Enrollment
59
Combined
STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KAHLOTUS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530378000583
Kahlotus Elem & High
100 W MARTIN ST, KAHLOTUS, WA 99335 · (509) 282-3338 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL59 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
5.4:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 33.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
38 students
STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 4 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 2% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 4 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 4 | 7% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
62.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +47.7pp since 2014
Math
54.3%
WA avg 51.2%
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 48 points since 2014.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.9% | 54.3% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 30.8% |
| 2022-23 | 27.6% | 20.7% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 30.0% |
| 2017-18 | 50.0% | 27.3% |
| 2016-17 | 48.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 15.2% | N/A |
% 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Kahlotus Elem & High
Kahlotus Elem & High's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahlotus Elem & High this school | 59 | 64.4% | 47.5% |
| Easton School EASTON | 81 | 74.1% | 38.7% |
| Clallam Bay High & Elementary Clallam Bay | 100 | 73.0% | N/A |
| North River School Cosmopolis | 54 | 55.6% | 38.8% |
| Hoquiam Homelink School Hoquiam | 107 | 64.5% | 17.3% |
| Mansfield Elem and High School MANSFIELD | 107 | 64.5% | N/A |
Matched among Washington K-12 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 Kahlotus Elem & High ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 59 | #82 of 116 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
59
+22 (+59%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 93
Student : Teacher
5.4:1
was 4.1:1
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 | 59 | 11 | 5.4:1 | 64% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 48 | 10 | 4.8:1 | 69% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 56 | 10 | 5.6:1 | 30% (17) |
| 2020-21 | 37 | 9 | 4.1:1 | 8% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 47 | 9.5 | 4.9:1 | 55% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 47 | 9 | 5.2:1 | 81% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 57 | 10 | 5.7:1 | 56% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 95 | 12 | 7.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 93 | 12 | 7.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kahlotus Elem & High.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (47 to 59); teachers up 15% (9.5 to 11).
About Kahlotus Elem & High
Kahlotus Elem & High is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a combined-grade school in KAHLOTUS, Washington. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 59 students in pre-K through 12. Against the 204-student average for combined schools in Washington, enrollment here is 71% lower.
The school's district is Kahlotus School District.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Kahlotus Elem & High is White (47%). Other groups make up 44% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. County-wide, about 46% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Kahlotus Elem & High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Teachers at the school number 11 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 5.4:1. Among combined schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 33.2:1. The school's lunch program data list 64% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.0% at Kahlotus Elem & High; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.5%.
In Franklin County (population about 98,902), median household income is about $86,714, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kahlotus Elem & High is one of 43 public schools in Franklin County, which together enroll about 21,403 students.
Washtucna Elementary/High School is located about 14.0 miles from Kahlotus Elem & High. Kahlotus Elem & High comes in 1st of 4 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Kahlotus Elem & High falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 37 in 2020-21 and 59 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. Its ratio of students to teachers was 4.1:1 in 2020-21, and 5.4:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Kahlotus Elem & High, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,902
Census ACS
Median income
$86,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
21,403 students
Quick facts
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- Washtucna Elementary/High School14.0 mi · 71
- CRCC-Open Doors14.2 mi · 7
- Palouse Junction High School14.3 mi · 29
- Connell Preschool14.3 mi · 20
- Connell Elem14.9 mi · 491
- North Franklin Virtual Academy14.9 mi · 44
Frequently asked questions
About Kahlotus Elem & HighHow many students attend Kahlotus Elem & High?
Kahlotus Elem & High enrolls approximately 59 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Kahlotus Elem & High serve?
Kahlotus Elem & High serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kahlotus Elem & High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kahlotus Elem & High is approximately 5.4:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kahlotus Elem & High?
Student demographics at Kahlotus Elem & High are roughly 47% White, 44% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Is Kahlotus Elem & High public or private?
Kahlotus Elem & High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kahlotus School District.
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