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Best Public Schools in Kittitas, WA

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At a glance

Schools

564

Students

Top rankedKittitas Elementary School441^st of 1,138 Washington elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Kittitas Elementary School up 320 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Kittitas, Washington, has two public schools serving about 564 students from kindergarten through grade 12: Kittitas Elementary School serves grades K–5, while Kittitas High School serves grades 6–12. Both schools are part of the Kittitas School District, a small district ranked around the middle of Washington districts overall.

Kittitas Elementary School has the stronger recent academic momentum. In 2025–2026, students performed above the state average in math and science, with especially strong science results: 63.04% met the standard compared with 50.95% statewide. Math proficiency was 49.12%, also above the state rate, although English language arts remained below average at 45.61%. The school’s latest ranking rose to the 61st percentile, improving from the previous year. By comparison, Kittitas High School had above-state science performance and a solid 86% graduation rate, but its math results were a significant concern. Only 25.16% met the math standard, compared with 43.11% statewide, and 10th-grade math proficiency was just 11.11%. High school English results were mixed, with strong 10th-grade performance but weaker results in grades 7 and 8.

For families, science is the clearest strength across both schools, while English language arts is an ongoing area for improvement. The most urgent priority appears to be strengthening the math pathway from middle school through high school, particularly in grades 8 and 10. More than half of students at each school qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating substantial economic need that may affect support requirements. Reported student-teacher ratios were similar—15.5:1 in elementary school and 16.1:1 in high school—so the difference in outcomes likely requires attention to curriculum, instruction, student preparation, and academic interventions. Overall, the elementary school shows encouraging recent progress, while the high school combines good graduation and science results with notable academic weaknesses in mathematics.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)				SBAC English Language Arts (2026)								SBAC Math (2026)								% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kittitas Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 N. Pierce Avenue	Kittitas	98934	Kittitas County	Kittitas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(855) 380-8843	246	16	15.5	53.7%	196 (79.7%)	2 (0.8%)	45 (18.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	58.8	441^st of 1138 public elementary schools	61.2%		34.3	761^st of 1160 public elementary schools	34.4%	320	63.0			63.0	44.8	43.6	47.8					45.6	48.3	43.6	54.4					49.1	84.2	86.0	89.5	89.5	89.5	86.0	98.3	86.0	86.0	86.0	$17,203	$636	$16,567
Kittitas High School	Public	6-12	7571 Kittitas Highway	Kittitas	98934	Kittitas County	Kittitas School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 955-3120	318	20	16.1	55.3%	233 (73.3%)	1 (0.3%)	75 (23.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	40.4	237^th of 396 public high schools	40.2%		55.9	184^th of 438 public high schools	58.0%	53		45.7		53.3				53.3	47.6	28.3	66.7	47.8				43.3	28.6	21.3	11.1	25.2											$19,799	$477	$19,322
Washington Virtual Schools	Public	K-8	601 N Pierce St	Kittitas	98934	Kittitas County	Kittitas School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(509) 955-3120	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Kittitas

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ellensburg	0.48 mi	12	153^rd
Thorp	7.94 mi	1
Naches	19.75 mi	3	140^th
Yakima	20.55 mi	51	216^th
Tieton	23.07 mi	1	185^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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