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Enrollment
1,554
High
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLA WALLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 530945001609
Walla Walla High School
800 ABBOTT RD, WALLA WALLA, WA 99362 · (509) 527-3020 · Walla Walla County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,554 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
20.6:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
922 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 368 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 398 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 400 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 388 | 25% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 Walla Walla Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +15.1pp since 2014
Math
28.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +13.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.8% | 29.7% |
| 2021-22 | 63.5% | 30.1% |
| 2018-19 | 58.7% | 34.7% |
| 2017-18 | 65.0% | 33.5% |
| 2016-17 | 21.4% | 33.4% |
| 2015-16 | 26.4% | 31.4% |
| 2014-15 | 45.2% | 14.3% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Walla Walla High School
Walla Walla High School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walla Walla High School this school | 1,554 | 59.3% | 47.9% |
| Shelton High School Shelton | 1,455 | 58.4% | 32.7% |
| Ephrata High School EPHRATA | 886 | 60.4% | 33.8% |
| J M Weatherwax High School Aberdeen | 919 | 60.5% | 33.2% |
| Moses Lake High School MOSES LAKE | 1,856 | 57.6% | 35.9% |
| Wenatchee High School WENATCHEE | 2,066 | 61.1% | 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 Walla Walla High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Walla Walla County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #97 of 271 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #173 of 321 ▼ 57 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #144 of 327 ▼ 4 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #97 of 259 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,554 | #76 of 570 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #153 of 311 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #147 of 316 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #124 of 386 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #85 of 164 | 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
1,554
+31 (+2%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,569
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 1,554 | 75.6 | 20.6:1 | 59% (922) |
| 2023-24 | 1,586 | 77.9 | 20.4:1 | 65% (1,030) |
| 2022-23 | 1,631 | 77.2 | 21.1:1 | 60% (976) |
| 2020-21 | 1,523 | 72 | 21.1:1 | 47% (710) |
| 2017-18 | 1,691 | 81.6 | 20.7:1 | 50% (842) |
| 2015-16 | 1,820 | 86 | 21.2:1 | 48% (875) |
| 2010-11 | 1,986 | 87 | 22.8:1 | 33% (660) |
| 2000-01 | 1,894 | 85 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,569 | 74 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walla Walla High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,691 to 1,554); teachers down 7% (81.6 to 75.6).
About Walla Walla High School
Students in WALLA WALLA, Washington, attend Walla Walla High School, a large high school. It had 1,554 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Washington have about 573 students on average; enrollment here is 171% higher.
Walla Walla Public Schools oversees Walla Walla High School and 15 other schools, with 5,410 students in total.
White students make up 49% of enrollment at Walla Walla High School, the largest share of any group. Next come 44% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 73% White among all Walla Walla County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
Walla Walla High School lists 75.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 20.6 students per teacher. The school's 20.6:1 compares with an average of 21.6:1 for high schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 59% of the student body.
Among Washington public high schools, Walla Walla High School outscored 81%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Walla Walla High School is 40.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.9%.
Looking at the county, Walla Walla County, the median household earns about $74,202 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Walla Walla County has 33 public schools with about 8,516 students, including Walla Walla High School.
Walla Walla High School's closest public school neighbor is Prospect Point Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Walla Walla High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Walla Walla High School's average proficiency of 47.9% compares with 42.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Small, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show 1,523 students in 2020-21 and 1,554 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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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 Walla Walla Public Schools
- Pioneer Middle SchoolMiddle · 601 students
- Garrison Middle SchoolMiddle · 546 students
- Green Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Prospect Point ElementaryElementary · 414 students
- Sharpstein Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Other schools in WALLA WALLA
- Pioneer Middle SchoolMiddle · 601 students
- Garrison Middle SchoolMiddle · 546 students
- Green Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Prospect Point ElementaryElementary · 414 students
- Sharpstein Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Prospect Point Elementary0.4 mi · 414
- Garrison Middle School1.4 mi · 546
- Lincoln High School1.4 mi · 186
- Berney Elementary School1.4 mi · 324
- Pioneer Middle School1.4 mi · 601
- Sharpstein Elementary School1.4 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Walla Walla High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Walla Walla High School?
Walla Walla High School enrolls approximately 1,554 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Walla Walla High School serve?
Walla Walla High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walla Walla High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walla Walla High School is approximately 20.6:1 (76 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Walla Walla High School?
Student demographics at Walla Walla High School are roughly 49% White, 44% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Walla Walla High School?
Walla Walla High School is overseen by Walla Walla Public Schools in Walla Walla County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.