Enrollment
230
High
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KETTLE FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530399001967
Kettle Falls High School
1275 JUNIPER ST, KETTLE FALLS, WA 99141 · (509) 738-6625 · Stevens County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
15.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.8:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
137 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 55 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 74 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 54 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 20% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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 Kettle Falls School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +24.4pp since 2014
Math
25.0%
WA avg 51.2%
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 24 points since 2014.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.2% | 26.3% |
| 2022-23 | 64.8% | 16.7% |
| 2021-22 | 55.9% | 19.1% |
| 2018-19 | 57.1% | 25.0% |
| 2017-18 | 73.2% | 39.3% |
| 2016-17 | 40.7% | 12.1% |
| 2015-16 | 46.3% | 16.4% |
| 2014-15 | 25.6% | 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Kettle Falls High School
Kettle Falls High School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettle Falls High School this school | 230 | 59.6% | 43.3% |
| Newport High School Newport | 281 | 55.5% | 47.0% |
| White Pass Jr. Sr. High School Randle | 147 | 61.2% | 34.4% |
| Morton Junior-Senior High MORTON | 205 | 55.1% | 41.9% |
| Stevenson High School Stevenson | 271 | 53.5% | 52.6% |
| Naselle-Grays River Valley Jr Sr High Schools NASELLE | 189 | 65.6% | 39.9% |
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 Kettle Falls High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Stevens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #136 of 271 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #196 of 321 ▼ 26 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #225 of 327 ▼ 84 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #113 of 259 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #302 of 570 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #28 of 311 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #279 of 316 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #122 of 386 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #114 of 136 | N/A |
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
230
-28 (-11%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 264
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 230 | 14.6 | 15.8:1 | 60% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 13.9 | 18.0:1 | 64% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 14 | 17.0:1 | 65% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 12 | 21.5:1 | 54% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 224 | 13 | 17.3:1 | 52% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 216 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 54% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 14 | 20.9:1 | 54% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 17 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kettle Falls High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (224 to 230); teachers up 13% (13 to 14.6).
About Kettle Falls High School
Kettle Falls High School, located in KETTLE FALLS, Washington, is a small high school. It serves 230 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Washington average about 573 students.
Kettle Falls School District counts 5 schools and 1,116 students, including Kettle Falls High School.
White students are the large majority at Kettle Falls High School, with 80% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Native American. By the diversity index, Kettle Falls High School comes in at 34%.
Its 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.8:1. That ratio is under the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 60%.
Kettle Falls High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of Washington public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Kettle Falls High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.3%; the prediction is 40.2%.
Stevens County census figures show that median household income is about $69,327, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 41 public schools operate in Stevens County, serving about 7,726 students.
The nearest public school is Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Kettle Falls High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Kettle Falls High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 230, 11% below the 258 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 21.5:1 to 15.8:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Stevens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,067
Census ACS
Median income
$69,327
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
7,726 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kettle Falls School District
- Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle FallsHigh · 419 students
- Kettle Falls Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Kettle Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 205 students
- Kettle Falls Early Learning CenterElementary · 20 students
Other schools in KETTLE FALLS
- Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle FallsHigh · 419 students
- Kettle Falls Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Kettle Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 205 students
- Kettle Falls Early Learning CenterElementary · 20 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls0.0 mi · 419
- Kettle Falls Middle School0.2 mi · 205
- Kettle Falls Early Learning Center0.5 mi · 20
- Kettle Falls Elementary School0.5 mi · 242
- Hofstetter Elementary8.2 mi · 407
- Panorama School8.4 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Kettle Falls High SchoolHow large is Kettle Falls High School?
Kettle Falls High School enrolls approximately 230 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Kettle Falls High School serve?
Kettle Falls High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Kettle Falls High School have?
Kettle Falls High School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Kettle Falls High School?
Student demographics at Kettle Falls High School are roughly 80% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Kettle Falls High School in?
Kettle Falls High School is part of Kettle Falls School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.