Summary:
Tonasket, Washington, has five public schools serving about 1,104 students across elementary, middle, high-school, and alternative K–12 programs in the Tonasket School District. The district serves a high-need student population, with roughly seven in ten students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Overall, the district ranks below the statewide midpoint, but several schools have shown recent academic improvement.
Tonasket High School is the strongest overall performer, with especially notable ELA results: 61.67% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, above both the district and state rates. Its graduation rate was 89%, and its ranking improved to the 41st percentile. Math is the main concern, despite improving to 18.33%. The largest school, Tonasket Elementary School, showed the most consistent year-over-year gains, including improvement in ELA, math, and science. Its math proficiency of 37.26% was the strongest among the district’s reported schools, though fourth grade was notably weaker than third and fifth grade.
Tonasket Middle School has a relative strength in science and improving ELA performance by grade, but math remains low in every grade, particularly sixth grade. Families considering Tonasket Outreach School should note that it serves an alternative-school population and has lower reported assessment results, although math improved substantially in the latest year. Tonasket Choice High School enrolls only 22 students, so its assessment results are suppressed and cannot be fairly compared. Overall, the clearest district priority is strengthening math from middle school through high school while maintaining recent literacy gains.
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