Summary:
Ellensburg School District serves about 3,354 students across eight schools in the Ellensburg area, including elementary, middle, high school, alternative, and specialized programs serving grades K–12. Overall, the district ranks 88th among 238 Washington districts in the supplied data, but school performance varies considerably by grade and subject. Testing data is mostly from 2025–2026, while graduation, spending, staffing, and lunch-program data generally comes from earlier years.
Ellensburg High School is the district’s strongest overall secondary school, with a 90.6% graduation rate, a 6.1% dropout rate, and particularly strong ELA and science results. Math is its main area for improvement. Among elementary schools, Ida Nason Aronica Elementary showed the biggest improvement, rising sharply in ranking and gaining about 10 to 19 percentage points across subjects. Valley View Elementary School has a strong recent history and the best elementary math performance, although its science results declined. Lincoln Elementary is fairly balanced, while Mt. Stuart Elementary has comparatively low overall rankings but solid math and science results in some grades.
Morgan Middle School recovered notably in 2025–2026, but eighth-grade math remains a concern. Fifth-grade math is a broader challenge across all four traditional elementary schools, with each below the state result. Ellensburg Choice Schools and Ellensburg Open Doors serve smaller, specialized student populations, so their results are not directly comparable with comprehensive schools; some results are also suppressed or unavailable. Parents comparing schools should consider multiple years of results, grade-level patterns, program offerings, and each school’s student population rather than relying on rankings alone.
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