Enrollment
127
High
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAHKIAKUM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530933001594
Wahkiakum High School
500 SOUTH 3RD STREET, CATHLAMET, WA 98612 · (360) 795-3271 · Wahkiakum County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL127 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Washington public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
17.6:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
66 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 30 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 33 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 24% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Wahkiakum School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
68.8%
WA avg 58.4% . +25.9pp since 2014
Math
40.6%
WA avg 51.2% . +15.6pp 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 41 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 26 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.8% | 40.6% |
| 2023-24 | 83.3% | 22.2% |
| 2022-23 | 44.8% | 13.8% |
| 2021-22 | 79.5% | 31.8% |
| 2018-19 | 61.1% | 38.9% |
| 2017-18 | 54.5% | 30.3% |
| 2016-17 | N/A | 16.7% |
| 2015-16 | N/A | 29.6% |
| 2014-15 | 42.9% | 25.0% |
% 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
51.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Wahkiakum High School
Wahkiakum High School's state test result (51.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahkiakum High School this school | 127 | 52.0% | 51.8% |
| Tekoa High School TEKOA | 115 | 52.2% | 35.0% |
| Odessa High School ODESSA | 103 | 54.4% | 47.0% |
| The Community School Spokane | 165 | 49.1% | 36.6% |
| Cedar High School Shelton | 100 | 51.0% | 40.9% |
| Selkirk High School Ione | 76 | 52.6% | 62.8% |
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 Wahkiakum High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #70 of 271 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #77 of 321 ▲ 128 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #85 of 327 ▼ 67 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #123 of 259 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 127 | #363 of 570 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #172 of 386 |
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
127
-75 (-37%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 145
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 127 | 7.2 | 17.6:1 | 52% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 141 | 8.5 | 16.6:1 | 62% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 160 | 9.4 | 17.1:1 | 59% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 202 | 9 | 22.4:1 | 55% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 150 | 8.9 | 16.8:1 | 55% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 135 | 8 | 16.9:1 | 53% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 154 | 7 | 22.0:1 | 57% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 194 | 10 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 145 | 10 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wahkiakum High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (150 to 127); teachers down 19% (8.9 to 7.2).
About Wahkiakum High School
Wahkiakum High School is a very small high school found in CATHLAMET, Washington. Enrollment totals 127 students across grades 9 through 12. The school is 78% below the average for high schools in Washington.
Wahkiakum School District oversees Wahkiakum High School and 1 other school, with 399 students in total.
The largest group at Wahkiakum High School is White students, at 75%. Other students are 13% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Wahkiakum County residents are about 88% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wahkiakum High School scores 41%.
Based on 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, Wahkiakum High School has a ratio of 17.6:1. The average for high schools in Washington, 21.6:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Wahkiakum High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of Washington public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Wahkiakum High School, the prediction is 45.3% and the result is 51.8%.
In the wider Wahkiakum County area, the median household earns about $62,653 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Across Wahkiakum County, 2 public schools serve about 399 students.
Wahkiakum High School's closest public school neighbor is Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Wahkiakum High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Wahkiakum High School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment fell 37% over 4 years, reaching 127 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.4:1 in 2020-21, and 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Wahkiakum County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,658
Census ACS
Median income
$62,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
399 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wahkiakum School District
- Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle SchoolElementary · 272 students
Other schools in CATHLAMET
- Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle SchoolElementary · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School0.2 mi · 272
- Clatskanie Middle/High School10.5 mi · 307
- Clatskanie Elementary School10.7 mi · 387
- Knappa High School12.0 mi · 131
- Hilda Lahti Elementary School12.1 mi · 293
- Mist Elementary School15.1 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About Wahkiakum High SchoolHow large is Wahkiakum High School?
Wahkiakum High School enrolls approximately 127 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Wahkiakum High School serve?
Wahkiakum High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Wahkiakum High School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Wahkiakum High School.
What is the student diversity at Wahkiakum High School?
Student demographics at Wahkiakum High School are roughly 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Wahkiakum High School?
Wahkiakum High School is overseen by Wahkiakum School District in Wahkiakum County.
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