Summary:
The Mount Adams School District contains one high school, White Swan High School, serving about 250 students in grades 9-12 in a rural community.
White Swan High School presents a mixed picture for families. On one hand, the school maintains an 85% graduation rate, which is above the state average, and it provides small class sizes with a very low student-to-teacher ratio. On the other hand, academic proficiency in core subjects like English and Science is significantly below state averages, and the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 1-2% of all Washington high schools for the last several years.
The school operates with very high per-student spending and serves a student population where nearly all qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic challenges. This highlights that the school's primary challenge is helping students achieve grade-level academic mastery, even as it succeeds in helping most of them graduate. For parents, this means the school environment offers close student-teacher relationships and supports for graduation, but academic outcomes, as measured by state tests, remain a serious concern for the district.
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