Summary:
The five high-school-level programs in Moses Lake School District, located in central Washington, serve students in grades 6–12, 9–12, or 10–12 through traditional, alternative, online, re-engagement, and technical-education programs. Together, they enroll 2,722 students, although their different missions and student populations make direct comparisons imperfect. Moses Lake High School is by far the largest, with 1,856 students, while the other programs enroll between 53 and 387 students.
For families seeking a conventional high school, Moses Lake High School has the strongest overall results. It reports an 89.2% graduation rate, the district’s highest, a 9.5% dropout rate, and the highest SchoolDigger ranking among the ranked schools. Its English language arts and science performance is above district averages, though mathematics is a significant weakness, with only 24.12% of students proficient. Vanguard Academy has shown impressive ELA improvement, rising to 42.37%, above the district average, but its math proficiency is only 10% and its graduation rate is 80%. Digital Learning Center has the lowest ranking and a 72.7% graduation rate, though sixth-grade ELA and math results are brighter than its later-grade performance.
Families should consider program purpose when interpreting the remaining options. MLSD Open Doors Re-Engagement Program serves students returning to education and has limited, older outcome data, while Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center offers a small, specialized career-and-technical program with no reported school-level achievement data in the supplied information. Across the district, secondary mathematics is the clearest shared challenge. Parents comparing schools should also ask about graduation supports, online or alternative-program expectations, course options, career credentials, and how each program matches their child’s learning needs.
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