Summary:
The Mossyrock School District in Washington operates two high schools serving grades 7-12: the mainstream Mossyrock Junior/Senior High School with 281 students and the much smaller alternative Mossyrock Academy with 16 students, together serving a community where the district ranks in the lower third statewide.
Mossyrock Junior/Senior High School is the district's primary high school, educating 94% of its high school students. It shows notable strengths, including a 91% graduation rate that exceeds the state average and English Language Arts performance that meets or nears state benchmarks. However, a significant challenge is math proficiency, which at 21% is roughly half the state average and declines sharply in higher grades. In contrast, Mossyrock Academy serves a small population of students with very high economic need and has an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 8.5 to 1, but it operates with dramatically less funding per student than the main high school.
Key takeaways for parents include the district's strong graduation record and competent English instruction, but also a serious need for improvement in middle and high school math and science. The vast difference in resources between the two schools is striking, with the alternative academy receiving far less funding per student. While the main high school has shown recent improvement in its state ranking, overall academic performance in core subjects like math remains well below state averages, indicating important areas for focused support and growth.
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