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Washington High School

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Washington High School ranks 113 th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

113^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 69% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Washington High School is a public high school located in Washington, Missouri, serving 1,246 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Washington School District, which is ranked 78 out of 367 districts in Missouri and rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Academically, Washington High School's performance is generally lower than the state average, with proficiency rates in subjects like Algebra I (27.3%) falling well below the state average (45.4%). However, the school does perform better in certain areas, such as English II, where the proficiency rate (53.4%) was slightly higher than the state average (52.9%). The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, ranking relatively well for Low Socioeconomic Status students and Disabled students, but struggling with White students and Gifted and Talented students.

Compared to nearby schools, Washington High School generally performs better than Warrenton High, but lags behind the high-performing schools in the Wentzville R-IV district, such as Liberty High School and Timberland High. The nearby Union High School, part of the Union R-XI district, also outperforms Washington High School in several academic areas. Despite these challenges, Washington High School maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate and low dropout rate, though it struggles with a higher rate of chronic absenteeism compared to the state average.

1,263

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,278

Per pupil spending ?

23.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Blue Jay Drive
Washington, MO 63090-4598

(636) 231-2200

District: Washington

Feeder schools for Washington High School:

Elementary:	Augusta Elementary
	Campbellton Elementary
	Clearview Elementary
	Labadie Elementary
	More...
	Marthasville Elementary
	South Point Elementary
	Washington West Elementary
Middle:	Washington Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.2%

Two or more races:

2.8%

Hispanic:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 71st percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Missouri median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 18 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg48%

Missouri avg45%

113^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^th of 367Washington among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	113 of 367	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	166 of 378	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	150 of 352	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	119 of 361	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	92 of 358	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	128 of 460	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	167 of 468	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.6	91 of 404	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	61.5	117 of 401	70.8%	★★★★☆
2015	61.6	148 of 504	70.6%	★★★★☆
2014	67.2	90 of 521	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	56.8	174 of 523	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.8	74 of 522	85.8%	★★★★☆
2011	76.9	32 of 528	93.9%	★★★★★
2010	80.7	16 of 516	96.9%	★★★★★
2009	64.5	104 of 507	79.5%	★★★★☆
2008	75.8	68 of 539	87.4%	★★★★☆
2007	55.6	226 of 538	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	77.4	66 of 534	87.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	57.0	34 of 111	69.4%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	48 of 129	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	56 of 103	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	41 of 46	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.7	27 of 47	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	40 of 47	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	74.6	8 of 50	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	45.0	66 of 96	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	78 of 100	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	87 of 279	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	134 of 274	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	131 of 268	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	38 of 250	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	59 of 255	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.2	129 of 368	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	90 of 382	76.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	48.8	67 of 135	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	77 of 127	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	137 of 306	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	198 of 321	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	188 of 302	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	160 of 310	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	106 of 309	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	146 of 430	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	184 of 440	58.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)69th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile~ school

White (2025)55th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2024)50th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)11th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English II53%~ state avg

Algebra II49%-9 vs state

Biology I49%+12 vs state

Government42%~ state avg

Algebra I27%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Washington High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (2025)	MAP English I (2025)	MAP Government (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP English I End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington High School	Public	9-12	600 Blue Jay Drive	Washington	63090	Franklin County	Washington	No	No	No	No	(636) 231-2200	1,263	78	16.1	23.9%	1,190 (94.2%)	9 (0.7%)	19 (1.5%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.8%)	57.6	113^th of 367 public high schools	69.2%		47.2	166^th of 378 public high schools	56.1%	53	27.3	48.8	53.4	49.4		42.0	$15,278	$987	$14,291
Four Rivers Career Center	Public	9-12	1978 Image Drive	Washington	63090	Franklin County	Washington	No	No	No	No	(636) 231-2100	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Union High	Public	9-12	1217 West Main	Union	63084	Franklin County	Union R-Xi	No	No	No	No	(636) 583-2513	956	62	15.4	43.2%	876 (91.6%)	9 (0.9%)	19 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.9%)	52.8	138^th of 367 public high schools	62.4%		60.2	98^th of 378 public high schools	74.1%	40	40.5	36.7	58.0	60.8		34.1	$12,414	$802	$11,612
New Haven High	Public	9-12	100 Park Dr	New Haven	63068	Franklin County	New Haven	No	No	No	No	(573) 237-2629	130	15	8.5	30.0%	119 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	52.4	141^st of 367 public high schools	61.6%					(n/a)	50.0	13.9			81.3		$14,842	$462	$14,381
Pacific High	Public, Magnet	9-12	425 Indian Warpath Dr	Pacific	63069	Franklin County	Meramec Valley R-III	No	Yes	No	No	(636) 271-1414	973	59	16.4	40.3%	864 (88.8%)	16 (1.6%)	53 (5.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.6%)	32.6	249^th of 367 public high schools	32.2%		30.8	261^st of 378 public high schools	31.0%	12	21.2	36.4	40.1	20.1		26.9	$12,607	$1,004	$11,603
St. Clair High	Public	9-12	1015 High School Dr	Saint Clair	63077	Franklin County	St. Clair R-Xiii	No	No	No	No	(636) 629-3500	627	47	13.3	46.7%	579 (92.3%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	41.7	199^th of 367 public high schools	45.8%		38.8	218^th of 378 public high schools	42.3%	19	22.5	31.6	55.9				$13,408	$1,305	$12,103
Missouri Eastern Corr Center	Public	7-12	18701 Old Hwy 66 Route 1	Pacific	63069	St. Louis County	Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(636) 257-3322	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Timberland High	Public	9-12	559 E Hwy N	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 327-3988	1,525	99	15.4	14.4%	1,175 (77.0%)	123 (8.1%)	115 (7.5%)	25 (1.6%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (5.4%)	80.7	33^rd of 367 public high schools	91.0%		81.7	20^th of 378 public high schools	94.7%	13	54.9	48.5	69.0	77.2		59.4	$13,852	$59	$13,793
Warrenton High	Public	9-12	803 Pinckney	Warrenton	63383	Warren County	Warren County R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 456-6902	974	60	16.2	38.4%	827 (84.9%)	28 (2.9%)	49 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.7%)	36.7	222^nd of 367 public high schools	39.5%		42.5	193^rd of 378 public high schools	48.9%	29	34.8	24.9	46.3	60.0			$12,816	$913	$11,903
Wright City High	Public	9-12	159 Roelker Rd	Wright City	63390	Warren County	Wright City R-II Of Warren County	No	No	No	No	(636) 745-7500	566	36	15.7	42.8%	427 (75.4%)	28 (4.9%)	84 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.1%)	34.5	235^th of 367 public high schools	36.0%		54.5	124^th of 378 public high schools	67.2%	111	22.6	31.9	45.8				$15,271	$780	$14,491

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington High School

What is the racial makeup of Washington High School?

Students at Washington High School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Washington High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,263 students attended Washington High School.

Is Washington High School a good school?

Washington High School ranks 113^th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Washington High School in?

Washington

What schools feed into Washington High School?

Washington High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Augusta Elementary
Elementary : Campbellton Elementary
Elementary : Clearview Elementary
Elementary : Labadie Elementary
Elementary : Marthasville Elementary
Elementary : South Point Elementary
Elementary : Washington West Elementary
Middle : Washington Middle

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