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Enrollment
1,159
High
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SELAH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530777001282
Selah High School
801 North First Street, Selah, WA 98942 · (509) 698-8500 · Yakima County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,159 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
595 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 297 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 294 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 286 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 282 | 24% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
28.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -14.4pp since 2014
Math
11.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -14.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.2% | 11.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 15.3% |
| 2022-23 | 46.3% | 18.1% |
| 2021-22 | 41.3% | 21.3% |
| 2018-19 | 73.2% | 39.8% |
| 2017-18 | 67.0% | 33.1% |
| 2016-17 | 15.9% | 19.4% |
| 2015-16 | 17.6% | 30.8% |
| 2014-15 | 42.7% | 25.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Selah High School
Selah High School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selah High School this school | 1,159 | 51.3% | 26.9% |
| Southridge High School KENNEWICK | 1,612 | 52.6% | N/A |
| West Valley High School Yakima | 1,494 | 48.2% | 43.6% |
| North Mason Senior High School Belfair | 735 | 51.0% | 28.4% |
| Rochester High School Rochester | 608 | 55.6% | 39.3% |
| Burlington Edison High School BURLINGTON | 1,047 | 52.6% | 40.9% |
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 Selah High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #242 of 271 | #12 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #302 of 321 ▼ 43 | #12 of 16 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #312 of 327 ▼ 54 | #14 of 16 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.4pp | #14 of 259 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,159 | #139 of 570 | #6 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #63 of 311 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #196 of 316 | #5 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #179 of 386 | #17 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #100 of 136 | #8 of 10 |
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
1,159
+93 (+9%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 1,159 | 64.5 | 18.0:1 | 51% (595) |
| 2023-24 | 1,124 | 66.8 | 16.8:1 | 58% (650) |
| 2022-23 | 1,135 | 58.9 | 19.3:1 | 60% (682) |
| 2020-21 | 1,066 | 54 | 19.7:1 | 48% (511) |
| 2017-18 | 1,107 | 54.3 | 20.4:1 | 40% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 1,065 | 52 | 20.5:1 | 40% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 724 | 34 | 21.3:1 | 33% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 730 | 33 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 754 | 38 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Selah High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,107 to 1,159); teachers up 19% (54.3 to 64.5).
About Selah High School
Selah High School is one of the public schools in Selah, Washington. It is a large high school. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 1,159 students enrolled. For comparison, high schools in Washington average about 573 students.
Selah School District (9 schools, 3,784 students) runs Selah High School.
White students account for 58% of enrollment at Selah High School. Enrollment also includes 38% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 11 points above the 47% share among Yakima County residents. By the diversity index, Selah High School comes in at 51%.
Selah High School operates with 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.0:1. For comparison, high schools in Washington average 21.6:1. About 51% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Yakima County is 26 points.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Selah High School is in the bottom 10% of Washington schools: 26.9% actual against 45.8% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Yakima County show that median household income is about $70,656, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Selah High School is one of 119 public schools in Yakima County, which together enroll about 52,145 students.
The closest public school to Selah High School is Selah Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Selah High School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Selah High School went from 1,066 students to 1,159. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.7:1 in 2020-21 to 18.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Yakima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,152
Census ACS
Median income
$70,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
119
52,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Selah School District
- Selah Middle SchoolMiddle · 871 students
- Selah Intermediate SchoolElementary · 806 students
- John Campbell Primary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Robert Lince Early Learning CenterElementary · 362 students
- Selah Academy OnlineHigh · 35 students
- Selah HomeLinkElementary · 33 students
Other schools in Selah
- Selah Middle SchoolMiddle · 871 students
- Selah Intermediate SchoolElementary · 806 students
- John Campbell Primary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Robert Lince Early Learning CenterElementary · 362 students
- Selah Academy OnlineHigh · 35 students
- Selah HomeLinkElementary · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Selah Middle School0.3 mi · 871
- John Campbell Primary School0.4 mi · 492
- Selah HomeLink0.8 mi · 33
- Selah Academy Online0.8 mi · 35
- Selah Open Doors0.8 mi · 13
- Robert Lince Early Learning Center0.9 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Selah High SchoolHow many students attend Selah High School?
Selah High School enrolls approximately 1,159 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Selah High School serve?
Selah High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Selah High School have?
Selah High School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Selah High School?
Student demographics at Selah High School are roughly 58% White, 38% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Selah High School in?
Selah High School is part of Selah School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.