Is Toppenish High School a good school?

Toppenish High School ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Washington high schools.

How many students attend Toppenish High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 988 students attended Toppenish High School.

What is the racial makeup of Toppenish High School?

Students at Toppenish High School are 89% Hispanic, 8% American Indian, 1% White.

What schools feed into Toppenish High School?

Toppenish High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Garfield Elementary School Elementary : Kirkwood Elementary School Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School Elementary : Valley View Elementary Middle : Toppenish Middle School

Toppenish High School

Summary:

Toppenish High School is a public high school serving 987 students in grades 9-12 in Toppenish, Washington, which is part of the Toppenish School District. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student population, with 89.16% of students identifying as Hispanic in the 2022-2023 school year.

Toppenish High School stands out for its strong academic performance, maintaining high four-year graduation rates ranging from 96.0% to 98.7% over the past five school years, significantly higher than the state average. The school also has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.4% to 1.8% over the same period. However, its test scores, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA), are generally higher than the Toppenish School District average but lower than the state average. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 47.48% of Toppenish High School students were proficient or better in SBAC/ELA for all grades, compared to 25.55% for the district and 52.63% for the state.

Toppenish High School's diverse student population and high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 87.03% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, suggest that the school may be facing significant challenges in addressing the unique needs of its students. While the school outperforms the nearby Computer Academy Toppenish High School in various metrics, it underperforms compared to some of the higher-performing schools in the region, such as East Valley High School and Zillah High School.

Detail:

Public 9-12

141 Ward Road
Toppenish, WA 98948-9100

(509) 865-3370

District: Toppenish School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
380^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,490

Feeder schools for Toppenish High School:

Elementary:	Garfield Elementary School
	Kirkwood Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Valley View Elementary
Middle:	Toppenish Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.5

Number of students: 988

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.2%

American Indian:

7.9%

White:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Toppenish High School ranks worse than 87% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.29. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Toppenish 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: Hispanic (89.2%), American Indian (7.9%), White (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Toppenish High School is 19.5. (See more...)

Compare Toppenish High School employs 50.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Toppenish High School is $19,490.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Toppenish High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Toppenish High School 380^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Toppenish High School in the ranking list.)

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Toppenish School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Toppenish School District 237^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Toppenish High School

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Rank History for all students at Toppenish High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	23.20	310^th	390	20.5%
2005	26.73	313^th	394	20.6%
2006	26.43	314^th	395	20.5%
2007	37.27	292^nd	399	26.8%
2008	36.79	286^th	396	27.8%
2009	42.71	265^th	402	34.1%
2010	26.21	334^th	423	21.0%
2011	26.46	333^rd	440	24.3%
2012	32.23	325^th	450	27.8%
2013	40.57	309^th	454	31.9%
2015	15.15	315^th	341	7.6%
2017	19.21	257^th	301	14.6%
2018	14.81	283^rd	315	10.2%
2019	9.80	395^th	417	5.3%
2021	6.48	446^th	455	2.0%
2022	12.88	398^th	434	8.3%
2023	22.19	346^th	442	21.7%
2024	16.29	380^th	437	13.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Toppenish High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	12.81	102^nd	102	0.0%
2022	25.34	53^rd	70	24.3%
2023	46.51	17^th	44	61.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	20.35	201^st	227	11.5%
2019	17.01	314^th	344	8.7%
2021	11.10	382^nd	392	2.6%
2022	21.66	317^th	370	14.3%
2023	33.80	254^th	362	29.8%
2024	23.24	290^th	356	18.5%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Toppenish High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	34.31	16^th	25	36.0%
2021	28.54	31^st	35	11.4%
2022	43.30	19^th	31	38.7%
2023	70.59	4^th	28	85.7%
2024	49.20	14^th	27	48.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Toppenish High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	9.56	231^st	243	4.9%
2019	7.00	346^th	358	3.4%
2021	5.81	384^th	390	1.5%
2022	13.36	339^th	368	7.9%
2023	15.24	322^nd	357	9.8%
2024	13.21	323^rd	347	6.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Toppenish High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	15.28	230^th	254	9.4%
2019	10.81	333^rd	355	6.2%
2021	7.58	382^nd	395	3.3%
2022	9.34	349^th	363	3.9%
2023	23.79	278^th	358	22.3%
2024	17.54	312^th	362	13.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Toppenish High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	27.89	129^th	156	17.3%
2019	18.47	213^th	241	11.6%
2021	15.39	262^nd	278	5.8%
2022	25.22	210^th	261	19.5%
2023	40.14	139^th	249	44.2%
2024	29.13	182^nd	248	26.6%

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Rank History for Native American students at Toppenish High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	28.00	10^th	12	16.7%
2021	52.78	9^th	19	52.6%
2022	16.71	7^th	7	0.0%
2023	36.15	8^th	9	11.1%
2024	24.53	4^th	6	33.3%

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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 Toppenish High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	223	2	3	219	87	n/a	n/a	0	534
1989	230	2	2	249	78	n/a	n/a	0	561
1990	196	2	3	277	85	n/a	n/a	0	563
1991	179	6	1	301	78	n/a	n/a	0	565
1992	163	1	3	378	93	n/a	n/a	0	638
1993	147	1	4	415	94	n/a	n/a	0	661
1994	146	2	2	429	87	n/a	n/a	0	666
1995	117	3	1	462	91	n/a	n/a	0	674
1996	117	3	1	462	91	n/a	n/a	0	674
1997	112	2	2	491	109	n/a	n/a	0	716
1998	94	1	4	519	136	n/a	n/a	0	754
1999	97	1	4	517	129	n/a	n/a	0	748
2000	87	1	3	500	115	n/a	n/a	0	706
2001	79	0	2	497	98	n/a	n/a	0	676
2002	65	1	2	544	89	n/a	n/a	0	701
2003	65	1	2	544	89	n/a	n/a	0	701
2004	59	2	1	581	80	n/a	n/a	0	723
2005	51	2	2	595	90	n/a	n/a	0	740
2006	56	0	3	574	77	n/a	n/a	0	710
2007	58	0	4	641	106	n/a	n/a	0	809
2008	52	0	2	651	87	n/a	n/a	1	793
2009	51	0	2	630	77	n/a	n/a	1	761
2010	36	0	2	615	67	n/a	n/a	0	720
2011	27	0	2	604	64	0	2	0	699
2012	26	0	3	654	56	0	2	0	741
2013	26	0	2	687	59	0	4	0	778
2014	106	1	2	776	71	0	5	0	961
2015	25	1	2	775	85	0	3	0	891
2016	27	0	1	768	94	0	4	0	894
2017	25	0	0	794	103	0	4	0	926
2018	27	1	0	837	100	0	4	0	969
2019	18	1	0	807	103	0	6	0	935
2020	21	1	0	825	94	0	9	0	950
2021	21	2	0	826	92	0	12	0	953
2022	22	4	1	839	73	0	8	0	947
2023	18	6	3	880	74	0	6	0	987
2024	14	4	1	881	78	0	9	1	988

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 Toppenish High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	534	31.0	17.2	0
1989	561	30.0	18.7	n/a
1990	563	31.4	17.9	0
1991	565	28.6	19.7	n/a
1992	638	35.6	17.9	n/a
1993	661	36.3	18.2	n/a
1994	666	31.8	20.9	n/a
1995	674	31.5	21.4	n/a
1996	674	31.5	21.4	n/a
1997	716	32.7	21.9	n/a
1998	754	33.3	22.6	n/a
1999	748	35.8	20.9	n/a
2000	706	34.8	20.3	n/a
2001	676	34.9	19.4	n/a
2002	701	39.9	17.6	82.3
2003	701	39.9	17.6	82.3
2004	723	38.0	19.0	79.8
2005	740	37.8	19.6	78
2006	710	38.7	18.3	81.3
2007	809	39.2	20.6	84.5
2008	793	41.8	19.0	84.6
2009	761	41.8	18.2	84.2
2010	720	39.7	18.1	84.9
2011	699	38.7	18.0	92.6
2012	741	38.7	19.1	99.6
2013	778	39.5	19.6	99.6
2014	961	n/a	n/a	85.1
2015	891	42.0	21.2	97.8
2016	894	43.0	20.7	88.1
2017	926	45.9	20.1	85.7
2018	969	48.7	19.8	88.1
2019	935	48.0	19.4	88.6
2020	950	50.4	18.8	84.8
2021	953	49.2	19.3	81.8
2022	947	50.9	18.5	86.1
2023	987	50.6	19.4	87
2024	988	50.5	19.5	90.1

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 Toppenish High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	534	31.0	17.2	0
1989	561	30.0	18.7	n/a
1990	563	31.4	17.9	0
1991	565	28.6	19.7	n/a
1992	638	35.6	17.9	n/a
1993	661	36.3	18.2	n/a
1994	666	31.8	20.9	n/a
1995	674	31.5	21.4	n/a
1996	674	31.5	21.4	n/a
1997	716	32.7	21.9	n/a
1998	754	33.3	22.6	n/a
1999	748	35.8	20.9	n/a
2000	706	34.8	20.3	n/a
2001	676	34.9	19.4	n/a
2002	701	39.9	17.6	82.3
2003	701	39.9	17.6	82.3
2004	723	38.0	19.0	79.8
2005	740	37.8	19.6	78
2006	710	38.7	18.3	81.3
2007	809	39.2	20.6	84.5
2008	793	41.8	19.0	84.6
2009	761	41.8	18.2	84.2
2010	720	39.7	18.1	84.9
2011	699	38.7	18.0	92.6
2012	741	38.7	19.1	99.6
2013	778	39.5	19.6	99.6
2014	961	n/a	n/a	85.1
2015	891	42.0	21.2	97.8
2016	894	43.0	20.7	88.1
2017	926	45.9	20.1	85.7
2018	969	48.7	19.8	88.1
2019	935	48.0	19.4	88.6
2020	950	50.4	18.8	84.8
2021	953	49.2	19.3	81.8
2022	947	50.9	18.5	86.1
2023	987	50.6	19.4	87
2024	988	50.5	19.5	90.1

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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