Inchelium School District

Inchelium School District is a small, remote K–12 district in Washington’s Inchelium area, with three schools serving about 188 students: Inchelium Elementary School, Inchelium Middle School, and Inchelium High School.

Inchelium Elementary School is the strongest overall performer in the district and is improving. Its latest proficiency rates were 42.5% in English language arts, 40% in math, and 38.46% in science—higher than the district averages in every subject. Elementary students also improved in all three subjects compared with the prior year, and fourth-grade English language arts was a particular bright spot, exceeding the state comparison. Math remains an area to watch, especially fifth grade, where 23.08% of students were proficient. The school has the district’s lowest student-teacher ratio, at 7.9 students per teacher.

Inchelium Middle School is the greatest academic concern, with 34% proficiency in English language arts and 18% in math. Its math results are well below both the district and state, although math improved from the previous year. Sixth-grade English language arts is a relative strength, but performance is weaker in later grades where data are available. Inchelium High School has the district’s strongest current English language arts result at 52.94%, nearly matching the state rate, but math remains weak at 29.41%, and English language arts declined sharply from 70% the prior year. Because enrollment is small, results can change substantially from one class or year to another. Districtwide, the clearest priorities are strengthening math instruction, supporting the transition into middle school, and reviewing attendance, graduation, dropout, and student-growth data alongside test scores.