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Lyle High School

625 Keasey Avenue, Lyle, WA 98635 · (509) 365-2211 · Klickitat County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL48 STUDENTS
Enrollment
48
High
DISTRICT 65 · STATE 573
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
26 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
Grade 9
11
Grade 10
14
Grade 11
14
Grade 12
9
Student demographics
White
3675%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 47%
Hispanic
715%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 27%
Two+
36%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 9%
Native American
24%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
2552%
Female
2348%

School pathway

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
53.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +18.1pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Washington average is about 58 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2014.

Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
48
-31 (-39%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 9.4:1
% White
75%
was 58%
% Hispanic
15%
was 23%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Lyle High School

Located at 625 Keasey Avenue, in Lyle, Washington, Lyle High School is an one-room-style senior high that educates 48 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Lyle School District. Enrollment runs roughly 92% smaller than the state mean of about 573.

Lyle School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 196 students. Lyle High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Lyle High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Native American.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 54% of students at Lyle High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Lyle High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.9%; this one delivers 42.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Klickitat County indicate median household income runs about $71,042, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lyle High School is one of 21 public schools in Klickitat County (combined enrollment of about 2,803 students).

Dallesport Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lyle High School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 24.8%.

Lyle High School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 39%: 79 students in 2018 compared to 48 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share increased from 58% to 75%. Class-load math has grew: from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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Klickitat County at a glance

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Population
23,411
Census ACS
Median income
$71,042
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
2,803 students

Quick facts

School name
Lyle High School
District
Lyle School District
Address
625 Keasey Avenue, Lyle, WA 98635
Phone
(509) 365-2211
County
Klickitat County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
48
Teachers (FTE)
5
Student–teacher ratio
10.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
26 (54%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
530459000718
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Lyle High School
How large is Lyle High School?
Lyle High School enrolls approximately 48 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lyle High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lyle High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lyle High School have?
Lyle High School employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lyle High School?
At Lyle High School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lyle High School?
Lyle High School is overseen by Lyle School District in Klickitat County.
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