Is Wapato High School a good school?

Wapato High School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Washington high schools.

How many students attend Wapato High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 874 students attended Wapato High School.

What is the racial makeup of Wapato High School?

Students at Wapato High School are 78% Hispanic, 15% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% White.

What schools feed into Wapato High School?

Wapato High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Adams Elementary Elementary : Satus Elementary Middle : Wapato Middle School

Wapato High School

Summary:

Wapato High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Wapato, Washington, with a student population of 874. The school is part of the Wapato School District, which is ranked 243 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Wapato High School has a diverse student body, with a majority Hispanic population (around 77-78%) and significant Native American representation (around 15%).

Academically, Wapato High School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 39.34% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 9.43% were proficient in math, far below the state averages. The school's graduation rates have been mixed, ranging from 87.7% to 93.7% in recent years, but the dropout rate has been steadily increasing, reaching 11.4% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 89.47% of Wapato High School students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Zillah High School and East Valley High School, Wapato High School's academic performance is significantly lower. These schools, also located in the Yakima area, have much higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, as well as higher graduation rates and lower dropout rates. Despite these challenges, Wapato High School's unique characteristics and the potential for improvement suggest that targeted interventions and support could help the school and its students achieve greater success.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1202 South Camas Avenue
Wapato, WA 98951-0038

(509) 877-3138

District: Wapato School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
426^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,981

Feeder schools for Wapato High School:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary
	Satus Elementary
Middle:	Wapato Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.9

Number of students: 874

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.9%

American Indian:

15.0%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wapato High School ranks worse than 97.5% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.34. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Wapato 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 Wapato High School has the largest high school student body size in the Wapato School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77.9%), American Indian (15%), two or more races (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wapato High School is 17.9, which is the 2^nd best among 1 high schools in the Wapato School District. (See more...)

Compare Wapato High School employs 48.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wapato High School is $18,981, which is the 2^nd highest among 1 high schools in the Wapato School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wapato High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wapato High School 426^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Wapato High School in the ranking list.)

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Wapato School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Wapato School District 243^rd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wapato High School

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Rank History for all students at Wapato High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	27.99	293^rd	390	24.9%
2005	25.14	321^st	394	18.5%
2006	19.05	332^nd	395	15.9%
2007	26.22	319^th	399	20.1%
2008	22.39	329^th	396	16.9%
2009	15.37	350^th	402	12.9%
2010	14.67	369^th	423	12.8%
2011	20.22	354^th	440	19.5%
2012	21.10	361^st	450	19.8%
2013	25.25	362^nd	454	20.3%
2015	43.84	190^th	341	44.3%
2017	23.79	247^th	301	17.9%
2018	29.12	245^th	315	22.2%
2019	13.50	377^th	417	9.6%
2021	6.72	444^th	455	2.4%
2022	12.23	404^th	434	6.9%
2023	6.91	427^th	442	3.4%
2024	7.34	426^th	437	2.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wapato High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	27.78	53^rd	69	23.2%
2021	32.08	67^th	102	34.3%
2022	27.40	47^th	70	32.9%
2024	18.76	61^st	68	10.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.04	142^nd	227	37.4%
2019	20.58	298^th	344	13.4%
2021	11.96	379^th	392	3.3%
2022	19.09	328^th	370	11.4%
2023	8.43	356^th	362	1.7%
2024	10.60	343^rd	356	3.7%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Wapato High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	65.98	8^th	25	68.0%
2021	48.20	17^th	35	51.4%
2022	47.49	18^th	31	41.9%
2023	15.18	26^th	28	7.1%
2024	17.36	25^th	27	7.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Wapato High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	22.78	209^th	243	14.0%
2019	12.71	330^th	358	7.8%
2021	8.47	377^th	390	3.3%
2022	13.84	336^th	368	8.7%
2023	7.49	351^st	357	1.7%
2024	6.27	342^nd	347	1.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Wapato High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	23.88	211^th	254	16.9%
2019	11.41	330^th	355	7.0%
2021	4.95	390^th	395	1.3%
2022	8.17	353^rd	363	2.8%
2023	4.23	354^th	358	1.1%
2024	6.07	356^th	362	1.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wapato High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.55	91^st	156	41.7%
2019	26.56	187^th	241	22.4%
2021	14.16	265^th	278	4.7%
2022	20.87	226^th	261	13.4%
2023	11.15	242^nd	249	2.8%
2024	15.44	227^th	248	8.5%

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Rank History for Native American students at Wapato High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	78.47	3^rd	8	62.5%
2019	53.27	6^th	12	50.0%
2021	33.92	15^th	19	21.1%
2022	29.73	6^th	7	14.3%
2023	41.19	5^th	9	44.4%

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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 Wapato High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	210	3	18	196	122	n/a	n/a	0	549
1989	183	2	20	224	142	n/a	n/a	0	571
1990	159	1	18	227	157	n/a	n/a	0	562
1991	169	0	20	252	152	n/a	n/a	0	593
1992	181	0	21	278	148	n/a	n/a	0	628
1993	157	0	14	264	120	n/a	n/a	0	555
1994	180	1	15	316	141	n/a	n/a	0	653
1995	146	4	14	363	161	n/a	n/a	0	688
1996	146	4	14	363	161	n/a	n/a	0	688
1997	145	4	13	374	179	n/a	n/a	0	715
1998	123	4	15	357	161	n/a	n/a	0	660
1999	129	3	16	383	158	n/a	n/a	0	689
2000	130	3	21	420	139	n/a	n/a	0	713
2001	110	3	16	419	157	n/a	n/a	0	705
2002	101	1	29	425	145	n/a	n/a	0	701
2003	101	1	29	425	145	n/a	n/a	0	701
2004	105	1	40	460	147	n/a	n/a	0	753
2005	97	3	39	477	147	n/a	n/a	0	763
2006	65	1	36	487	158	n/a	n/a	0	747
2007	53	1	30	548	158	n/a	n/a	1	791
2008	53	2	18	596	156	n/a	n/a	1	826
2009	53	2	21	627	165	n/a	n/a	2	870
2010	48	4	28	637	157	n/a	n/a	3	877
2011	61	2	21	645	103	1	25	0	858
2012	40	2	21	665	101	0	32	0	861
2013	37	2	16	652	116	0	32	0	855
2014	34	2	12	622	114	0	21	0	805
2015	33	1	13	610	118	1	20	0	796
2016	39	1	13	587	145	1	23	0	809
2017	31	1	19	603	151	2	27	0	834
2018	37	1	18	643	154	3	28	0	884
2019	32	0	27	631	142	2	23	0	857
2020	21	0	23	650	148	2	19	0	863
2021	12	0	24	677	151	1	22	1	888
2022	12	1	28	682	139	0	24	0	886
2023	14	5	19	681	131	1	23	0	874

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 Wapato High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	549	27.0	20.3	0
1989	571	28.0	20.3	n/a
1990	562	28.4	19.7	0
1991	593	27.7	21.4	n/a
1992	628	29.4	21.3	n/a
1993	555	31.1	17.8	n/a
1994	653	30.9	21.1	n/a
1995	688	29.7	23.2	n/a
1996	688	29.7	23.2	n/a
1997	715	30.5	23.4	n/a
1998	660	33.5	19.7	n/a
1999	689	34.4	20.0	n/a
2000	713	35.5	20.1	n/a
2001	705	36.1	19.5	n/a
2002	701	37.2	18.8	68.8
2003	701	37.2	18.8	68.8
2004	753	36.0	20.9	71.8
2005	763	36.5	20.9	80.6
2006	747	38.7	19.3	84.5
2007	791	38.9	20.3	83.4
2008	826	40.3	20.5	78.9
2009	870	40.4	21.5	82.6
2010	877	43.7	20.0	78
2011	858	43.0	19.9	77.9
2012	861	41.4	20.7	97.9
2013	855	41.3	20.7	99.6
2014	805	n/a	n/a	99.6
2015	796	43.0	18.5	95.9
2016	809	41.0	19.7	82.6
2017	834	41.7	20.0	81.5
2018	884	45.3	19.4	79.5
2019	857	46.8	18.3	85.4
2020	863	48.1	17.9	86.4
2021	888	48.6	18.2	84.1
2022	886	48.0	18.4	88.9
2023	874	48.7	17.9	89.5

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 Wapato High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	549	27.0	20.3	0
1989	571	28.0	20.3	n/a
1990	562	28.4	19.7	0
1991	593	27.7	21.4	n/a
1992	628	29.4	21.3	n/a
1993	555	31.1	17.8	n/a
1994	653	30.9	21.1	n/a
1995	688	29.7	23.2	n/a
1996	688	29.7	23.2	n/a
1997	715	30.5	23.4	n/a
1998	660	33.5	19.7	n/a
1999	689	34.4	20.0	n/a
2000	713	35.5	20.1	n/a
2001	705	36.1	19.5	n/a
2002	701	37.2	18.8	68.8
2003	701	37.2	18.8	68.8
2004	753	36.0	20.9	71.8
2005	763	36.5	20.9	80.6
2006	747	38.7	19.3	84.5
2007	791	38.9	20.3	83.4
2008	826	40.3	20.5	78.9
2009	870	40.4	21.5	82.6
2010	877	43.7	20.0	78
2011	858	43.0	19.9	77.9
2012	861	41.4	20.7	97.9
2013	855	41.3	20.7	99.6
2014	805	n/a	n/a	99.6
2015	796	43.0	18.5	95.9
2016	809	41.0	19.7	82.6
2017	834	41.7	20.0	81.5
2018	884	45.3	19.4	79.5
2019	857	46.8	18.3	85.4
2020	863	48.1	17.9	86.4
2021	888	48.6	18.2	84.1
2022	886	48.0	18.4	88.9
2023	874	48.7	17.9	89.5

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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