Moses Lake High School

Summary:

Moses Lake High School is a public high school in Moses Lake, Washington, serving 1,984 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Moses Lake School District, which is ranked 187 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Moses Lake High School's performance is generally below the state average. Only 57.72% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.63%, and just 24.74% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 41.68% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 80.0% to 84.5%, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high dropout rate, ranging from 6.5% to 10.9%, higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Ephrata High School and Warden High School have higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math. The school's migrant student population, however, performs relatively well, with Moses Lake High School ranking 3rd out of 27 Washington high schools for this subgroup. Overall, the school faces challenges, including a large population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.81% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 803 E. Sharon Ave.
       Moses Lake, WA  98837


(509) 766-2666

District: Moses Lake School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
283rd of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,394 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  23.7 Help
Number of students:  1,979

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.5%
White:
40.8%
Two or more races:
3.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.3% Help


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Compare Details Moses Lake High School ranks worse than 64.8% of high schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the Moses Lake School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.64. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Moses Lake High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Moses Lake High School has the largest high school student body size in the Moses Lake School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.5%), White (40.8%), two or more races (3.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Moses Lake High School is 23.7. 2 high schools in the Moses Lake School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Moses Lake High School is $15,394, which is the 2nd highest among 3 high schools in the Moses Lake School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Moses Lake High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Moses Lake High School 283rd of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Moses Lake High School in the ranking list.)

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Moses Lake School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Moses Lake School District 187th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Moses Lake High School

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Rank History for all students at Moses Lake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 56.85 189th 390 51.5%
2005 54.49 207th 394 47.5%
2006 61.85 158th 395 60.0%
2007 49.13 238th 399 40.4%
2008 43.98 260th 396 34.3%
2009 39.89 275th 402 31.6%
2010 46.21 255th 423 39.7%
2011 44.32 249th 440 43.4%
2012 41.53 297th 450 34.0%
2013 54.82 229th 454 49.6%
2015 53.78 134th 341 60.7%
2016 36.44 218th 306 28.8%
2017 42.61 196th 301 34.9%
2019 28.86 317th 417 24.0%
2021 32.43 304th 455 33.2%
2022 35.54 293rd 434 32.5%
2023 26.96 322nd 442 27.1%
2024 36.64 283rd 437 35.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Moses Lake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.73 40th 91 56.0%
2019 40.47 99th 163 39.3%
2021 63.28 61st 195 68.7%
2022 29.26 135th 179 24.6%
2023 34.32 111th 166 33.1%
2024 30.73 114th 161 29.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Moses Lake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 30.74 51st 69 26.1%
2021 29.81 76th 102 25.5%
2024 25.73 50th 68 26.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Moses Lake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.51 125th 212 41.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Moses Lake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 28.50 265th 344 23.0%
2021 27.47 309th 392 21.2%
2022 28.31 283rd 370 23.5%
2023 19.07 320th 362 11.6%
2024 34.16 249th 356 30.1%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Moses Lake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 67.80 7th 25 72.0%
2021 26.81 32nd 35 8.6%
2022 51.05 14th 31 54.8%
2024 70.70 3rd 27 88.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Moses Lake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 27.09 277th 358 22.6%
2021 30.45 279th 390 28.5%
2022 35.23 246th 368 33.2%
2023 21.98 289th 357 19.0%
2024 35.96 231st 347 33.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Moses Lake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.91 277th 355 22.0%
2021 32.81 275th 395 30.4%
2022 29.49 265th 363 27.0%
2023 25.82 273rd 358 23.7%
2024 30.91 256th 362 29.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Moses Lake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 37.04 84th 121 30.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Moses Lake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.06 191st 241 20.7%
2021 27.19 213th 278 23.4%
2022 26.96 204th 261 21.8%
2023 22.60 204th 249 18.1%
2024 40.15 140th 248 43.5%
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Rank History for White students at Moses Lake High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.27 277th 382 27.5%
2021 42.77 229th 413 44.6%
2022 49.25 199th 390 49.0%
2023 36.45 255th 379 32.7%
2024 39.57 241st 374 35.6%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Moses Lake High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 773 14 17 176 7 n/a n/a 0 987
1989 777 17 15 176 6 n/a n/a 0 991
1990 753 16 18 184 4 n/a n/a 0 975
1991 760 19 24 198 7 n/a n/a 0 1008
1992 772 25 26 219 6 n/a n/a 0 1048
1993 785 21 30 223 4 n/a n/a 0 1063
1994 764 21 27 217 7 n/a n/a 0 1036
1995 761 34 20 228 13 n/a n/a 0 1056
1996 761 34 20 228 13 n/a n/a 0 1056
1997 813 35 20 229 15 n/a n/a 0 1112
1998 1177 43 28 394 14 n/a n/a 0 1656
1999 1211 37 33 355 12 n/a n/a 0 1648
2000 1288 36 35 371 15 n/a n/a 0 1745
2001 1289 38 37 370 8 n/a n/a 0 1742
2002 1311 37 45 439 11 n/a n/a 0 1843
2003 1311 37 45 439 11 n/a n/a 0 1843
2004 1258 36 37 446 13 n/a n/a 0 1790
2005 1270 32 39 468 19 n/a n/a 0 1828
2006 1259 33 27 484 25 n/a n/a 0 1828
2007 1259 32 23 518 29 n/a n/a 0 1861
2008 1290 38 25 537 21 n/a n/a 0 1911
2009 1236 46 24 595 22 n/a n/a 0 1923
2010 1210 37 32 666 28 n/a n/a 1 1974
2011 1201 30 21 722 30 0 29 0 2033
2012 1221 36 32 791 26 1 18 0 2125
2013 1183 31 25 843 27 1 38 0 2148
2014 1177 31 29 916 22 1 50 0 2226
2015 1275 34 28 971 26 3 46 0 2383
2016 1244 29 27 1014 20 0 41 0 2375
2017 1222 30 23 1084 16 0 42 0 2417
2018 1163 26 28 1103 13 0 51 0 2384
2019 1119 28 27 1135 9 0 57 0 2375
2020 1097 32 30 1147 5 1 73 0 2385
2021 1087 35 36 1179 1 2 79 0 2419
2022 925 36 25 1113 2 4 59 0 2164
2023 830 28 24 1023 5 5 68 1 1984
2024 807 30 20 1039 6 2 75 0 1979

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Moses Lake High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 987 46.0 21.4 0
1989 991 54.0 18.3 n/a
1990 975 46.7 20.8 0
1991 1008 46.9 21.4 n/a
1992 1048 47.0 22.2 n/a
1993 1063 51.4 20.7 n/a
1994 1036 50.2 20.6 n/a
1995 1056 46.8 22.6 n/a
1996 1056 46.8 22.6 n/a
1997 1112 49.8 22.3 n/a
1998 1656 70.6 23.5 n/a
1999 1648 69.3 23.8 n/a
2000 1745 71.2 24.5 n/a
2001 1742 76.6 22.7 n/a
2002 1843 75.7 24.3 33.6
2003 1843 75.7 24.3 33.6
2004 1790 76.0 23.6 33.8
2005 1828 75.7 24.1 37.5
2006 1828 74.9 24.4 39.9
2007 1861 75.9 24.5 40.2
2008 1911 79.3 24.1 41.6
2009 1923 80.3 23.9 40.5
2010 1974 82.5 23.9 44.7
2011 2033 89.5 22.7 49.4
2012 2125 90.3 23.5 53.8
2013 2148 97.0 22.1 55.6
2014 2226 n/a n/a 56.9
2015 2383 96.0 24.8 56.7
2016 2375 98.0 24.2 57.6
2017 2417 98.6 24.4 57.9
2018 2384 95.6 24.9 56.9
2019 2375 97.0 24.4 58.9
2020 2385 94.0 25.3 59.6
2021 2419 97.4 24.8 58.6
2022 2164 97.3 22.2 59
2023 1984 81.1 24.4 63.8
2024 1979 83.3 23.7 59.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Moses Lake High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 987 46.0 21.4 0
1989 991 54.0 18.3 n/a
1990 975 46.7 20.8 0
1991 1008 46.9 21.4 n/a
1992 1048 47.0 22.2 n/a
1993 1063 51.4 20.7 n/a
1994 1036 50.2 20.6 n/a
1995 1056 46.8 22.6 n/a
1996 1056 46.8 22.6 n/a
1997 1112 49.8 22.3 n/a
1998 1656 70.6 23.5 n/a
1999 1648 69.3 23.8 n/a
2000 1745 71.2 24.5 n/a
2001 1742 76.6 22.7 n/a
2002 1843 75.7 24.3 33.6
2003 1843 75.7 24.3 33.6
2004 1790 76.0 23.6 33.8
2005 1828 75.7 24.1 37.5
2006 1828 74.9 24.4 39.9
2007 1861 75.9 24.5 40.2
2008 1911 79.3 24.1 41.6
2009 1923 80.3 23.9 40.5
2010 1974 82.5 23.9 44.7
2011 2033 89.5 22.7 49.4
2012 2125 90.3 23.5 53.8
2013 2148 97.0 22.1 55.6
2014 2226 n/a n/a 56.9
2015 2383 96.0 24.8 56.7
2016 2375 98.0 24.2 57.6
2017 2417 98.6 24.4 57.9
2018 2384 95.6 24.9 56.9
2019 2375 97.0 24.4 58.9
2020 2385 94.0 25.3 59.6
2021 2419 97.4 24.8 58.6
2022 2164 97.3 22.2 59
2023 1984 81.1 24.4 63.8
2024 1979 83.3 23.7 59.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Moses Lake High School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201992.9%0.3%0.3%3.0%98.1%96.8%98.0%97.8%98.0%97.3%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Moses Lake High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $428 (3.2%) $12,836 (96.8%) $13,264
2020 $654 (7.7%) $7,835 (92.3%) $8,489
2021 $812 (6.1%) $12,564 (93.9%) $13,376
2022 $1,120 (7.3%) $14,274 (92.7%) $15,394

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Moses Lake High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 317th of 417 High schoolsRanks 322nd of 442 High schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Moses Lake High School)5654.1
 1.9%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Moses Lake School District)5651.6
 4.4%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)72.865.9
 6.9%
10th Grade Math (Moses Lake High School)27.221.1
 6.2%
   10th Grade Math (Moses Lake School District)27.218.9
 8.3%
   10th Grade Math (Washington)42.433.3
 9.1%
11th Grade Science (Moses Lake High School)42.734.7
 8%
   11th Grade Science (Moses Lake School District)42.734.7
 8%
   11th Grade Science (Washington)5050.5
 0.5%
All Grades English Language Arts (Moses Lake High School)5654.1
 1.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Moses Lake School District)48.538.4
 10.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Moses Lake High School)27.221.1
 6.2%
   All Grades Math (Moses Lake School District)37.429.3
 8.1%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Moses Lake High School)42.734.7
 8%
   All Grades Science (Moses Lake School District)39.835.1
 4.6%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students23751984
 16.5%
African American2828
American Indian95
 44.4%
Asian2724
 11.1%
Hispanic11351023
 9.9%
Pacific Islander05
White1119830
 25.8%
Two or More Races5768
 19.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.9%63.8%
 4.9%


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Moses Lake High School ranks 283rd of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,979 students attended Moses Lake High School.

Students at Moses Lake High School are 53% Hispanic, 41% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.


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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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