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Selkirk High School

10372 Highway 31, Ione, WA 99139 · (509) 446-3505 · Pend Oreille County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL76 STUDENTS
Enrollment
76
High
DISTRICT 84 · STATE 573
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
40 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 51%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
20
Grade 10
14
Grade 11
25
Grade 12
17
Student demographics
White
6079%
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 47%
Hispanic
912%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 27%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 9%
Two+
57%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9%
Pacific Islander
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
4255%
Female
3445%

School pathway

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Selkirk Middle School0608
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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
69.2%
WA avg 58.4% . +15.1pp since 2014
Math
38.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -19.9pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 20 points.

Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Washington's top 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
76
-1 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.0:1
% White
79%
was 84%
% Hispanic
12%
was 6%
% Asian
1%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Selkirk High School

As a micro-enrollment four-year high school in Ione, Washington, Selkirk High School instructs 76 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Selkirk School District. Enrollment runs roughly 87% smaller than the state mean of about 573.

Selkirk School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 252 students. Selkirk High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Selkirk High School logs that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school records 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Selkirk High School lists 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Selkirk High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pend Oreille County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Selkirk High School sits in the top 10% of Washington schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.9%; actual is 62.8%, +17.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Pend Oreille County indicate median household income runs about $67,436, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Selkirk High School is one of 12 public schools in Pend Oreille County (combined enrollment of about 1,825 students).

Nearest neighbor: Selkirk Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Selkirk High School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 52.5%.

Selkirk High School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Selkirk High School has changed only slightly, going from 77 students in 2018 to 76 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 84% to 79% over that span.

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Pend Oreille County at a glance

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Population
14,050
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,825 students

Quick facts

School name
Selkirk High School
District
Selkirk School District
Address
10372 Highway 31, Ione, WA 99139
Phone
(509) 446-3505
County
Pend Oreille County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
76
Teachers (FTE)
7
Student–teacher ratio
10.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
40 (53%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
530780003344
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Selkirk High School
How large is Selkirk High School?
Selkirk High School enrolls approximately 76 students in grades 09-12.
Is Selkirk High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Selkirk High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Selkirk High School have?
Selkirk High School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Selkirk High School?
At Selkirk High School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Selkirk High School?
Selkirk High School is overseen by Selkirk School District in Pend Oreille County.
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