Summary:
Inchelium School District has one high school, Inchelium High School, serving grades 9–12 in the small rural community of Inchelium, Washington. The school enrolls 62 students and has a 14.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio, which may allow for personal attention. About 79% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that many families may benefit from strong academic, attendance, and support services. Because this is the district’s only high school, there are no nearby district schools to compare directly; the most useful comparisons are with state results and the school’s own performance over time.
English language arts is the school’s clearest academic strength. In 2025–2026, 52.94% of students were proficient in ELA, nearly matching Washington’s 52.81% rate and exceeding the district figure of 40.19%. However, ELA proficiency declined from 70% the previous year, so families may want to ask how the school is working to maintain and improve results. Mathematics is a more consistent concern: proficiency was 29.41% in 2025–2026, compared with 43.11% statewide, and remained close to 30% the year before. Science results for the school were suppressed because of the small number of students, so no reliable school-level conclusion can be drawn in that subject.
Graduation and attendance-related outcomes deserve careful attention. The graduation rate was 75% in 2023–2024, while the reported dropout rate was 41.1% in 2021–2022; these figures come from different years, so current trends should be confirmed with the school. Rankings have also varied considerably, ranging from the 7th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 62nd percentile in 2024–2025 and the 42nd percentile in 2025–2026. Since enrollment is very small, a few students can substantially change annual percentages. Parents may wish to ask about current dropout and graduation data, math intervention, course offerings, college and career planning, and the support available to students and families.
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