Pateros High School
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Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 19 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Pateros High School
Located at 344 W BEACH ST, in PATEROS, Washington, Pateros High School is a tiny 9-12 campus that instructs 113 students (grades 7 through 12), part of Pateros School District. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 80% below typical.
Pateros High School is one of 2 schools operated by Pateros School District, a district that hosts 231 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Pateros High School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%; the rest is composed of 35% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Okanogan County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Pateros High School records 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, Pateros High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.1%; this one delivers 45.8%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Okanogan County put median household income runs about $63,207, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Okanogan County's 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,538 students), Pateros High School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Pateros Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Pateros High School comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 35.8%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Looking at the recent track record. Pateros High School's enrollment has fell 23% since 2018, when it stood at 147 (now 113). The White share of enrollment fell from 41% to 35% over that span.
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