Enrollment
87
High
DISTRICT 103 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAITSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530939001597
Waitsburg High School
420 Coppei Ave, Waitsburg, WA 99361 · (509) 337-6351 · Walla Walla County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL87 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
13.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
42 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 18 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 26 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 23 | 26% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Waitsburg School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -30.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Washington average is about 58 of 100. Reading and writing scores are down about 30 points since 2014.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 45.5% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 66.7% | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 70.4% | 33.3% |
| 2016-17 | N/A | 41.7% |
| 2015-16 | N/A | 33.3% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | N/A |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% 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 →
Schools most like Waitsburg High School
Waitsburg High School's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waitsburg High School this school | 87 | 48.3% | 34.0% |
| Selkirk High School Ione | 76 | 52.6% | 62.8% |
| Trout Lake School Trout Lake | 130 | 45.4% | 34.9% |
| Wahkiakum High School CATHLAMET | 127 | 52.0% | 51.8% |
| Tekoa High School TEKOA | 115 | 52.2% | 35.0% |
| Odessa High School ODESSA | 103 | 54.4% | 47.0% |
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 Waitsburg High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Walla Walla County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 87 | #401 of 570 | #6 of 10 |
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
87
+7 (+9%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 130
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 87 | 6.5 | 13.5:1 | 48% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 86 | 6.2 | 14.0:1 | 53% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 80 | 6 | 13.3:1 | 50% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 87 | 9.4 | 9.3:1 | 41% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 100 | 8 | 12.5:1 | 36% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 129 | 10 | 12.9:1 | 29% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 205 | 10 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 130 | 8 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waitsburg High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (87 to 87); teachers down 31% (9.4 to 6.5).
About Waitsburg High School
Waitsburg High School is a small high school in Waitsburg, Washington, one of the schools in Waitsburg School District. A federal count lists 87 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Washington is about 573, so this school runs 85% smaller than that.
Waitsburg High School is part of a district of 3 schools: Waitsburg School District, with 309 students.
Waitsburg High School enrolls a student body that is 80% White. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. By the diversity index, Waitsburg High School comes in at 33%.
Its 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.5:1. For comparison, high schools in Washington average 21.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 48% in 2024-25. That is lower than the 63% average for public schools in Walla Walla County.
The allk12 Grade for Waitsburg High School is D. Compared with Washington public high schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Waitsburg High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Washington schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 34.0%. Predicted: 47.8%. Difference: 13.8 points.
Walla Walla County has these Census figures: median household income is about $74,202, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Waitsburg High School is among the 33 public schools in Walla Walla County.
The closest public school to Waitsburg High School is Waitsburg Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Waitsburg High School comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place Waitsburg High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 80 in 2020-21 and 87 in 2024-25, a 9% rise.
Community posts for Waitsburg High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Walla Walla County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,161
Census ACS
Median income
$74,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
8,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waitsburg School District
- Waitsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 148 students
- Preston Hall Middle SchoolMiddle · 74 students
Other schools in Waitsburg
- Waitsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 148 students
- Preston Hall Middle SchoolMiddle · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Waitsburg Elementary School0.1 mi · 148
- Preston Hall Middle School0.1 mi · 74
- Prescott High School8.3 mi · 48
- Prescott Middle School8.3 mi · 38
- Prescott Elementary School8.3 mi · 139
- Dixie Elementary School8.7 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About Waitsburg High SchoolHow many students attend Waitsburg High School?
Waitsburg High School enrolls approximately 87 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Waitsburg High School serve?
Waitsburg High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waitsburg High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waitsburg High School is approximately 13.5:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Waitsburg High School?
Student demographics at Waitsburg High School are roughly 80% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Waitsburg High School in?
Waitsburg High School is part of Waitsburg School District.
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