Best Public Schools in Warden, WA

Warden, Washington, has three public schools serving about 933 students in grades PK–12: Warden Elementary, Warden Middle School, and Warden High School, all part of the Warden School District. The schools serve a community with relatively high economic need, as roughly 77% to 82% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Overall, the district ranks in the 16th percentile among Washington districts, though all three schools recently improved their rankings.

Warden High School is the strongest school by current ranking, placing in the 31st percentile. It also has the district’s best ELA and science results, with 47.06% and 40.68% of students proficient, respectively. However, math proficiency is much lower at 23.19%, and the school’s 78.7% graduation rate trails the state rate of 82.6%. Its 15% dropout rate is also above the statewide 9.8% rate. Warden Elementary shows the strongest recent momentum: its ranking rose to the 25th percentile, while ELA, math, and science proficiency increased substantially in the latest year. It also exceeds the district average in all three subjects.

Warden Middle School is the main area of concern, ranking in the 13th percentile and trailing the district in ELA, math, and science. Its science proficiency is only 20.55%, the lowest result among the schools, and 8th-grade performance is particularly weak. Math is a districtwide challenge, declining from 35.08% proficiency in elementary school to 23.88% in middle school and 23.19% in high school. Important priorities include sustaining elementary gains, improving middle-school instruction and transitions, strengthening math through high school, and reducing dropout rates while supporting attendance, engagement, and credit completion.