Head Start

Head Start is an elementary school with a street address in Walla Walla, Washington. It offers pre-K and has 112 students enrolled. That is 71% below the average of about 380 students for elementary schools in Washington.

Head Start is part of a district of 16 schools: Walla Walla Public Schools, with 5,410 students.

At Head Start, 70% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 26% White and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Walla Walla County is roughly 24% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Head Start scores 45%.

The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 97%. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Walla Walla County.

In the surrounding county, Walla Walla County, the median household earns about $74,202 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Walla Walla County has 33 public schools with about 8,516 students, including Head Start.

Head Start is less than a tenth of a mile from Walla Walla Center for Children and Families, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment was 68 in 2020-21 and 112 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.

On allk12, people connected to Head Start can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.