Best Public Schools in Mattawa, WA

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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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WCAS Science (2024)				SBAC English Language Arts (2024)								SBAC Math (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mattawa Elementary	Public	K-5	400 N Boundary	Mattawa	99349	Grant County	Wahluke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 932-4433	337	25	13.6	90.2%	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	321 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3	1165^th of 1168 public elementary schools	0.3%		6.5	1139^th of 1169 public elementary schools	2.6%	26	20.5			20.5	10.3	11.1	22.7					13.9	5.2	6.4	11.4					7.3	92.7	96.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	92.7	98.2	96.4	92.7	92.7	$21,275	$2,639	$18,636
Developmental Pre-School	Public	PK	400 N. Boundary	Mattawa	99349	Grant County	Wahluke School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 932-4433	11	0		72.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																															$7,499	$1,092	$6,407
Mattawa Elementary Pre-School	Public	PK	400 N. Boundary	Mattawa	99349	Grant County	Wahluke School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 932-4433	119	0		91.6%	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	117 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																															$95,491	$16,884	$78,607
Wahluke Junior High	Public	6-8	502 N. Boundary	Mattawa	99349	Grant County	Wahluke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 932-4455	596	33	18.0	84.4%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	589 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12.7	485^th of 535 public middle schools	9.3%		14.1	478^th of 539 public middle schools	11.3%	7		14.3		14.3				20.8	26.6	32.3		26.4				16.3	21.3	23.8		20.3											$19,256	$1,867	$17,389
Morris Schott Elementary	Public	K-5	500 N Boundary	Mattawa	99349	Grant County	Wahluke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 932-3877	234	18	13.1	93.2%	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	228 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3.5	1162^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	0.5%		5.7	1145^th of 1169 public elementary schools	2.1%	17	16.3			16.3		15.4	17.1					11.7		18.0						9.2	83.8	89.2	94.6	94.6	94.6	91.9	91.9	89.2	91.9	91.9	$22,689	$2,822	$19,866
Wahluke High School	Public	9-12	505 N Boundary	Mattawa	99349	Grant County	Wahluke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 932-4477	781	38	20.5	44.4%	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	772 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	404^th of 437 public high schools	7.6%		19.7	371^st of 442 public high schools	16.1%	33			23.1	23.1							42.1	42.1							17.3	17.3											$12,854	$1,422	$11,432
Saddle Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Riverview Drive	Mattawa	99349	Grant County	Wahluke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 932-5693	371	29	12.8	92.5%	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	360 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11.2	1087^th of 1168 public elementary schools	6.9%		11.9	1075^th of 1169 public elementary schools	8.0%	12	28.1			28.1	12.7	27.8	33.3					24.7	23.6	33.3	17.2					23.2	94.8	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	96.6	98.3	96.6	96.6	96.6	$22,268	$2,403	$19,866
Sentinel Technical Alt School	Public	9-12	20140 Rd 24 SW	Mattawa	99349	Grant County	Wahluke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 932-4565	34	1	34.0	47.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																															$12,745	$1,092	$11,653

Cities Near Mattawa

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Royal City	17.69 mi	4	232^nd
Quincy	23.57 mi	9	271^st
Moxee	26.2 mi	2	81^st
Yakima	26.33 mi	53	219^th
Ellensburg	27.72 mi	11	124^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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