Enrollment
133
High
DISTRICT 138 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RITZVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530738001111
Ritzville High School
209 E Wellsandt Avenue, Ritzville, WA 99169 · (509) 659-1720 · Adams County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL133 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
52 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 36 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 22% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Ritzville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
WA avg 49.0% . +22.5pp since 2014
Math
44.1%
WA avg 39.2% . +14.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 67.7% | 44.1% |
| 2021-22 | 74.1% | 40.7% |
| 2018-19 | 59.3% | 29.6% |
| 2017-18 | 72.5% | 25.6% |
| 2016-17 | N/A | 28.0% |
| 2015-16 | N/A | 18.2% |
| 2014-15 | 45.2% | 30.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Ritzville High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritzville High School this school | 133 | 39.1% | N/A |
| Pomeroy Jr Sr High School POMEROY | 142 | 42.3% | 41.2% |
| Willapa Valley Middle-High Raymond | 204 | 39.7% | 38.8% |
| Dayton High School Dayton | 88 | 42.0% | N/A |
| Almira Coulee Hartline High School Coulee City | 102 | 42.2% | 63.3% |
| Liberty High School SPANGLE | 168 | 42.9% | 64.3% |
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 Ritzville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #52 of 321 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #93 of 327 ▼ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 133 | #355 of 570 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #276 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
133
+35 (+36%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 133 | 10.4 | 12.8:1 | 39% (52) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 10.8 | 11.8:1 | 49% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 114 | 10.8 | 10.5:1 | 40% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 98 | 9 | 10.9:1 | 43% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 9.5 | 14.1:1 | 34% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 117 | 8 | 14.6:1 | 29% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 122 | 10 | 12.2:1 | 30% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 10 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 162 | 10 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ritzville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (134 to 133); teachers up 10% (9.5 to 10.4).
About Ritzville High School
In Ritzville, Washington, part of Adams County, Ritzville High School is a high school. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 133 students. The typical figure for high schools in Washington is about 573 students.
Ritzville High School falls under Ritzville School District, which has 3 schools enrolling 415 students.
Ritzville High School enrolls a student body that is 83% White. It is also 14% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Adams County is roughly 43% White. Ritzville High School has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Ritzville High School's 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.8:1. That ratio is under the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 39%. That is 40 points below the 79% average for public schools in Adams County.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Adams County show that median household income is about $66,136, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Ritzville High School is one of 17 public schools in Adams County, which together enroll about 5,324 students.
Nearest public school: Lind-Ritzville High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Ritzville High School holds 2 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 98 to 133. Students per teacher rose from 10.9 in 2020-21 to 12.8 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,800
Census ACS
Median income
$66,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ritzville School District
- Ritzville Grade SchoolElementary · 193 students
- Lind Ritzville Middle SchoolMiddle · 89 students
Other schools in Ritzville
- Ritzville Grade SchoolElementary · 193 students
- Lind-Ritzville High SchoolHigh · 47 students
Nearby schools
- Lind-Ritzville High School0.0 mi · 47
- Ritzville Grade School0.1 mi · 193
- Lind Ritzville Middle School15.7 mi · 89
- Lind-Ritzville Middle School15.7 mi · 41
- Lind Elementary School15.8 mi · 82
- Benge Elementary19.5 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About Ritzville High SchoolHow large is Ritzville High School?
Ritzville High School enrolls approximately 133 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Ritzville High School serve?
Ritzville High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Ritzville High School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Ritzville High School.
How diverse is Ritzville High School?
Ritzville High School reports a student body of 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ritzville High School?
Ritzville High School is overseen by Ritzville School District in Adams County.
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