Summary:
Onalaska, Washington, has three public schools serving grades PK–12: Onalaska Elementary School, Onalaska Middle School, and Onalaska High School. Together, they enroll 913 students in the Onalaska School District, with the elementary school serving the largest share. The district ranks around the 40th percentile among Washington districts and receives a two-star rating in the supplied data.
The schools have similar student economic profiles, with about 53% of elementary and middle school students and 47% of high school students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Academically, Onalaska Elementary School is strongest in math, especially third grade, where proficiency slightly exceeds the state average. However, fifth-grade results are a concern: only 34.62% of students were proficient in English language arts and 23.08% in math. Onalaska Middle School currently has the weakest overall results, with 28.14% proficiency in math and substantial declines from the previous year in English, math, and science. Its earlier science performance was much stronger, so the recent drop deserves attention.
Onalaska High School stands out for English language arts and graduation outcomes. Its ELA proficiency rate is 61.29%, well above both the district and state rates, and its 90% graduation rate exceeds the statewide figure. Math is the high school’s major weakness, with only 20.63% proficiency, less than half its ELA rate. Science proficiency also declined sharply across all three schools from the prior year. For families comparing schools, the most important districtwide priorities are improving math, supporting the fifth-to-sixth-grade transition, strengthening high school math, and investigating the widespread science decline.
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