High Schools in Methow Valley School District

The Methow Valley School District in Washington state is home to two high schools: Liberty Bell Junior Senior High and Methow Valley Independent Learning Center. While both serve high school students, Liberty Bell Junior Senior High stands out as the higher-performing school in the district, with stronger test scores, a higher statewide ranking, and a lower free/reduced lunch rate.

Liberty Bell Junior Senior High boasts a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and has seen its statewide ranking improve from 262nd out of 434 Washington high schools in 2021-2022 to 96th out of 437 in 2023-2024. In contrast, Methow Valley Independent Learning Center does not have any statewide ranking information provided. Additionally, Liberty Bell Junior Senior High outperforms the district and state in most standardized test score categories, particularly in 10th grade English Language Arts and 8th grade Science.

While both schools have similar spending per student and student-teacher ratios, Methow Valley Independent Learning Center faces some concerning challenges. The school has a significantly higher free/reduced lunch rate, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families, and its graduation and dropout rates are also concerning, with a 71.4% four-year graduation rate and a 21.4% dropout rate. These factors suggest the need for further investigation into the factors contributing to the performance differences between the two high schools in the Methow Valley School District.