Enrollment
399
High
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NACHES VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530546000825
Naches Valley High School
101 W Fifth Street, Naches, WA 98937 · (509) 653-1732 · Yakima County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Washington public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
17.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
187 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 104 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 111 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 24% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
70.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +27.4pp since 2014
Math
39.6%
WA avg 51.2% . +22.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 27 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.3% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 33.3% |
| 2022-23 | 50.6% | 21.4% |
| 2021-22 | 55.6% | 30.3% |
| 2018-19 | 56.4% | 32.0% |
| 2017-18 | 63.0% | 28.7% |
| 2016-17 | N/A | 18.3% |
| 2015-16 | 5.5% | 18.7% |
| 2014-15 | 42.9% | 17.1% |
% 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Naches Valley High School
Naches Valley High School's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naches Valley High School this school | 399 | 46.9% | 46.3% |
| Cascade High School Leavenworth | 403 | 48.4% | N/A |
| Woodland High School Woodland | 667 | 48.3% | N/A |
| Tenino High School Tenino | 383 | 45.4% | 44.5% |
| Mount Baker Senior High DEMING | 513 | 48.5% | 36.7% |
| Columbia High School WHITE SALMON | 361 | 44.0% | 45.0% |
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 Naches Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #112 of 271 | #3 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #81 of 321 ▲ 34 | #1 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #75 of 327 ▲ 81 | #2 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #9 of 259 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #233 of 570 | #12 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #56 of 311 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #237 of 316 | #6 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #219 of 386 | #19 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #137 of 164 | 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
399
+23 (+6%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 399 | 22.6 | 17.7:1 | 47% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 22.6 | 18.5:1 | 51% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 22.3 | 17.8:1 | 55% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 20 | 18.8:1 | 48% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 24.1 | 17.1:1 | 46% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 20 | 22.6:1 | 42% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 23 | 22.7:1 | 36% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 22 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 19 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Naches Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (412 to 399); teachers down 6% (24.1 to 22.6).
About Naches Valley High School
Naches Valley High School is a low-enrollment high school for students in Naches, Washington. It teaches 399 students in grades 9 through 12. It has 30% fewer students than the average for high schools in Washington (about 573).
The 3 schools in Naches Valley School District enroll 1,308 students altogether, Naches Valley High School among them.
At Naches Valley High School, 71% of students are White. The school is also 25% Hispanic. That is higher than the 47% White share among all Yakima County residents. The diversity index for Naches Valley High School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Naches Valley High School has 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.7:1. High schools in Washington average 21.6:1, 3.9 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 47% at Naches Valley High School. That rate is below the 77% average among public schools in Yakima County.
On the allk12 Grade, Naches Valley High School lands at B+, ahead of 72% of Washington public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Naches Valley High School is 48.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.3%.
In the surrounding county, Yakima County, median household income comes to about $70,656, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 119, with about 52,145 students.
Of the public schools around it, Naches Valley High School is closest to Naches Valley Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Naches Valley High School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Naches Valley High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
From 376 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 399 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 18.8:1 to 17.7:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Naches Valley High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Yakima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,152
Census ACS
Median income
$70,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
119
52,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Naches Valley School District
- Naches Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Naches Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 427 students
- NACHES VALLEY ESD 105 OPEN DOORSHigh
Other schools in Naches
- Naches Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Naches Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 427 students
Nearby schools
- Naches Valley Middle School0.6 mi · 427
- Naches Valley Elementary School1.3 mi · 482
- Tieton Elementary School3.6 mi · 202
- Highland Middle School4.3 mi · 243
- Highland High School4.3 mi · 366
- Marcus Whitman-Cowiche Elementary5.4 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Naches Valley High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Naches Valley High School?
Naches Valley High School enrolls approximately 399 students in grades 09-12.
Is Naches Valley High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Naches Valley High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Naches Valley High School have?
Naches Valley High School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Naches Valley High School?
Student demographics at Naches Valley High School are roughly 71% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Naches Valley High School?
Naches Valley High School is overseen by Naches Valley School District in Yakima County.
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