Walla Walla High School

Walla Walla High School is a well-populated four-year high school in WALLA WALLA, Washington, one of the schools within Walla Walla Public Schools. The school enrolls 1,554 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Walla Walla High School sits 171% larger than that benchmark.

Walla Walla Public Schools runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 5,410 students. Walla Walla High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Walla Walla High School reports that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 44% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

On the resource side, The school employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Walla Walla High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Walla Walla High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.4%, the actual is 47.9%, a residual of +7.5 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Walla Walla County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,202 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Walla Walla High School is one of 33 public schools in Walla Walla County (combined enrollment of about 8,516 students).

The closest other public school is Prospect Point Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Walla Walla High School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 42.0%.

Walla Walla High School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Walla Walla High School has decreased 8%, going from 1,691 students in 2018 to 1,554 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 55% to 49%.

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