Stevenson High School
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 52 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 23 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Stevenson High School
Stevenson High School is one of the close-knit secondary schools in Stevenson, Washington, run under Stevenson-Carson School District, with 271 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 53% leaner than typical.
Across the 6 schools in Stevenson-Carson School District (1,097 students total), Stevenson High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Stevenson High School records that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, Stevenson High School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stevenson High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.3%; this one delivers 52.6%.
In the area at large, Skamania County reports that median household earnings sit near $93,265, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Stevenson High School is one of 13 public schools in Skamania County (combined enrollment of about 1,794 students).
The closest other public school is Preschool, roughly 0.4 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stevenson High School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 39.2%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 311 students in 2018 compared to 271 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 today.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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