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Wahluke High School

Summary:

Wahluke High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Mattawa, Washington, with a student population of 797 that is predominantly Hispanic (over 98%). The school is part of the Wahluke School District, which is ranked 244 out of 247 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wahluke High School consistently performs below the state average in standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels, with only 42.08% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 17.33% in math, compared to the state averages of 52.63% and 41.68%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate is slightly lower than the state average at 88-90%, and its dropout rate is higher at 5-8%. Wahluke High School has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 95% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

In comparison, Royal High School, a school in a neighboring district, has slightly better academic performance and graduation rates than Wahluke High School, but is still below the state average. Another school in the Wahluke School District, Sentinel Technical Alt School, has even lower academic performance and graduation rates than Wahluke High School. These findings suggest that there may be systemic issues within the Wahluke School District that are affecting the performance of all schools, including Wahluke High School.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 505 N Boundary
       Mattawa, WA  99349

(509) 932-4477

District: Wahluke School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
404th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,854 Help


Feeder schools for Wahluke High School:

Elementary:    Mattawa Elementary
    Morris Schott Elementary
    Saddle Mountain Elementary
Middle:    Wahluke Junior High

Student/teacher ratio:  18.9 Help
Number of students:  797

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
98.2%
White:
0.9%
American Indian:
0.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Wahluke High School ranks worse than 92.4% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.67. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Wahluke 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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98.2%), White (0.9%), American Indian (0.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 97% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wahluke High School is 18.9. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wahluke High School is $12,854.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wahluke High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wahluke High School 404th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Wahluke High School in the ranking list.)

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Wahluke School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Wahluke School District 244th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Wahluke High School

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Rank History for all students at Wahluke High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 7.43 358th 390 8.2%
2005 33.55 295th 394 25.1%
2006 32.37 296th 395 25.1%
2007 32.81 306th 399 23.3%
2008 25.53 323rd 396 18.4%
2009 14.21 354th 402 11.9%
2010 35.72 302nd 423 28.6%
2011 17.69 362nd 440 17.7%
2012 30.01 336th 450 25.3%
2013 22.53 371st 454 18.3%
2016 33.83 228th 306 25.5%
2019 8.69 399th 417 4.3%
2021 10.47 434th 455 4.6%
2022 17.93 373rd 434 14.1%
2023 19.74 371st 442 16.1%
2024 13.67 404th 437 7.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wahluke High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 24.13 89th 102 12.7%
2022 21.15 58th 70 17.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wahluke High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.85 316th 344 8.1%
2021 20.73 344th 392 12.2%
2022 29.55 273rd 370 26.2%
2023 30.97 268th 362 26.0%
2024 14.79 334th 356 6.2%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Wahluke High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.48 21st 25 16.0%
2021 32.99 26th 35 25.7%
2022 61.69 11th 31 64.5%
2023 63.22 6th 28 78.6%
2024 26.35 24th 27 11.1%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Wahluke High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 29.72 34th 43 20.9%
2021 21.74 38th 45 15.6%
2022 24.14 23rd 27 14.8%
2023 52.86 7th 19 63.2%
2024 24.97 22nd 24 8.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Wahluke High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.05 329th 358 8.1%
2021 8.06 379th 390 2.8%
2022 10.38 348th 368 5.4%
2023 16.06 318th 357 10.9%
2024 14.20 318th 347 8.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Wahluke High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 3.97 349th 355 1.7%
2021 12.83 367th 395 7.1%
2022 21.54 292nd 363 19.6%
2023 20.22 290th 358 19.0%
2024 10.02 348th 362 3.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wahluke High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.33 223rd 241 7.5%
2021 23.11 237th 278 14.7%
2022 30.06 191st 261 26.8%
2023 32.95 168th 249 32.5%
2024 24.44 204th 248 17.7%
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Rank History for White students at Wahluke High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.67 354th 382 7.3%
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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.

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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Wahluke High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 72 1 3 15 0 n/a n/a 0 91
1989 70 0 4 23 1 n/a n/a 0 98
1990 73 1 3 28 1 n/a n/a 0 106
1991 84 0 3 32 3 n/a n/a 0 122
1992 90 0 2 51 3 n/a n/a 0 146
1993 98 0 3 59 7 n/a n/a 0 167
1994 106 1 3 75 8 n/a n/a 0 193
1995 106 0 2 112 6 n/a n/a 0 226
1996 106 0 2 112 6 n/a n/a 0 226
1997 121 0 1 130 5 n/a n/a 0 257
1998 112 0 1 146 4 n/a n/a 0 263
1999 119 0 1 179 5 n/a n/a 0 304
2000 116 0 4 195 5 n/a n/a 0 320
2001 102 0 2 239 4 n/a n/a 0 347
2002 81 0 4 277 6 n/a n/a 0 368
2003 81 0 4 277 6 n/a n/a 0 368
2004 76 0 3 304 3 n/a n/a 0 386
2005 73 0 4 307 5 n/a n/a 0 389
2006 59 0 3 360 4 n/a n/a 0 426
2007 56 0 3 385 5 n/a n/a 0 449
2008 39 0 2 419 4 n/a n/a 0 464
2009 36 1 1 467 3 n/a n/a 0 508
2010 32 1 1 445 2 n/a n/a 0 481
2011 28 0 0 458 2 0 0 0 488
2012 26 0 0 464 1 0 0 0 491
2013 18 0 0 492 5 0 0 0 515
2014 24 0 1 510 6 0 0 0 541
2015 30 0 0 518 6 0 3 0 557
2016 21 0 0 557 5 0 3 0 586
2017 27 0 0 528 5 0 2 0 562
2018 28 0 0 564 4 1 2 0 599
2019 25 0 0 576 3 0 1 0 605
2020 18 0 0 645 2 1 0 0 666
2021 15 0 0 667 3 1 0 0 686
2022 11 0 0 746 4 1 2 2 766
2023 7 0 0 783 5 0 1 1 797

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 Wahluke High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 91 0.0 0.0 0
1989 98 0.0 0.0 n/a
1990 106 7.1 14.9 0
1991 122 8.6 14.1 n/a
1992 146 9.7 15.0 n/a
1993 167 11.0 15.2 n/a
1994 193 9.1 21.2 n/a
1995 226 11.6 19.5 n/a
1996 226 11.6 19.5 n/a
1997 257 14.1 18.2 n/a
1998 263 14.1 18.7 n/a
1999 304 15.6 19.5 n/a
2000 320 19.8 16.2 n/a
2001 347 19.4 17.9 n/a
2002 368 23.9 15.4 78.5
2003 368 23.9 15.4 78.5
2004 386 24.0 16.1 81.9
2005 389 24.5 15.9 72.2
2006 426 27.8 15.3 84
2007 449 24.5 18.3 68.8
2008 464 24.9 18.6 72.2
2009 508 24.9 20.4 78.1
2010 481 32.0 15.0 92.5
2011 488 30.9 15.7 90.2
2012 491 28.7 17.0 92.3
2013 515 30.1 17.0 99.4
2014 541 n/a n/a 96.7
2015 557 33.0 16.8 95.7
2016 586 33.0 17.7 59.6
2017 562 32.0 17.5 27.9
2018 599 33.0 18.1 95.2
2019 605 32.5 18.5 90.4
2020 666 34.5 19.2 91.7
2021 686 37.0 18.5 95.6
2022 766 40.9 18.7 97.3
2023 797 42.1 18.9 97

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 Wahluke High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 91 0.0 0.0 0
1989 98 0.0 0.0 n/a
1990 106 7.1 14.9 0
1991 122 8.6 14.1 n/a
1992 146 9.7 15.0 n/a
1993 167 11.0 15.2 n/a
1994 193 9.1 21.2 n/a
1995 226 11.6 19.5 n/a
1996 226 11.6 19.5 n/a
1997 257 14.1 18.2 n/a
1998 263 14.1 18.7 n/a
1999 304 15.6 19.5 n/a
2000 320 19.8 16.2 n/a
2001 347 19.4 17.9 n/a
2002 368 23.9 15.4 78.5
2003 368 23.9 15.4 78.5
2004 386 24.0 16.1 81.9
2005 389 24.5 15.9 72.2
2006 426 27.8 15.3 84
2007 449 24.5 18.3 68.8
2008 464 24.9 18.6 72.2
2009 508 24.9 20.4 78.1
2010 481 32.0 15.0 92.5
2011 488 30.9 15.7 90.2
2012 491 28.7 17.0 92.3
2013 515 30.1 17.0 99.4
2014 541 n/a n/a 96.7
2015 557 33.0 16.8 95.7
2016 586 33.0 17.7 59.6
2017 562 32.0 17.5 27.9
2018 599 33.0 18.1 95.2
2019 605 32.5 18.5 90.4
2020 666 34.5 19.2 91.7
2021 686 37.0 18.5 95.6
2022 766 40.9 18.7 97.3
2023 797 42.1 18.9 97

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

Wahluke High School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201993.7%0.0%0.2%0.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.8%100.0%100.0%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Wahluke High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,181 (7.4%) $14,826 (92.6%) $16,007
2020 $21 (84.0%) $04 (16.0%) $25
2021 $803 (5.3%) $14,353 (94.7%) $15,156
2022 $1,422 (11.1%) $11,432 (88.9%) $12,854

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Wahluke High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 399th of 417 High schoolsRanks 371st of 442 High schools
 11.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Wahluke High School)36.651.4
 14.7%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Wahluke School District)36.648.5
 11.9%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)72.865.9
 6.9%
10th Grade Math (Wahluke High School)18.919.4
 0.5%
   10th Grade Math (Wahluke School District)18.918.1
 0.8%
   10th Grade Math (Washington)42.433.3
 9.1%
All Grades English Language Arts (Wahluke High School)36.651.4
 14.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Wahluke School District)28.129.3
 1.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Wahluke High School)18.919.4
 0.5%
   All Grades Math (Wahluke School District)22.419.2
 3.3%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students605797
 31.7%
African American00
American Indian35
 66.7%
Asian00
Hispanic576783
 35.9%
Pacific Islander00
White257
 72%
Two or More Races11
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.4%97%
 6.6%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Wahluke High School

Wahluke High School ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Washington high schools.

Wahluke High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mattawa Elementary
Elementary : Morris Schott Elementary
Elementary : Saddle Mountain Elementary
Middle : Wahluke Junior High

Students at Wahluke High School are 98% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 797 students attended Wahluke High School.


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