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What's one thing Pasco Senior High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
2,590
High
DISTRICT 2,020 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530657000969
Pasco Senior High School
1108 N 10TH AVENUE, PASCO, WA 99301 · (509) 547-5581 · Franklin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,590 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
128 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
1,873 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 657 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 657 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 655 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 621 | 24% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
40.6%
WA avg 58.4% . +32.9pp since 2014
Math
10.1%
WA avg 51.2% . +1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 33 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 10.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 9.1% |
| 2022-23 | 40.5% | 10.3% |
| 2021-22 | 39.8% | 9.9% |
| 2018-19 | 41.2% | 13.5% |
| 2017-18 | 43.7% | 18.2% |
| 2016-17 | 28.9% | 14.6% |
| 2015-16 | 33.8% | 15.6% |
| 2014-15 | 7.7% | 9.0% |
% 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
26.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Pasco Senior High School
Pasco Senior High School's state test result (26.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasco Senior High School this school | 2,590 | 72.3% | 26.8% |
| Eisenhower High School Yakima | 2,258 | 78.5% | 31.9% |
| Sunnyside High School Sunnyside | 2,122 | 82.9% | 28.6% |
| Othello High School Othello | 1,338 | 81.8% | N/A |
| Quincy High School QUINCY | 860 | 78.5% | 31.6% |
| Grandview High School Grandview | 1,160 | 81.1% | 27.6% |
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 Pasco Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #243 of 271 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #307 of 321 ▲ 2 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #273 of 327 ▲ 26 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #106 of 259 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,590 | #3 of 570 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #137 of 311 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #294 of 316 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.3% | #51 of 386 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.5% | #39 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
2,590
+169 (+7%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 1,587
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 2,590 | 127.6 | 20.3:1 | 72% (1,873) |
| 2023-24 | 2,515 | 128 | 19.6:1 | 78% (1,953) |
| 2022-23 | 2,376 | 121.9 | 19.5:1 | 78% (1,860) |
| 2020-21 | 2,421 | 113 | 21.4:1 | 77% (1,867) |
| 2017-18 | 2,242 | 118.7 | 18.9:1 | 79% (1,762) |
| 2015-16 | 2,059 | 111 | 18.6:1 | 66% (1,359) |
| 2010-11 | 1,833 | 98 | 18.7:1 | 71% (1,305) |
| 2000-01 | 2,285 | 118 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,587 | 73 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pasco Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (2,242 to 2,590); teachers up 8% (118.7 to 127.6).
About Pasco Senior High School
Pasco Senior High School is a high school in PASCO, Washington, reachable at (509) 547-5581. In all, 2,590 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 352% larger than the average for high schools in Washington.
Besides Pasco Senior High School, Pasco School District runs 27 other schools. The district enrolls 18,913 students.
Roughly 84% of students at Pasco Senior High School are Hispanic. Other students are 12% White and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Franklin County residents are about 55% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 28%.
There are 127.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pasco Senior High School, giving a ratio of 20.3:1. High schools in Washington average 21.6:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here. A total of 1,873 students, or 72%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Franklin County is similar, at 70%.
Pasco Senior High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 26.8% and a predicted 31.7%.
In the surrounding county, Franklin County, median household income comes to about $86,714, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 43, with about 21,403 students.
Captain Gray STEM Elementary sits about 0.1 miles from Pasco Senior High School. Pasco Senior High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Pasco Senior High School comes in 1st of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Pasco Senior High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Pasco Senior High School had a net gain of 169 students, or 7%. By 2024-25, the school had 20.3 students per teacher, compared with 21.4 in 2020-21.
People who know Pasco Senior High School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,902
Census ACS
Median income
$86,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
21,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pasco School District
- Chiawana Senior High SchoolHigh · 3,127 students
- Ray Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,294 students
- Mcloughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,171 students
- Stevens Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Ellen Ochoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Three Rivers ElementaryElementary · 657 students
Other schools in PASCO
- Chiawana Senior High SchoolHigh · 3,127 students
- Ray Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,294 students
- Mcloughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,171 students
- Stevens Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Ellen Ochoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Three Rivers ElementaryElementary · 657 students
Nearby schools
- Captain Gray STEM Elementary0.1 mi · 408
- Pasco Early Learning Center0.2 mi · 318
- Emerson Elementary0.4 mi · 447
- Longfellow Elementary0.5 mi · 312
- Pasco Innovative Experiences and e-Learning0.7 mi · 70
- Pasco Early Childhood0.7 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About Pasco Senior High SchoolHow many students attend Pasco Senior High School?
Pasco Senior High School enrolls approximately 2,590 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Pasco Senior High School serve?
Pasco Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pasco Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pasco Senior High School is approximately 20.3:1 (128 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pasco Senior High School?
At Pasco Senior High School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 84% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Pasco Senior High School public or private?
Pasco Senior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pasco School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.