Summary:
Harrah, Washington, has one listed public school, Harrah Elementary School, serving 451 students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade, with no listed middle or high school in the city. Because it is the only school available locally, families will not find school-to-school comparisons within Harrah. The school is part of the Mount Adams School District and reports a 14:1 student-teacher ratio. Nearly 95% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, indicating that the school serves a community with significant economic need.
The most encouraging recent results are in math and science. In 2025–26, 20.76% of students were proficient in math and 18.64% in science, both above the district averages of 14.32% and 14.92%. These results also represented major year-over-year gains: math increased by 13.68 percentage points and science by 14.09 points. Third-grade math was a relative strength, with 43.64% proficiency—much closer to the Washington average than the school’s other tested results. The school’s statewide ranking also improved, moving from the 0th percentile in the two prior years to the 6th percentile most recently.
English Language Arts remains the greatest academic concern. Overall ELA proficiency was 12.61%, nearly matching the district but far below Washington’s 52.81% average. Results declined by grade level, from 17.86% in third grade to just 5.88% in sixth grade. Math showed a similar pattern, falling from 43.64% in third grade to 7.35% in sixth grade. Parents may therefore want to ask about reading interventions, support for students who are behind, and how the school maintains progress as children move into the upper elementary grades. The school’s recent math and science improvement is positive, but its low literacy results and large statewide gaps remain important considerations.
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