Summary:
Colfax, Washington, is a small community served by two public schools in the Colfax School District, covering kindergarten through 12th grade and enrolling 533 students. Leonard M Jennings Elementary serves grades K–6 with 270 students, while Colfax High School serves grades 7–12 with 263 students. The district ranks 24th out of 238 Washington districts, placing it in the 90th percentile statewide.
Leonard M Jennings Elementary is the stronger academic performer overall, especially in math. It ranks in the 85th percentile among Washington elementary schools, with 68.03% of students proficient in English language arts and 72.11% proficient in math. Its math result is nearly 29 percentage points above the state average, and third-grade students performed particularly well, with 80.56% proficiency in ELA and 88.89% in math. Results declined modestly from the prior year, but the school remains well above state averages. Its 15.1-to-1 student-teacher ratio is slightly lower than the high school’s.
Colfax High School offers a mixed but generally positive profile. Its 90% graduation rate exceeds the statewide rate of 82.6%, and ELA proficiency rose sharply to 67.42%, more than 14 points above the state. Math also improved to 51.52%, though it trails the district’s 62.37% and varies considerably by grade. Science is the clearest area for improvement at 46.34%, below both district and state results. The high school’s ranking has declined over three years, so families may want to ask about plans for science and math improvement. Overall, Colfax combines strong district standing, particularly strong elementary performance, improving high-school ELA, and a notably strong graduation outcome.
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