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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Shelton High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,455
High
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530790001295
Shelton High School
3737 Shelton Springs Rd., Shelton, WA 98584 · (360) 426-4471 · Mason County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,455 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Washington public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
18.9:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
850 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 385 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 413 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 349 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 308 | 21% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
53.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +38.6pp since 2014
Math
16.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +12.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 39 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.1% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.8% | 11.7% |
| 2022-23 | 45.9% | 14.7% |
| 2021-22 | 51.7% | 14.3% |
| 2018-19 | 54.1% | 24.9% |
| 2017-18 | 63.7% | 28.0% |
| 2016-17 | 27.6% | 12.9% |
| 2015-16 | 8.6% | 16.9% |
| 2014-15 | 14.6% | 4.0% |
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Shelton High School
Shelton High School's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton High School this school | 1,455 | 58.4% | 32.7% |
| Walla Walla High School WALLA WALLA | 1,554 | 59.3% | 47.9% |
| J M Weatherwax High School Aberdeen | 919 | 60.5% | 33.2% |
| Ephrata High School EPHRATA | 886 | 60.4% | 33.8% |
| Southridge High School KENNEWICK | 1,612 | 52.6% | N/A |
| Hudson's Bay High School VANCOUVER | 1,197 | 61.7% | 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 Shelton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Mason County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #215 of 271 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #255 of 321 ▲ 29 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #209 of 327 ▲ 56 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #93 of 259 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,455 | #96 of 570 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #90 of 311 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #113 of 316 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #134 of 386 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.4% | #7 of 136 | N/A |
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
1,455
-82 (-5%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,165
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 1,455 | 77.1 | 18.9:1 | 58% (850) |
| 2023-24 | 1,493 | 77.8 | 19.2:1 | 60% (889) |
| 2022-23 | 1,473 | 77.8 | 18.9:1 | 62% (913) |
| 2020-21 | 1,537 | 80 | 19.2:1 | 59% (901) |
| 2017-18 | 1,044 | 55.5 | 18.8:1 | 54% (565) |
| 2015-16 | 1,071 | 55 | 19.5:1 | 61% (656) |
| 2010-11 | 1,105 | 58 | 19.1:1 | 49% (536) |
| 2000-01 | 1,576 | 72 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,165 | 58 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shelton High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (1,044 to 1,455); teachers up 39% (55.5 to 77.1).
About Shelton High School
Families in Shelton, Washington, are served by Shelton High School, a large high school. Enrollment stands at 1,455 students, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 154% more students than the average for high schools in Washington (about 573).
Shelton School District serves 4,517 students across 10 schools.
White students make up 48% of enrollment at Shelton High School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 37% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Native American. In Mason County overall, about 77% of residents are White. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Shelton High School are from different groups.
A staff of 77.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.9:1. The average for high schools in Washington, 21.6:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 58%.
Shelton High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 22% of Washington public high schools.
Test results at Shelton High School are 8.3 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (32.7% actual, 41.0% predicted).
Looking at the county, Mason County, the median household earns about $83,270 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Shelton High School, Mason County has 26 public schools.
The closest school to Shelton High School is Oakland Bay Junior High School, located about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Shelton High School. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Shelton High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Shelton High School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 82 students, from 1,537 to 1,455.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Mason County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,982
Census ACS
Median income
$83,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelton School District
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 671 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 601 students
- Oakland Bay Junior High SchoolMiddle · 544 students
- Bordeaux Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Choice Middle and High SchoolHigh · 217 students
Other schools in Shelton
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 671 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 601 students
- Oakland Bay Junior High SchoolMiddle · 544 students
- Bordeaux Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Pioneer Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Evergreen Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Other Shelton High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Shelton High. Shelton High School is the largest of the 3.
- Shelton High SchoolShelton, CT · 1,308 students
- SHELTON HIGH SCHOOLSHELTON, NE · 117 students
Nearby schools
- Oakland Bay Junior High School0.3 mi · 544
- Olympic Middle School0.6 mi · 601
- Mountain View Elementary0.7 mi · 671
- Cedar High School0.8 mi · 100
- Choice Middle and High School1.6 mi · 217
- Evergreen Elementary School1.6 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Shelton High SchoolHow many students attend Shelton High School?
Shelton High School enrolls approximately 1,455 students in grades 09-12.
Is Shelton High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shelton High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Shelton High School have?
Shelton High School employs 77 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Shelton High School?
Student demographics at Shelton High School are roughly 48% White, 37% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Shelton High School?
Shelton High School is overseen by Shelton School District in Mason County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.