Enrollment
130
High
DISTRICT 105 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TROUT LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530906001539
Trout Lake School
2310 Hwy 141, Trout Lake, WA 98650 · (509) 395-2571 · Klickitat County
GRADES 05–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL130 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
59 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Trout Lake School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
WA avg 58.4% . +13.1pp since 2014
Math
18.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
130
-20 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 18.8:1
% White
75%
was 72%
% Hispanic
16%
was 17%
% Asian
4%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Trout Lake School
As a rural-scale secondary school in Trout Lake, Washington, Trout Lake School works with 130 students from grades 5 through 12, run under Trout Lake School District. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 77% smaller than typical.
Across the 2 schools in Trout Lake School District (209 students total), Trout Lake School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Trout Lake School shows that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 16% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Trout Lake School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Klickitat County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, Trout Lake School is in the bottom 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 49.8%; Trout Lake School posts 34.9%, -14.8 points below that line.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Klickitat County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,042 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Trout Lake School is one of 21 public schools in Klickitat County (combined enrollment of about 2,803 students).
Nearest neighbor: Trout Lake Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Trout Lake School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 47.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Trout Lake School has decreased 13%, going from 150 students in 2018 to 130 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Klickitat County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,411
Census ACS
Median income
$71,042
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
2,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Trout Lake School District
- Trout Lake ElementaryElementary · 79 students
Nearby schools
- Trout Lake Elementary0.0 mi · 79
- Glenwood Elementary11.1 mi · 33
- Glenwood Secondary11.1 mi · 26
- Columbia High School17.1 mi · 361
- White Salmon Academy17.1 mi · 35
- Wayne M Henkle Middle School17.2 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About Trout Lake SchoolHow many students attend Trout Lake School?
Trout Lake School enrolls approximately 130 students in grades 05-12.
What grades does Trout Lake School serve?
Trout Lake School serves grades 05-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Trout Lake School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Trout Lake School is approximately 13.9:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Trout Lake School?
At Trout Lake School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Trout Lake School public or private?
Trout Lake School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Trout Lake School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.