Concrete School District

The Concrete School District in Washington serves 527 students across two schools: Concrete Elementary (grades K-6) and Concrete High School (grades 7-12), both serving a high-need community where a majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Comparing the two schools reveals a notable performance story. Concrete Elementary has maintained stable but lower rankings, while Concrete High School has shown dramatic recent improvement, jumping from a 1-star to a 3-star rating in one year. This turnaround is driven by strong 10th-grade scores, where students now meet or exceed state averages in English and are close in math, a significant achievement for the district.

Key areas for parents to note include a substantial district-wide gap in math proficiency compared to the state, a sharp drop in math scores between 3rd and 4th grade at the elementary level, and a higher-than-average dropout rate. However, the high school's rapid gains are a positive sign. The district allocates more resources per student to the high school, which has smaller class sizes, a factor that may be contributing to its improvement and could inform strategies for supporting the elementary grades.