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Best Public Schools in Waterville, WA

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256

Students

Top rankedWaterville High School200^th of 396 Washington high schools

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Summary:

Waterville, Washington, is served by two small public schools in the Waterville School District, covering kindergarten through grade 12 and enrolling 256 students altogether. Waterville Elementary serves grades K–5 with 129 students, while Waterville High School serves grades 6–12 with 127 students. The district ranks in the middle of Washington districts, at the 58th percentile with three stars. Because the schools and grade-level classes are small, percentages can change noticeably from year to year when only a few students perform differently.

The high school currently has the stronger academic profile, especially in English language arts (ELA). Its 2025–2026 ELA proficiency rate was 71.43%, well above the district’s 62.2% and the state’s 52.81%, and up substantially from the prior year. Eighth grade was a particular strength, with results above the state in ELA, math, and science. The high school also reported an 85% graduation rate, higher than the statewide 82.6%. However, high school math and science remained below state averages, so math is an important area for continued improvement. At the elementary school, fourth-grade ELA exceeded the state average, but overall ELA was slightly below the state and math was notably weaker. Elementary science also declined sharply from the previous year and is worth monitoring.

Across both schools, math is the clearest shared challenge: proficiency was 35.09% at Waterville Elementary and 37.14% at Waterville High School, compared with 43.11% statewide. The elementary school had a slightly lower student-teacher ratio and higher spending per student, while the high school had stronger overall test results and graduation outcomes. Families should treat suppressed grade-level results as unavailable rather than low scores, and view major year-to-year changes cautiously because of small enrollment. Overall, the high school’s ELA and graduation results are encouraging, while districtwide math and elementary science deserve the closest attention.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)				SBAC English Language Arts (2026)								SBAC Math (2026)								Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Waterville High School	Public	6-12	200 E BIRCH St.	Waterville	98858	Douglas County	Waterville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 745-8583	127	7	18.0	58.3%	86 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (26.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	47.6	200^th of 396 public high schools	49.5%		60.9	146^th of 438 public high schools	66.7%	54		52.4	42.9	48.6						76.2		71.4				37.5	35.7	42.9	31.6	37.1			$22,037	$1,423	$20,614
Waterville Elementary	Public	K-5	200 E Birch St	Waterville	98858	Douglas County	Waterville School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 745-8583	129	8	16.7	53.5%	100 (77.5%)	1 (0.8%)	22 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	40	677^th of 1138 public elementary schools	40.5%		48.1	577^th of 1160 public elementary schools	50.3%	100	46.2			46.2	45.0	58.3						50.9	30.0	41.7	30.8					35.1	73.1%	11.5%	$23,655	$592	$23,063

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chelan	12.04 mi	6	149^th
Orondo	14.51 mi	1	251^st
Entiat	14.75 mi	2	147^th
Mansfield	15.67 mi	1
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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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