Summary:
The city of Mattawa, Washington is home to 6 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Wahluke School District, which is ranked 244 out of 247 school districts in the state. The schools in Mattawa face significant challenges, with all of them performing well below state averages on standardized test scores and having very high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
While Wahluke High School appears to be the highest performing school in the area, it is still ranked in the bottom 10% of high schools statewide. The other schools, including Wahluke Junior High, Saddle Mountain Elementary, Mattawa Elementary, and Morris Schott Elementary, all perform significantly below state averages in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency. The alternative high school, Sentinel Technical Alt School, has the lowest graduation rate and highest dropout rate among the high schools.
The data suggests that the Wahluke School District as a whole is facing systemic challenges that need to be addressed, with the high concentration of Hispanic students and high poverty levels likely contributing to the low academic performance. Targeted interventions and support services may be needed to help these students succeed, and addressing problems earlier in the education pipeline could have a greater impact.
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