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Best Public Schools in Connell, WA

At a glance

Schools

1,508

Students

Top rankedConnell High School312^th of 396 Washington high schools

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Biggest riser

Connell High School up 52 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Connell Elementary 16.8 students per teacher

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Summary:

Connell, Washington, has six schools serving grades K–12 in the North Franklin School District, including elementary, junior high, high school, virtual, and alternative programs serving about 1,508 students. The main traditional pathway is Connell Elementary, Robert L Olds Junior High School, and Connell High School. The district serves a community with substantial economic-need indicators, and its overall ranking is around the 21st percentile among Washington districts.

Connell High School is the largest high school and has the strongest graduation outcome: 97.3% in 2024–2025, compared with 94.8% for the district and 82.6% statewide. Its 2025–2026 ELA proficiency was 55.47%, slightly above the state average, and improved by about 18 points from the prior year. However, math is a major concern, with only 12.5% proficiency, while science was 28.15%. Connell Elementary is comparatively balanced, exceeding district averages in math and science, though its results remain below state averages. Its strongest reported area was math at 28.36%. Robert L Olds Junior High School trailed district averages in all three subjects overall, although some individual grade results were slightly stronger than district results.

The smaller programs require extra caution when comparing percentages because results can change significantly with only a few students. North Franklin Virtual Academy had relatively strong 11th-grade science performance compared with the district, but its available ELA result was well below the district average; its reported student-teacher ratio was also much higher than at traditional schools. Palouse Junction High School had 29 students, a low student-teacher ratio, and an 85% graduation rate, but most test results were suppressed. CRCC-Open Doors served only seven students, with limited academic reporting. Overall, the clearest priorities are improving high-school and upper-elementary math, strengthening science across grade levels, and maintaining the recent ELA gains at Connell High School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)				SBAC English Language Arts (2026)								SBAC Math (2026)								Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Connell Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 W. Clark St	Connell	99326	Franklin County	North Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 234-4381	491	29	16.8	76.4%	112 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	366 (74.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	19.7	910^th of 1138 public elementary schools	20.0%		24.6	914^th of 1160 public elementary schools	21.2%	4	30.3			30.3	32.4	33.9	29.2	37.9				33.3	35.1	33.9	15.2	28.8				28.4	94.1%	0%	$17,605	$2,184	$15,421
Connell High School	Public	9-12	1131 W. Clark St.	Connell	99326	Franklin County	North Franklin School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 234-2911	615	32	19.3	71.4%	153 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	446 (72.5%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	24.8	312^th of 396 public high schools	21.2%		17.9	364^th of 438 public high schools	16.9%	52			28.2	28.2							55.5	55.5							12.5	12.5			$18,229	$1,006	$17,224
Robert L Olds Junior High School	Public	7-8	1100 W. Clark St.	Connell	99326	Franklin County	North Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 234-3931	322	19	17.1	79.2%	69 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	241 (74.8%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	17.3	435^th of 514 public middle schools	15.4%		18	451^st of 534 public middle schools	15.5%	16		24.8		24.8					32.9	36.7		34.6					24.0	18.7		21.6			$18,605	$2,350	$16,255
Palouse Junction High School	Public	9-12	110 N. Chelan	Connell	99326	Franklin County	North Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 234-1055	29	2	13.4	89.7%	7 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$28,020	$2,157	$25,862
CRCC-Open Doors	Public	9-12	1301 N Ephrata	Connell	99326	Franklin County	North Franklin School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 543-5800	7	0		—	2 (28.6%)	1 (14.3%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$5,059	$215	$4,844
North Franklin Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1100 W. Clark St.	Connell	99326	Franklin County	North Franklin School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 234-2021	44	1	49.4	70.5%	11 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)			38.5	26.3								19.1											$9,549	$230	$9,319

Cities Near Connell

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mesa	7.29 mi	2	176^th
Othello	15.42 mi	9	237^th
Kahlotus	17.12 mi	1
Pasco	17.98 mi	33	242^nd
Warden	21.41 mi	3	244^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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