Summary:
Hulan L Whitson Elementary is the only listed elementary school in the White Salmon Valley School District, serving students from kindergarten through 4th grade in White Salmon, Washington. The school enrolls 352 students, has a 16.5-to-1 student–teacher ratio, and reported per-student spending of $19,219 in 2023–2024. About 45.74% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, an important piece of context when considering the school’s results.
For 2025–2026, the school’s overall English Language Arts proficiency rate was 49.02%, slightly below both the district rate of 52.27% and the state rate of 52.81%. Mathematics was a relative strength: 44.67% of students were proficient, compared with 40.33% districtwide and 43.11% statewide. Results varied by grade, especially in math. Third-grade math proficiency was 50.85%, while fourth-grade math proficiency was 40.66%, making fourth-grade mathematics the clearest area for improvement. ELA performance was more consistent, with proficiency near 49% in both third and fourth grade.
The school had a particularly strong 2024–2025 year, when ELA proficiency reached 54.11% and math proficiency reached 55.48%. Since then, results declined by 5.09 percentage points in ELA and 10.81 points in math, although math remained above district and state averages in 2025–2026. The school’s ranking also fell from the 65th percentile and three stars in 2024–2025 to the 49th percentile and two stars most recently, returning close to its 2023–2024 standing. For families, the main takeaway is that this is a single-school elementary district with competitive math performance, more mixed ELA results, and a need to monitor fourth-grade math and the recent year-over-year decline.
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