Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School

Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School, a close-knit four-year high school in COULEE DAM, Washington, one of the schools within Grand Coulee Dam School District, instructs 308 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts it 46% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School is one of 3 schools operated by Grand Coulee Dam School District, a district that serves 695 students overall.

On demographics, Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School reports that the largest single group is Native American at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 27% White, 22% multiracial, 10% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 34.2%; this one comes in at 20.9%, -13.3 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Okanogan County put median household income runs about $63,207, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Okanogan County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,538 students), Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lake Roosevelt Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 41.2%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake Roosevelt Jr/Sr High School has fell 9%, going from 340 students in 2018 to 308 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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