White Pass School District

White Pass School District serves 352 students across two small schools in a rural Washington community: White Pass Elementary School serves grades K–6, while White Pass Junior Senior High School serves grades 7–12.

White Pass Elementary School, with 205 students, is the stronger school in math and science. Its all-grades math proficiency is 37.14%, and science proficiency is 51.85%, slightly above the statewide science rate. Fifth grade is a notable bright spot, with 55.56% proficiency in ELA and 48.15% in math—both above state averages. However, elementary ELA overall is lower at 35.24%, and third grade is a major concern, with only 14.29% proficiency in both ELA and math. Elementary science improved substantially from the prior year, while math remained stable. The school’s ranking also improved to the 36th percentile, suggesting modest recent progress. Because grade cohorts are small, individual-year results can change considerably.

White Pass Junior Senior High School, serving 147 students, performs better in ELA and has an 84% graduation rate, above the statewide rate of 82.6%. Its all-grades ELA proficiency is 47.95%, supported by strong eighth-grade results and a large year-over-year improvement. The main challenge is secondary math: only 19.72% of students are proficient overall, including 11.11% in seventh grade. Science is also weak at 35.42%, with especially low eleventh-grade performance. Although the high school has lower student-teacher ratios and higher per-student spending than the elementary school, these advantages have not yet produced stronger math and science outcomes. Overall, families will find the district’s clearest strengths in elementary science, fifth-grade achievement, high school ELA, and graduation, while the most urgent priorities are third-grade skills and secondary math and science.