Summary:
Toutle Lake School District serves about 673 students in two schools covering kindergarten through 12th grade in the Toutle Lake area of Washington: Toutle Lake Elementary for grades K–6 and Toutle Lake High School for grades 7–12. The schools have noticeably different academic profiles, with the elementary school performing above state averages and the high school facing significant challenges.
Toutle Lake Elementary is the stronger-performing school. In 2025–26, student results exceeded Washington averages in English, math, and science, and the school ranked in the 59th percentile with three stars. Its biggest recent improvement was in English, which increased by more than 15 percentage points from the prior year. Third-grade math was especially strong, with 62.86% of students meeting the standard. However, math performance declined in fourth and fifth grades, making upper-elementary math an important area for families and school leaders to monitor.
Toutle Lake High School ranked in the 10th percentile and received no stars in 2025–26. Its English, math, and science results were all below state and district averages, with math the most serious concern: only 17.37% of students met the standard overall, falling to 9.52% in 10th grade. English improved from the previous year, but math was nearly unchanged and science declined slightly. The graduation rate was 80%, close to the statewide 82.6%, showing that graduation outcomes are more positive than test scores alone suggest. Similar student-teacher ratios and slightly higher spending per student at the high school indicate that the performance gap is not simply a result of class size or funding. Small grade cohorts can also cause sizable year-to-year changes.
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