Best Public Schools in Palouse, WA

Summary:

The city of Palouse, Washington is home to 4 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools. The schools in this area vary in their performance, demographics, and resource allocation, with Palouse High School and Garfield at Palouse High School standing out as the top-performing high schools.

Palouse High School is ranked 59 out of 442 Washington high schools and has a 4-star rating, with a high 10th grade SBAC English Language Arts proficiency rate of 76.92% and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.5. Garfield at Palouse High School also performs well, maintaining a strong 90% 4-year graduation rate and low 10% dropout rate, as well as a high SBAC Math proficiency rate of 53.33% for 10th grade.

The schools in Palouse have varying racial compositions, with Palouse Elementary and Palouse High School having a majority white student population, while Garfield at Palouse High School is 100% white. Additionally, there is a significant difference in spending per student, with Palouse High School spending nearly 4 times more per student than Palouse at Garfield Middle School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WCAS Science (2024)			SBAC English Language Arts (2024)							SBAC Math (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 All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th 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 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garfield at Palouse High School	Public	9-12	600 E. Alder	Palouse	99161	Whitman County	Garfield School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 878-1921	41	2	27.3	58.5%	40 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															53.3	53.3	$21,963	$18	$21,945
Palouse High School	Public	9-12	600 E Alder Street	Palouse	99161	Whitman County	Palouse School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 878-1921	49	7	6.6	42.9%	41 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)									76.9	76.9							$29,506	$1,725	$27,781
Palouse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 E Alder Street	Palouse	99161	Whitman County	Palouse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 878-1921	90	10	8.9	52.2%	70 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.8%)	59.3	455^th of 1168 public elementary schools	61.0%		40.5	680^th of 1169 public elementary schools	41.8%	225	57.1		57.1	63.6	55.0	42.9				53.3	55.0	50.0				62.2	$22,764	$1,816	$20,949
Palouse at Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E Alder Street	Palouse	99161	Whitman County	Palouse School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 635-1331	39	0		38.5%	36 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	68.1	149^th of 535 public middle schools	72.1%					(n/a)		68.8	68.8				66.7	62.5		62.9			33.3	35.7		36.4	$7,280	$111	$7,169

Cities Near Palouse

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Garfield	7.61 mi	2	77^th
Pullman	12.59 mi	7	34^th
Colfax	13.56 mi	2	18^th
Steptoe	14.55 mi	1
Oakesdale	16.8 mi	2	91^st

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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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