Is Tonasket High School a good school?

Tonasket High School ranks 298 th of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tonasket High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 342 students attended Tonasket High School.

What is the racial makeup of Tonasket High School?

Students at Tonasket High School are 51% White, 43% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Tonasket High School?

Tonasket High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Tonasket Elementary School Middle : Tonasket Middle School

Tonasket High School

Summary:

Tonasket High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Tonasket, Washington, with a student population of 342. The school is part of the Tonasket School District, which is ranked 223 out of 247 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tonasket High School faces several challenges, including below-average academic performance, with only 59.02% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 66.2%, and just 18.03% proficient in math, significantly lower than the state average of 33.4%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 87.6% in 2021-2022 to 94.2% in 2019-2020, and the dropout rate has varied from a low of 1.1% in 2022-2023 to a high of 11.8% in 2018-2019. Additionally, 84.21% of Tonasket High School's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Comparing Tonasket High School to nearby schools, such as Oroville Middle-High School and Methow Valley Independent Learning Center, reveals some interesting differences. Oroville Middle-High School, which is 16.08 miles away, has a higher four-year graduation rate (83.3%) and a lower dropout rate (4.7%) than Tonasket High School. Methow Valley Independent Learning Center, which is 5.68 miles away, has a lower four-year graduation rate (71.4%) and a higher dropout rate (21.4%) than Tonasket High School. These comparisons provide context for Tonasket High School's performance and the challenges it faces in serving its student population.

Detail:

Public 9-12

35hs Highway 20
Tonasket, WA 98855

(509) 486-2161

District: Tonasket School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
298^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,009

Feeder schools for Tonasket High School:

Elementary:	Tonasket Elementary School
Middle:	Tonasket Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 342

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.2%

Hispanic:

43.3%

Two or more races:

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tonasket High School ranks worse than 68.2% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.94. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Tonasket High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (51.2%), Hispanic (43.3%), two or more races (3.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tonasket High School is 13.2. (See more...)

Compare Tonasket High School employs 25.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tonasket High School is $17,009.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tonasket High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Tonasket High School 298^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Tonasket High School in the ranking list.)

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Tonasket School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tonasket School District 223^rd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Tonasket High School

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Rank History for all students at Tonasket High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	40.37	258^th	390	33.8%
2005	45.90	245^th	394	37.8%
2006	42.03	264^th	395	33.2%
2007	36.53	293^rd	399	26.6%
2008	43.33	264^th	396	33.3%
2009	62.53	170^th	402	57.7%
2010	40.20	282^nd	423	33.3%
2011	39.65	278^th	440	36.8%
2012	48.74	259^th	450	42.4%
2013	66.35	135^th	454	70.3%
2015	64.00	101^st	341	70.4%
2016	38.59	212^th	306	30.7%
2017	38.09	212^th	301	29.6%
2018	44.31	204^th	315	35.2%
2019	34.58	294^th	417	29.5%
2021	32.28	306^th	455	32.7%
2022	34.13	298^th	434	31.3%
2023	46.29	231^st	442	47.7%
2024	33.94	298^th	437	31.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tonasket High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	42.51	151^st	227	33.5%
2019	43.13	200^th	344	41.9%
2021	51.35	167^th	392	57.4%
2022	42.70	208^th	370	43.8%
2023	63.51	102^nd	362	71.8%
2024	45.15	199^th	356	44.1%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Tonasket High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	19.34	19^th	20	5.0%
2019	20.96	24^th	25	4.0%
2021	57.18	11^th	35	68.6%
2022	90.14	2^nd	31	93.5%
2023	62.61	7^th	28	75.0%
2024	55.65	11^th	27	59.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Tonasket High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	58.77	13^th	45	71.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Tonasket High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	72.80	59^th	243	75.7%
2019	35.85	249^th	358	30.4%
2021	31.99	269^th	390	31.0%
2022	37.40	237^th	368	35.6%
2023	37.85	224^th	357	37.3%
2024	31.16	255^th	347	26.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Tonasket High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.40	216^th	254	15.0%
2019	32.18	261^st	355	26.5%
2021	36.31	263^rd	395	33.4%
2022	27.33	275^th	363	24.2%
2023	49.52	178^th	358	50.3%
2024	31.43	252^nd	362	30.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tonasket High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	23.74	198^th	241	17.8%
2021	39.58	158^th	278	43.2%
2022	56.86	92^nd	261	64.8%
2023	48.42	119^th	249	52.2%
2024	25.85	198^th	248	20.2%

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Rank History for White students at Tonasket High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	40.90	158^th	222	28.8%
2019	44.99	214^th	382	44.0%
2021	28.87	308^th	413	25.4%
2022	31.81	283^rd	390	27.4%
2023	53.95	165^th	379	56.5%
2024	43.35	221^st	374	40.9%

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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.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Tonasket High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	264	2	0	8	4	n/a	n/a	278
1989	255	2	0	15	5	n/a	n/a	277
1990	228	1	2	22	8	n/a	n/a	261
1991	226	2	0	22	10	n/a	n/a	260
1992	222	1	0	19	5	n/a	n/a	247
1993	227	1	0	20	6	n/a	n/a	254
1994	280	0	2	28	2	n/a	n/a	312
1995	313	1	3	35	3	n/a	n/a	355
1996	313	1	3	35	3	n/a	n/a	355
1997	342	3	2	39	6	n/a	n/a	392
1998	377	3	0	49	7	n/a	n/a	436
1999	333	1	1	53	6	n/a	n/a	394
2000	328	0	2	56	5	n/a	n/a	391
2001	349	1	2	54	5	n/a	n/a	411
2002	352	2	3	57	8	n/a	n/a	422
2003	352	2	3	57	8	n/a	n/a	422
2004	317	6	5	49	9	n/a	n/a	386
2005	301	5	2	62	5	n/a	n/a	375
2006	293	7	3	71	3	n/a	n/a	377
2007	269	7	3	78	9	n/a	n/a	366
2008	270	6	6	83	4	n/a	n/a	369
2009	273	4	4	80	5	n/a	n/a	366
2010	259	5	6	70	6	n/a	n/a	346
2011	254	7	4	87	2	0	2	356
2012	253	8	3	101	3	0	3	371
2013	213	10	2	99	4	0	3	331
2014	216	6	2	104	2	0	4	334
2015	200	4	1	97	2	0	7	311
2016	199	2	0	99	1	0	7	308
2017	219	0	0	107	4	0	10	340
2018	204	0	3	121	2	0	10	340
2019	200	0	2	133	2	0	11	348
2020	165	0	3	135	2	1	17	323
2021	169	1	2	150	2	1	17	342
2022	163	0	0	147	2	1	14	327
2023	175	0	2	148	5	1	11	342

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 Tonasket High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	278	16.0	17.3	0
1989	277	16.0	17.3	n/a
1990	261	16.7	15.6	0
1991	260	16.7	15.5	n/a
1992	247	15.7	15.7	n/a
1993	254	14.7	17.3	n/a
1994	312	15.5	20.1	n/a
1995	355	14.3	24.8	n/a
1996	355	14.3	24.8	n/a
1997	392	14.6	26.8	n/a
1998	436	18.7	23.3	n/a
1999	394	19.6	20.1	n/a
2000	391	20.1	19.5	n/a
2001	411	20.1	20.4	n/a
2002	422	20.8	20.3	49.3
2003	422	20.8	20.3	49.3
2004	386	21.0	18.4	56.5
2005	375	21.0	17.9	57.1
2006	377	18.5	20.4	57.8
2007	366	18.9	19.4	66.4
2008	369	19.8	18.6	66.4
2009	366	19.8	18.5	62.3
2010	346	18.9	18.2	64.2
2011	356	18.9	18.7	59.6
2012	371	19.9	18.6	65.8
2013	331	21.4	15.4	61.9
2014	334	n/a	n/a	60.5
2015	311	21.0	14.8	58.8
2016	308	21.0	14.6	58.8
2017	340	20.6	16.4	63.2
2018	340	20.5	16.5	62.4
2019	348	19.2	18.0	66.4
2020	323	19.1	16.8	70.6
2021	342	19.7	17.2	73.1
2022	327	25.6	12.7	77.4
2023	342	25.8	13.2	84.2

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 Tonasket High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	278	16.0	17.3	0
1989	277	16.0	17.3	n/a
1990	261	16.7	15.6	0
1991	260	16.7	15.5	n/a
1992	247	15.7	15.7	n/a
1993	254	14.7	17.3	n/a
1994	312	15.5	20.1	n/a
1995	355	14.3	24.8	n/a
1996	355	14.3	24.8	n/a
1997	392	14.6	26.8	n/a
1998	436	18.7	23.3	n/a
1999	394	19.6	20.1	n/a
2000	391	20.1	19.5	n/a
2001	411	20.1	20.4	n/a
2002	422	20.8	20.3	49.3
2003	422	20.8	20.3	49.3
2004	386	21.0	18.4	56.5
2005	375	21.0	17.9	57.1
2006	377	18.5	20.4	57.8
2007	366	18.9	19.4	66.4
2008	369	19.8	18.6	66.4
2009	366	19.8	18.5	62.3
2010	346	18.9	18.2	64.2
2011	356	18.9	18.7	59.6
2012	371	19.9	18.6	65.8
2013	331	21.4	15.4	61.9
2014	334	n/a	n/a	60.5
2015	311	21.0	14.8	58.8
2016	308	21.0	14.6	58.8
2017	340	20.6	16.4	63.2
2018	340	20.5	16.5	62.4
2019	348	19.2	18.0	66.4
2020	323	19.1	16.8	70.6
2021	342	19.7	17.2	73.1
2022	327	25.6	12.7	77.4
2023	342	25.8	13.2	84.2

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.

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