Is Washougal High School a good school?

Washougal High School ranks 195 th of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washougal High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,006 students attended Washougal High School.

What is the racial makeup of Washougal High School?

Students at Washougal High School are 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Washougal High School?

Washougal High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Cape Horn Skye Elementary Elementary : Columbia River Gorge Elementary School Elementary : Gause Elementary Elementary : Hathaway Elementary Middle : Canyon Creek Middle School Middle : Jemtegaard Middle School

Washougal High School

Summary:

Washougal High School is a public high school serving 1,006 students in grades 9-12 in Washougal, Washington, which is part of the Evergreen School District. The school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 153 to 215 out of approximately 400-450 high schools in Washington.

Washougal High School consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 74.56% of 10th-grade students and 74.56% of all students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 66.2% and 52.63%, respectively. However, the school's mathematics and science proficiency rates lag behind the state average. Washougal High School's graduation rates are generally on par with or slightly higher than the state average, but its dropout rates are higher, suggesting a need for targeted interventions to address student attrition. The school's female and Hispanic students tend to perform better than their male and White counterparts, respectively, while multi-racial and special education students have lower rankings compared to their peers statewide.

With a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Washougal High School may benefit from additional resources and targeted support to ensure equitable outcomes for all students. The school's consistent academic performance in ELA, coupled with its room for improvement in mathematics and science, indicates a need to focus on strengthening student outcomes in these subject areas. Overall, Washougal High School demonstrates both strengths and opportunities for growth, and the school's leadership and community may find value in exploring the experiences of nearby schools, such as Camas High School and Evergreen High School, to identify best practices and strategies for continuous improvement.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1201 39th St
Washougal, WA 98671-9112

(360) 954-3100

District: Washougal School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
195^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,909

Feeder schools for Washougal High School:

Elementary:	Cape Horn Skye Elementary
	Columbia River Gorge Elementary School
	Gause Elementary
	Hathaway Elementary
Middle:	Canyon Creek Middle School
	Jemtegaard Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 20.7

Number of students: 1,006

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.1%

Hispanic:

14.8%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 37.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Washougal High School ranks better than 55.4% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.62. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Washougal 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 (78.1%), Hispanic (14.8%), two or more races (5.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 37.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washougal High School is 20.7. (See more...)

Compare Washougal High School employs 48.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washougal High School is $16,909.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washougal High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washougal High School 195^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Washougal High School in the ranking list.)

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Washougal School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Washougal School District 79^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Washougal High School

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Rank History for all students at Washougal High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	59.76	170^th	390	56.4%
2005	50.73	225^th	394	42.9%
2006	55.96	200^th	395	49.4%
2007	46.77	250^th	399	37.3%
2008	55.08	212^th	396	46.5%
2009	60.05	183^rd	402	54.5%
2010	72.74	102^nd	423	75.9%
2011	53.84	198^th	440	55.0%
2012	52.75	226^th	450	49.8%
2013	57.54	208^th	454	54.2%
2015	39.83	207^th	341	39.3%
2016	40.71	207^th	306	32.4%
2018	56.68	153^rd	315	51.4%
2019	55.74	177^th	417	57.6%
2021	53.69	189^th	455	58.5%
2022	55.93	181^st	434	58.3%
2023	48.84	215^th	442	51.4%
2024	53.62	195^th	437	55.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Washougal High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	71.63	24^th	91	73.6%
2019	32.05	118^th	163	27.6%
2021	51.46	85^th	195	56.4%
2022	16.99	161^st	179	10.1%
2023	14.02	155^th	166	6.6%
2024	49.11	70^th	161	56.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Washougal High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	52.16	59^th	139	57.6%
2019	41.29	73^rd	128	43.0%
2021	38.27	123^rd	212	42.0%
2022	43.13	68^th	130	47.7%
2023	44.12	54^th	110	50.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	59.64	90^th	227	60.4%
2019	47.93	177^th	344	48.5%
2021	46.92	194^th	392	50.5%
2022	45.86	192^nd	370	48.1%
2023	36.11	234^th	362	35.4%
2024	50.99	165^th	356	53.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Washougal High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	56.41	118^th	243	51.4%
2019	56.89	150^th	358	58.1%
2021	46.92	190^th	390	51.3%
2022	48.69	180^th	368	51.1%
2023	42.10	209^th	357	41.5%
2024	52.63	155^th	347	55.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Washougal High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	51.02	136^th	254	46.5%
2019	53.67	160^th	355	54.9%
2021	58.11	141^st	395	64.3%
2022	56.27	153^rd	363	57.9%
2023	49.47	179^th	358	50.0%
2024	47.96	185^th	362	48.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Washougal High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	35.97	110^th	156	29.5%
2019	39.23	142^nd	241	41.1%
2021	50.74	126^th	278	54.7%
2022	45.58	133^rd	261	49.0%
2023	44.72	128^th	249	48.6%
2024	52.28	107^th	248	56.9%

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Rank History for White students at Washougal High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.52	137^th	222	38.3%
2019	48.99	192^nd	382	49.7%
2021	44.05	216^th	413	47.7%
2022	50.25	192^nd	390	50.8%
2023	40.16	236^th	379	37.7%
2024	43.93	215^th	374	42.5%

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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 Washougal High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	536	0	2	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	544
1989	520	1	5	5	5	n/a	n/a	0	536
1990	512	1	6	6	8	n/a	n/a	0	533
1991	516	1	12	9	8	n/a	n/a	0	546
1992	548	0	8	8	5	n/a	n/a	0	569
1993	569	3	9	13	6	n/a	n/a	0	600
1994	639	2	5	13	4	n/a	n/a	0	663
1995	725	2	6	14	10	n/a	n/a	0	757
1996	725	2	6	14	10	n/a	n/a	0	757
1997	728	3	7	13	8	n/a	n/a	0	759
1998	741	4	7	11	10	n/a	n/a	0	773
1999	754	2	8	15	9	n/a	n/a	0	788
2000	703	3	14	7	6	n/a	n/a	0	733
2001	698	3	11	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	727
2002	722	2	14	18	11	n/a	n/a	0	767
2003	722	2	14	18	11	n/a	n/a	0	767
2004	773	5	20	22	15	n/a	n/a	0	835
2005	775	12	21	29	14	n/a	n/a	0	851
2006	796	5	23	32	10	n/a	n/a	0	866
2007	803	6	21	40	14	n/a	n/a	2	886
2008	798	8	24	42	12	n/a	n/a	3	887
2009	784	4	26	43	16	n/a	n/a	6	879
2010	780	5	30	43	13	n/a	n/a	12	883
2011	766	7	17	59	10	3	33	0	895
2012	744	7	20	61	8	1	39	0	880
2013	750	7	24	72	12	1	43	0	909
2014	749	10	20	72	14	1	45	0	911
2015	778	8	22	76	10	1	46	0	941
2016	789	7	25	81	8	1	51	0	962
2017	787	9	27	97	4	1	56	0	981
2018	799	11	29	107	7	3	74	0	1030
2019	807	12	20	112	6	2	67	0	1026
2020	856	10	18	127	5	1	67	0	1084
2021	809	7	13	111	6	1	70	0	1017
2022	811	8	8	136	5	1	60	0	1029
2023	786	7	9	149	4	0	51	0	1006

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 Washougal High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	544	28.0	19.4	0
1989	536	27.0	19.8	n/a
1990	533	27.4	19.4	0
1991	546	25.1	21.7	n/a
1992	569	26.1	21.8	n/a
1993	600	25.1	23.9	n/a
1994	663	28.2	23.5	n/a
1995	757	29.9	25.3	n/a
1996	757	29.9	25.3	n/a
1997	759	32.6	23.3	n/a
1998	773	34.9	22.1	n/a
1999	788	37.4	21.1	n/a
2000	733	37.5	19.5	n/a
2001	727	37.0	19.6	n/a
2002	767	39.0	19.7	17.7
2003	767	39.0	19.7	17.7
2004	835	40.0	20.9	22.2
2005	851	40.0	21.3	19.6
2006	866	46.1	18.8	26.7
2007	886	50.2	17.6	36.9
2008	887	44.2	20.1	33.9
2009	879	43.4	20.3	34.4
2010	883	45.4	19.4	39.4
2011	895	45.2	19.8	38
2012	880	44.3	19.8	40.8
2013	909	46.4	19.5	39.2
2014	911	n/a	n/a	37.9
2015	941	46.0	20.4	36
2016	962	46.0	20.9	36.7
2017	981	44.8	21.8	31.8
2018	1030	49.0	21.0	31
2019	1026	48.3	21.2	31.8
2020	1084	44.7	24.2	32.6
2021	1017	47.0	21.5	31.9
2022	1029	48.2	21.3	33.1
2023	1006	48.5	20.7	37.6

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 Washougal High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	544	28.0	19.4	0
1989	536	27.0	19.8	n/a
1990	533	27.4	19.4	0
1991	546	25.1	21.7	n/a
1992	569	26.1	21.8	n/a
1993	600	25.1	23.9	n/a
1994	663	28.2	23.5	n/a
1995	757	29.9	25.3	n/a
1996	757	29.9	25.3	n/a
1997	759	32.6	23.3	n/a
1998	773	34.9	22.1	n/a
1999	788	37.4	21.1	n/a
2000	733	37.5	19.5	n/a
2001	727	37.0	19.6	n/a
2002	767	39.0	19.7	17.7
2003	767	39.0	19.7	17.7
2004	835	40.0	20.9	22.2
2005	851	40.0	21.3	19.6
2006	866	46.1	18.8	26.7
2007	886	50.2	17.6	36.9
2008	887	44.2	20.1	33.9
2009	879	43.4	20.3	34.4
2010	883	45.4	19.4	39.4
2011	895	45.2	19.8	38
2012	880	44.3	19.8	40.8
2013	909	46.4	19.5	39.2
2014	911	n/a	n/a	37.9
2015	941	46.0	20.4	36
2016	962	46.0	20.9	36.7
2017	981	44.8	21.8	31.8
2018	1030	49.0	21.0	31
2019	1026	48.3	21.2	31.8
2020	1084	44.7	24.2	32.6
2021	1017	47.0	21.5	31.9
2022	1029	48.2	21.3	33.1
2023	1006	48.5	20.7	37.6

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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