Enrollment
142
High
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POMEROY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530678000994
Pomeroy Jr Sr High School
1090 Pataha St, POMEROY, WA 99347 · (509) 843-1331 · Garfield County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Washington public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
11.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
60 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 31 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 15% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Pomeroy School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -20.8pp since 2014
Math
43.1%
WA avg 51.2% . +0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 21 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 31.9% |
| 2022-23 | 46.4% | 33.3% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 28.2% |
| 2018-19 | 61.8% | 38.2% |
| 2017-18 | 62.7% | 46.3% |
| 2016-17 | 50.0% | 28.3% |
| 2015-16 | 28.6% | 18.9% |
| 2014-15 | 66.7% | 42.2% |
% 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Pomeroy Jr Sr High School
Pomeroy Jr Sr High School's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomeroy Jr Sr High School this school | 142 | 42.3% | 41.2% |
| Liberty High School SPANGLE | 168 | 42.9% | 64.3% |
| Almira Coulee Hartline High School Coulee City | 102 | 42.2% | 63.3% |
| Ritzville High School Ritzville | 133 | 39.1% | N/A |
| Willapa Valley Middle-High Raymond | 204 | 39.7% | 38.8% |
| Dayton High School Dayton | 88 | 42.0% | N/A |
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 Pomeroy Jr Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #147 of 271 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #61 of 321 ▲ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #251 of 327 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.8pp | #18 of 259 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #350 of 570 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.3% | #258 of 386 |
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
142
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 142 | 12.3 | 11.6:1 | 42% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 137 | 11.5 | 11.9:1 | 52% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 11.5 | 12.6:1 | 51% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 145 | 11 | 13.2:1 | 51% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 150 | 11.6 | 12.9:1 | 45% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 11 | 19.2:1 | 33% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 173 | 12 | 14.4:1 | 47% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 15 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 221 | 13 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pomeroy Jr Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (150 to 142); teachers up 5% (11.6 to 12.3).
About Pomeroy Jr Sr High School
Pomeroy Jr Sr High School is a very small high school that serves part of POMEROY, Washington. The school runs grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 142 students. That compares with an average of about 573 students for high schools in Washington.
Pomeroy Jr Sr High School sits within Pomeroy School District, which has 2 schools and 343 students.
At Pomeroy Jr Sr High School, 88% of students are White. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic. Census estimates put Garfield County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pomeroy Jr Sr High School scores 21%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. The school has 12.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.6:1 compares with an average of 21.6:1 for high schools in Washington. Federal data show 42% of students (60) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Garfield County average a similar 45%.
Pomeroy Jr Sr High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Washington public high schools.
In Washington, Pomeroy Jr Sr High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.2% actual against a predicted 51.9%.
The school is in Garfield County, where the median household earns about $64,884 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Pomeroy Jr Sr High School shares Garfield County with 1 other public school.
Pomeroy Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Pomeroy Jr Sr High School, the shortest distance to any other public school.
NCES describes the area around Pomeroy Jr Sr High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 145 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 142. Students per teacher dropped from 13.2 in 2020-21 to 11.6 in 2024-25.
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Garfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,353
Census ACS
Median income
$64,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
343 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pomeroy School District
- Pomeroy Elementary SchoolElementary · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Pomeroy Elementary School0.1 mi · 201
- Dayton High School21.0 mi · 88
- Dayton School District Alternative Program21.0 mi · 13
- Dayton Middle School21.0 mi · 93
- Dayton Elementary School21.0 mi · 185
- Colton School23.1 mi · 166
Frequently asked questions
About Pomeroy Jr Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Pomeroy Jr Sr High School?
Pomeroy Jr Sr High School enrolls approximately 142 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Pomeroy Jr Sr High School serve?
Pomeroy Jr Sr High School serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Pomeroy Jr Sr High School have?
Pomeroy Jr Sr High School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pomeroy Jr Sr High School?
At Pomeroy Jr Sr High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Pomeroy Jr Sr High School public or private?
Pomeroy Jr Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pomeroy School District.
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