Summary:
Darrington, Washington, has two public schools serving about 464 students: Darrington Elementary School serves prekindergarten through eighth grade, while Darrington High School serves grades 9–12, and both are part of the small Darrington School District.
The two schools have noticeably different performance profiles. Darrington High School is the stronger-performing school overall, ranking at the 52nd percentile statewide compared with the elementary school’s 9th percentile. In 2025–26, high school proficiency was 50% in English Language Arts, 21.88% in Math, and 63.64% in Science. Its Science result was especially strong—about 13 percentage points above Washington’s average—and improved substantially from the prior year. High school ELA was close to the state average, although it declined from the previous year. The school also has a lower student–teacher ratio and higher spending per student, factors that may provide additional resources but do not by themselves explain performance.
Darrington Elementary School reported 22.28% proficiency in ELA, 20.97% in Math, and 32.69% in Science, below state averages in all three subjects. Fifth grade was its strongest tested grade in both ELA and Math, while fourth-grade ELA and sixth-grade Math were among the weakest results. Math is the clearest districtwide concern because proficiency was about 21% at both schools, roughly half the statewide rate. Elementary Science improved year over year, while ELA and Math declined modestly. Both schools serve relatively high-need communities, and their small enrollments mean that a change involving only a few students can significantly affect percentages; parents should therefore consider multi-year trends alongside these results.
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