Best Public Schools in Inchelium, WA

Inchelium, Washington, has three small public schools serving kindergarten through grade 12: Inchelium Elementary School, Inchelium Middle School, and Inchelium High School. Together, they enroll 188 students in a small, geographically isolated community. The schools have low student-teacher ratios, but they also serve a community with substantial economic need, with at least 73% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at each school.

Inchelium Elementary School is the strongest overall performer, with 42.5% of students proficient in English language arts, 40% in math, and 38.46% in science. Its math result was close to the statewide rate, and fourth-grade ELA was a notable strength: 60% of students were proficient, above the state result. Elementary scores improved in all three subjects from the previous year, although fifth-grade math and science remain areas for improvement. The school also has the lowest student-teacher ratio, at 7.9 students per teacher.

Inchelium High School had the strongest current ELA result, with 52.94% proficiency—nearly equal to the statewide rate—but math was much weaker at 29.41%. Its ELA result fell substantially from the prior year, so that trend deserves attention. Inchelium Middle School is the main academic concern, reporting 34% proficiency in ELA and just 18% in math. Sixth-grade ELA was comparatively encouraging, but middle-school math, especially in grades 6 and 8, needs significant support. Across the district, math is the clearest priority, followed by monitoring high-school ELA and graduation outcomes.