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Enrollment
750
High
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAHLUKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530936002070
Wahluke High School
505 N Boundary, Mattawa, WA 99349 · (509) 932-4477 · Grant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Washington public high schools
- DTest 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
20.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 28.1:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
693 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 203 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 178 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 196 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 173 | 23% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wahluke School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
43.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -3.1pp since 2014
Math
26.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +14.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.6% | 26.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 16.7% |
| 2022-23 | 50.8% | 18.5% |
| 2021-22 | 53.3% | 13.7% |
| 2018-19 | 32.3% | 17.0% |
| 2017-18 | 54.1% | 21.2% |
| 2016-17 | 19.2% | 10.4% |
| 2015-16 | 17.4% | 13.6% |
| 2014-15 | 46.7% | 11.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 18% 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 11 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 →
Schools most like Wahluke High School
Wahluke High School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahluke High School this school | 750 | 92.4% | 29.4% |
| Granger High School Granger | 433 | 88.7% | 22.1% |
| Mabton Jr. Sr. High Mabton | 359 | 92.8% | 15.8% |
| Bridgeport High School BRIDGEPORT | 238 | 94.1% | N/A |
| Grandview High School Grandview | 1,160 | 81.1% | 27.6% |
| Othello High School Othello | 1,338 | 81.8% | 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 Wahluke High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #229 of 271 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #185 of 321 ▲ 54 | #3 of 9 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #265 of 327 ▲ 13 | #7 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #96 of 259 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #182 of 570 | #4 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #126 of 311 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.8% | #316 of 316 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #7 of 386 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.2% | #14 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
750
+64 (+9%) vs 2020
+515% since 1990-91, when it was 122
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 750 | 37.2 | 20.1:1 | 92% (693) |
| 2023-24 | 781 | 38 | 20.6:1 | 44% (347) |
| 2022-23 | 797 | 42.2 | 18.9:1 | 97% (773) |
| 2020-21 | 686 | 37 | 18.5:1 | 96% (656) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 95% (570) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 60% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 90% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 19 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 122 | 8 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wahluke High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (599 to 750); teachers up 13% (33 to 37.2).
About Wahluke High School
Wahluke High School is a high school located in Mattawa, Washington, in Grant County. Total enrollment is 750 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. That is 31% bigger than the average of about 573 students for high schools in Washington.
Wahluke High School is among 8 schools run by Wahluke School District, which serves 2,455 students.
At Wahluke High School, 99% of students are Hispanic. Census figures show Grant County is about 44% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wahluke High School scores 2%.
Wahluke High School reports a ratio of 20.1 students per teacher, from 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington is 1.4 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Wahluke High School, 92% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 69% average for public schools in Grant County is 23 points.
Wahluke High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of Washington public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Wahluke High School is +11.2 points, in the top 10% of Washington. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.4%, and the predicted rate is 18.2%.
For Grant County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $73,267, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 61 public schools in the county, enrolling about 20,494, Wahluke High School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Wahluke Junior High, is about 0.1 miles. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Wahluke High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Wahluke High School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 9% across 4 years, from 686 in 2020-21 to 750 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.5:1 to 20.1:1 over the same years.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,799
Census ACS
Median income
$73,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wahluke School District
- Wahluke Junior HighMiddle · 554 students
- Saddle Mountain ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- Morris Schott ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Mattawa ElementaryElementary · 199 students
- Mattawa Elementary Pre-SchoolElementary · 119 students
- Sentinel Tech Alt SchoolHigh · 36 students
Other schools in Mattawa
- Wahluke Junior HighMiddle · 554 students
- Saddle Mountain ElementaryElementary · 470 students
- Morris Schott ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Mattawa ElementaryElementary · 199 students
- Mattawa Elementary Pre-SchoolElementary · 119 students
- Sentinel Tech Alt SchoolHigh · 36 students
Nearby schools
- Wahluke Junior High0.1 mi · 554
- Morris Schott Elementary0.2 mi · 317
- Mattawa Elementary0.2 mi · 199
- Mattawa Elementary Pre-School0.2 mi · 119
- Developmental Pre-School0.2 mi · 10
- Saddle Mountain Elementary0.3 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Wahluke High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wahluke High School?
Wahluke High School enrolls approximately 750 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Wahluke High School serve?
Wahluke High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wahluke High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wahluke High School is approximately 20.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Wahluke High School?
Student demographics at Wahluke High School are roughly 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Who oversees Wahluke High School?
Wahluke High School is overseen by Wahluke School District in Grant County.
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