Enrollment
113
High
DISTRICT 116 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PATEROS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530660000975
Pateros High School
344 W BEACH ST, PATEROS, WA 98846 · (509) 923-2343 · Okanogan County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL113 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
11.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
76 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 7 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 20 | 18% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Pateros School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
55.6%
WA avg 58.4% . +11.4pp since 2014
Math
22.2%
WA avg 51.2% . -19.0pp since 2014
What 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.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 27.6% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 18.8% |
| 2021-22 | 46.9% | 23.5% |
| 2018-19 | 59.0% | 36.4% |
| 2017-18 | 53.6% | 34.8% |
| 2016-17 | 46.9% | 33.3% |
| 2015-16 | 32.3% | 31.5% |
| 2014-15 | 44.1% | 41.2% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 Pateros High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pateros High School this school | 113 | 67.3% | 45.8% |
| Manson High School MANSON | 220 | 61.8% | N/A |
| South Bend High School South Bend | 258 | 70.5% | 37.2% |
| Entiat Middle and High School ENTIAT | 205 | 58.5% | N/A |
| River View High School KENNEWICK | 321 | 64.8% | N/A |
| Zillah High School Zillah | 455 | 64.8% | 44.3% |
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 Pateros High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Okanogan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #115 of 271 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #221 of 321 ▼ 58 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #189 of 327 ▼ 38 | #4 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.7pp | #59 of 259 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 113 | #374 of 570 | #8 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #73 of 386 | #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
113
-47 (-29%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 127
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 113 | 9.5 | 11.9:1 | 67% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 110 | 8.4 | 13.1:1 | 69% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 140 | 10.8 | 12.9:1 | 72% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 160 | 11 | 14.6:1 | 74% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 147 | 11.5 | 12.8:1 | 68% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 143 | 12 | 11.9:1 | 66% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 9 | 17.0:1 | 64% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 172 | 9 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 127 | 9 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pateros High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (147 to 113); teachers down 18% (11.5 to 9.5).
About Pateros High School
Pateros High School is a small high school in PATEROS, Washington, (ZIP code 98846). The school enrolls 113 students, from grades 7 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Washington is about 573, so this school runs 80% smaller than that.
Pateros School District, which runs Pateros High School, has 2 schools and 231 students.
A majority of students at Pateros High School, 58%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 35% White and 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 37 points above the 21% share among Okanogan County residents. Pateros High School has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Pateros High School, 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.9:1. That ratio is under the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 67% of enrollment.
Measured against Washington public high schools, Pateros High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Pateros High School is 10.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 45.8%. Predicted: 35.1%.
In Okanogan County (population about 43,425), median household income is about $63,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 38 public schools operate in Okanogan County, serving about 11,538 students.
Pateros Elementary is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Pateros High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within ten miles. Pateros High School comes in 1st of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Pateros High School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 160 to 113. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.6:1 to 11.9:1.
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Okanogan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,425
Census ACS
Median income
$63,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
11,538 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pateros School District
- Pateros ElementaryElementary · 118 students
- Pateros Alternative SchoolCombined
Other schools in PATEROS
- Pateros ElementaryElementary · 118 students
- Pateros Alternative SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Pateros Elementary0.0 mi · 118
- Brewster High School6.2 mi · 339
- Brewster Middle School6.3 mi · 224
- Brewster Elementary School6.3 mi · 425
- Brewster Alternative School6.6 mi · 13
- Bridgeport High School11.1 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About Pateros High SchoolHow many students attend Pateros High School?
Pateros High School enrolls approximately 113 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Pateros High School serve?
Pateros High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pateros High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pateros High School is approximately 11.9:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pateros High School?
Student demographics at Pateros High School are roughly 35% White, 58% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian.
Is Pateros High School public or private?
Pateros High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pateros School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.