For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 343 students in Kittitas School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Washington.
Public Middle Schools in Kittitas School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Washington public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Washington public middle school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (WA)
# Schools
4 Schools
799 Schools
# Students
613 Students
302,457 Students
# Teachers
36 Teachers
16,390 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Kittitas School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 307 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has increased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#224 out of 307 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
53%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
49%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.67
# American Indian Students
n/a
5,646 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
6 Students
22,600 Students
% Asian Students
1%
8%
# Hispanic Students
143 Students
73,312 Students
% Hispanic Students
23%
25%
# Black Students
2 Students
13,447 Students
% Black Students
n/a
4%
# White Students
452 Students
150,112 Students
% White Students
74%
51%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
3,701 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
10 Students
26,007 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
9%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,356
# Students in K Grade:
57
4,027
# Students in 1st Grade:
43
4,383
# Students in 2nd Grade:
48
4,400
# Students in 3rd Grade:
27
4,700
# Students in 4th Grade:
47
5,007
# Students in 5th Grade:
48
6,930
# Students in 6th Grade:
49
69,712
# Students in 7th Grade:
45
81,726
# Students in 8th Grade:
50
84,624
# Students in 9th Grade:
45
10,999
# Students in 10th Grade:
49
7,810
# Students in 11th Grade:
54
7,675
# Students in 12th Grade:
51
9,108
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,608 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,857. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,251 is higher than the state median of $19,309. The school district spending/student has grown by 50% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$20,715 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$21,212 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,608
$18,857
Spending / Student
$23,251
$19,309
Best Kittitas School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kittitas High School
Magnet School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
7571 Kittitas Highway
Kittitas, WA 98934
(509) 955-3120
Kittitas, WA 98934
(509) 955-3120
Grades: 6-12
| 334 students
Rank: n/an/a
Parke Creek Treatment Center
Magnet School
11042 Parke Creek Road
Ellensburg, WA 98926
(509) 968-4909
Ellensburg, WA 98926
(509) 968-4909
Grades: 8-12
| 9 students
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