Manson School District

Manson School District has three public schools serving students in grades K–12 in the Manson area: Manson Elementary for grades K–5, Manson Middle School for grades 6–8, and Manson High School for grades 9–12. The district enrolls about 637 students and ranks near the middle of Washington districts overall, at the 52nd percentile. Results vary by school and subject, so families may want to look beyond the overall rankings.

Manson Elementary is the district’s strongest school for current math performance, with 53.39% of students proficient compared with 43.11% statewide. Third- and fourth-grade math are particularly strong, although fifth-grade math drops considerably. Elementary ELA is more mixed, with fourth- and fifth-grade results below the state average. Manson Middle School has the district’s highest current ranking and is a standout in science, where 60.87% of students are proficient. Eighth-grade ELA, math, and science results are also strong, but sixth- and seventh-grade math and ELA need attention. Its student–teacher ratio is the lowest of the three schools at 14.7.

Manson High School has an excellent 95% graduation rate, well above the 82.6% state rate, and its ELA performance is slightly above the state average. Its largest challenge is math: only 22.22% of students are proficient, below both the district and state. The high school’s ranking has also fallen recently, even though graduation remains strong. Across the district, the clearest priority is improving math as students move from elementary into middle and high school while maintaining the strong graduation rate, middle-school science results, and areas of elementary math success. Reported science results marked “—” are suppressed and should not be interpreted as zero or poor performance.