Enrollment
57
High
DISTRICT 64 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALOUSE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530654000152
Palouse High School
600 E Alder Street, Palouse, WA 99161 · (509) 878-1921 · Whitman County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL57 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Washington public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
7.8:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
20 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 18 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 12 | 21% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 Palouse School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardMath
36.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -9.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Washington average is about 51 of 100. Math scores are down about 10 points since 2014.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 45.5% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 77.8% | 33.3% |
| 2016-17 | N/A | 27.8% |
| 2014-15 | 46.1% | 46.1% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Palouse High School
Palouse High School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palouse High School this school | 57 | 35.1% | 56.8% |
| Oakesdale High School Oakesdale | 80 | 42.5% | 46.6% |
| Almira Coulee Hartline High School Coulee City | 102 | 42.2% | 63.3% |
| Ritzville High School Ritzville | 133 | 39.1% | N/A |
| Dayton High School Dayton | 88 | 42.0% | N/A |
| Pomeroy Jr Sr High School POMEROY | 142 | 42.3% | 41.2% |
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 Palouse High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Whitman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 57 | #433 of 570 | #6 of 8 |
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
57
-5 (-8%) vs 2020
-58% since 2000-01, when it was 136
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 8.9:1
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 | 57 | 7.4 | 7.8:1 | 35% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 49 | 7.4 | 6.7:1 | 43% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 53 | 7 | 7.6:1 | 36% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 62 | 7 | 8.9:1 | 31% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 60 | 7.1 | 8.5:1 | 32% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 53 | 7 | 7.6:1 | 36% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 68 | 8 | 8.5:1 | 22% (15) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 9 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palouse High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (60 to 57); teachers up 4% (7.1 to 7.4).
About Palouse High School
Palouse High School is a high school with a street address in Palouse, Washington. In all, 57 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 90% below the 573-student average for high schools in Washington.
Palouse High School belongs to Palouse School District, a district of 3 schools and 191 students.
The share of students at Palouse High School who are White is 91%. Other students are 4% Hispanic and 4% Native American. By comparison, Whitman County residents are about 76% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.
Palouse High School lists 7.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 7.8 students per teacher. The school's 7.8:1 compares with an average of 21.6:1 for high schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 35% of the student body.
Palouse High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Washington public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Palouse High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.8%; the prediction is 56.7%.
For Whitman County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $55,406 a year, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Palouse High School, Whitman County has 28 public schools.
Palouse at Garfield Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Palouse High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Palouse High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Palouse High School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Palouse High School had a net loss of 5 students, or 8%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 8.9:1 in 2020-21, and 7.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Whitman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,003
Census ACS
Median income
$55,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Palouse School District
- Palouse ElementaryElementary · 100 students
- Palouse at Garfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 34 students
Other schools in Palouse
- Palouse ElementaryElementary · 100 students
- Garfield at Palouse High SchoolHigh · 45 students
- Palouse at Garfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 34 students
Nearby schools
- Palouse at Garfield Middle School0.0 mi · 34
- Palouse Elementary0.0 mi · 100
- Garfield at Palouse High School0.0 mi · 45
- Garfield Elementary7.7 mi · 51
- Garfield Middle School7.7 mi · 31
- POTLATCH JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL7.9 mi · 209
Frequently asked questions
About Palouse High SchoolHow large is Palouse High School?
Palouse High School enrolls approximately 57 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Palouse High School serve?
Palouse High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Palouse High School have?
Palouse High School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Palouse High School?
Student demographics at Palouse High School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Palouse High School?
Palouse High School is overseen by Palouse School District in Whitman County.
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