overseen by Harrington School District in Lincoln County.
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