Enrollment
290
High
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530951001619
Warden High School
101 W BECK WAY, WARDEN, WA 98857 · (509) 349-2581 · Grant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
224 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 75 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 72 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 72 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 71 | 24% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 Warden School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
WA avg 58.4% . +6.9pp since 2014
Math
22.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 22.4% |
| 2023-24 | 60.6% | 21.1% |
| 2022-23 | 67.1% | 32.9% |
| 2021-22 | 61.8% | 27.6% |
| 2018-19 | 50.9% | 38.2% |
| 2017-18 | 44.8% | 16.4% |
| 2016-17 | 43.5% | 14.3% |
| 2015-16 | 13.2% | 19.7% |
| 2014-15 | 37.9% | 16.1% |
% 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Warden High School
Warden High School's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warden High School this school | 290 | 77.2% | 36.7% |
| Brewster High School BREWSTER | 339 | 84.1% | 33.5% |
| Connell High School Connell | 615 | 71.4% | 29.0% |
| Highland High School Cowiche | 366 | 67.2% | 46.5% |
| Quincy High School QUINCY | 860 | 78.5% | 31.6% |
| Wapato High School Wapato | 853 | 81.0% | 21.1% |
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 Warden High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #182 of 271 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #220 of 321 ▼ 6 | #6 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #254 of 327 ▼ 88 | #6 of 9 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.2pp | #15 of 259 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #271 of 570 | #7 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #76 of 311 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #276 of 316 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #39 of 386 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #116 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
290
+15 (+5%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 167
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 290 | 15.7 | 18.5:1 | 77% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 15.4 | 20.1:1 | 74% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 15.5 | 18.5:1 | 82% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 78% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 16.2 | 17.5:1 | 81% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 17 | 19.2:1 | 62% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 73% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 15 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 167 | 10 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warden High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (283 to 290); teachers down 3% (16.2 to 15.7).
About Warden High School
Warden High School is a low-enrollment high school serving families in WARDEN, Washington. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 290 students. It has 49% fewer students than the average for high schools in Washington (about 573).
The Warden School District system has 3 schools and 933 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Warden High School is 79%, a majority. Other students are 20% White. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Grant County residents. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Warden High School are from different groups.
Staffing at Warden High School comes to 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.5:1. The school's 18.5:1 compares with an average of 21.6:1 for high schools in Washington. On the income side, 77% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Schools in Washington with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 28.4%. Warden High School scores 36.7%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Grant County show that median household income comes to about $73,267, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grant County counts 61 public schools with about 20,494 students.
Warden High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Warden Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 15 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates 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 Warden School District
- Warden ElementaryElementary · 416 students
- Warden Middle SchoolMiddle · 227 students
Other schools in WARDEN
- Warden ElementaryElementary · 416 students
- Warden Middle SchoolMiddle · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Warden Elementary0.0 mi · 416
- Warden Middle School0.0 mi · 227
- Hiawatha Elementary School10.7 mi · 579
- Scootney Springs Elementary11.1 mi · 605
- Open Door Re-Engagement11.1 mi · 20
- Early Childhood Center11.1 mi · 146
Frequently asked questions
About Warden High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Warden High School?
Warden High School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Warden High School serve?
Warden High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Warden High School have?
Warden High School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Warden High School?
Student demographics at Warden High School are roughly 20% White, 79% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Warden High School in?
Warden High School is part of Warden School District.
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