Summary:
Wellpinit, Washington, is a small community with four schools serving about 415 students in grades K–12 through Wellpinit School District #49: Wellpinit Elementary School, Wellpinit Middle School, Wellpinit High School, and the alternative Wellpinit Open Doors High School.
The traditional schools serve a small student population and generally report high student-teacher needs, with free- or reduced-price lunch participation near 88% to 90%. Academic results are below Washington averages, although some schools perform better than the district in particular subjects. Wellpinit High School has the strongest reported overall ELA result at 29.17%, compared with 16% at Wellpinit Middle School and 17.54% at Wellpinit Elementary School. Wellpinit Elementary School leads the district in reported math proficiency at 12.07%, while Wellpinit Middle School has the strongest traditional-school science result at 20%. These results remain well below statewide rates, and several math and science results are suppressed because of small cohorts.
Wellpinit Middle School has one of the lowest statewide rankings among the listed schools, making middle-grade academic support an important priority. Wellpinit High School shows relatively stronger ELA performance but has a low statewide ranking and an earlier reported graduation rate of 72.7%. The alternative Wellpinit Open Doors High School serves a different student population and reports a 39.2% graduation rate, a 26.5% dropout rate, and a much higher student-teacher ratio of 30.3. Parents comparing schools should focus on graduation support, attendance and persistence, foundational math, middle-school ELA, and the differences between traditional and alternative programs.
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