Best Public Schools in Pateros, WA

Pateros, Washington, has two public schools serving about 231 students across kindergarten through 12th grade: Pateros Elementary serves grades K–6, while Pateros High School serves grades 7–12, and both are part of the Pateros School District.

Pateros Elementary currently has the stronger statewide ranking, at the 62nd percentile with three stars, and its ranking improved from the previous year. Its main academic strength is math compared with the district: 35.48% of students were proficient, versus 26.19% districtwide, although the result remained below the state rate. Fourth grade was a bright spot, with ELA and math performance slightly above state comparisons. Elementary ELA was weaker overall, and third-grade math was a significant concern. Results declined from the prior year in both reported subjects, so families should view the ranking improvement and test-score trends as separate measures. Science and some fifth-grade results were suppressed and cannot be judged.

Pateros High School shows a sharp difference between subjects. ELA is its strongest area, with 53.03% proficiency—slightly above the state and higher than the district—while science was also above the district but below the state. Math is the clearest priority: only 17.19% of students were proficient, compared with 26.19% districtwide and 43.11% statewide. Eighth-grade ELA and science, along with tenth-grade math, were especially weak. The high school has a lower student-to-teacher ratio and higher spending per student than the elementary school, but these advantages have not yet produced stronger math results. Both schools serve communities with substantial economic-need indicators, and small enrollments mean yearly percentages can change considerably. Suppressed figures represent unknown results, not zero performance.