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Best High Schools in Whitman County, WA

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

1,486

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedPullman High School32^nd of 438 Washington high schools

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Biggest riser

St John/Endicott High up 19 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Tekoa High School 12.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Garfield at Palouse High School and 3 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (2025)					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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Colfax High School	Public	7-12	1110 N. Morton Street	Colfax	99111	Whitman County	Colfax School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 397-4368	263	16	16.0	29.7%	229 (87.1%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (6.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	80.6	65^th of 438 public high schools	85.2%		92.4	30^th of 437 public high schools	93.1%	35	29.6	74.5	52.8		52.9	43.2	77.1	56.2		51.0	38.6	40.0	43.9	$18,627	$1,387	$17,240
Garfield at Palouse High School	Public	9-12	600 E. Alder	Palouse	99161	Whitman County	Garfield School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 878-1921	45	1	32.3	48.9%	44 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89.1	39^th of 438 public high schools	91.1%					(n/a)		76.9	76.9									50.0	50.0	$20,178	$2,629	$17,548
Lacrosse High School	Public	9-12	111 Hill Ave	LaCrosse	99143	Whitman County	LaCrosse School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 549-3591	28	7	3.9	39.3%	25 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								66.7					44.4	$16,766	$315	$16,451
Oakesdale High School	Public	6-12	First & McCoy Streets	Oakesdale	99158	Whitman County	Oakesdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 285-5281	80	7	12.1	42.5%	75 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	47.2	221^st of 438 public high schools	49.5%					(n/a)	30.0		29.4		60.0	60.0	60.0	50.0	33.3	50.0	60.0	30.0	42.9	$27,938	$768	$27,170
Palouse High School	Public	9-12	600 E Alder Street	Palouse	99161	Whitman County	Palouse School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 878-1921	57	7	7.7	35.1%	52 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	70.5	108^th of 438 public high schools	75.3%					(n/a)		66.7	66.7									36.4	36.4	$35,485	$1,459	$34,025
Pullman High School	Public	9-12	510 NW Greyhound Way	Pullman	99163	Whitman County	Pullman School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 332-1551	838	44	19.0	32.7%	555 (66.2%)	18 (2.1%)	109 (13.0%)	76 (9.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	62 (7.4%)	90.8	32^nd of 438 public high schools	92.7%		93	27^th of 437 public high schools	93.8%	5		78.0	78.0				81.8	81.8				53.5	53.5	$16,104	$195	$15,909
St John/Endicott High	Public	9-12	W 301 Nob Hill	Saint John	99171	Whitman County	St. John School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 648-3336	60	6	10.2	55.0%	51 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)	60.1	153^rd of 438 public high schools	65.1%		57.2	172^nd of 437 public high schools	60.6%	19		54.6	54.6				64.3	64.3						$42,481	$608	$41,873
Tekoa High School	Public	6-12	513 E Henkle - 0869	Tekoa	99033	Whitman County	Tekoa School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 284-3401	115	9	12.1	52.2%	84 (73.0%)	2 (1.7%)	14 (12.2%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	48.6	207^th of 438 public high schools	52.7%					(n/a)	40.0	40.0	40.0	41.2	41.2	45.0	66.7	46.0	23.5	29.4	25.0	33.3	27.0	$24,463	$294	$24,169

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.