Best Public Schools in College Place, WA

College Place, Washington, has three public schools serving students from prekindergarten through grade 12: Davis Elementary for PK–5, John Sager Middle School for grades 6–8, and College Place High School for grades 9–12. Together, they enroll about 1,518 students and are part of the College Place School District, which ranks around the middle of Washington districts. The schools offer different strengths, so families should consider both grade level and subject-area results.

College Place High School has the strongest graduation outcome, with a 91.3% graduation rate compared with 82.6% statewide. It also leads the three schools in English Language Arts, where 55.83% of students were proficient, slightly above the state rate. Its main challenge is math: only 29.17% were proficient, well below the state’s 43.11%. The school’s statewide ranking improved substantially over three years, rising from the 27th to the 46th percentile. John Sager Middle School has the strongest science performance, with 51.15% proficiency, essentially matching and slightly exceeding the state. Eighth-grade math was also above the state rate, although seventh grade was notably weaker in both math and ELA.

Davis Elementary shows competitive third- and fourth-grade ELA results and strong third-grade math, but fifth grade is the clearest area of concern. Fifth-grade ELA, math, and science all trailed state results, with science especially low at 35.04%. Across the district, math is the most consistent improvement priority: all three schools fell below the statewide math rate. Families may also want to ask about support in fifth-grade science and math, seventh-grade instruction, and the sharp year-to-year decline in Davis science results. Reported student-teacher ratios are relatively small at Davis and John Sager, while high school spending is highest but accompanied by the greatest math challenge.