Brewster High School

Brewster High School is a public school serving 339 students in grades 9–12 in the Brewster, Washington, area. It is part of the Brewster School District and serves a high-need student population, with 84.07% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. The school ranked in the 25th percentile statewide in 2025–26, an improvement from the previous year but still below the state midpoint.

The school’s strongest outcome is graduation: its latest reported rate was 88%, above the district’s 83% and the state’s 82.6%. Academic results are more mixed. In 2025–26, 47.62% of students met standards in English Language Arts, well above the district’s 35.81% but below the state’s 52.81%. Science proficiency was 36.25%, slightly above the district and higher than nearby Bridgeport High School. Mathematics is the clearest challenge: 18.07% met standards, compared with 43.11% statewide and 25% districtwide. Math has improved from 9.46% in 2022–23, but the gap remains substantial.

Compared with nearby Pateros High School, Brewster has more students, a higher student-teacher ratio, and lower per-student spending. Brewster’s ratio was 23 students per teacher in 2024–25, compared with 14.8 at Bridgeport High and 11.9 at Pateros, which may make individualized support more difficult. Brewster’s ELA and science results exceed its district’s, while math trails the district. Subgroup effectiveness is uneven: migrant-student support ranked at the 84th percentile statewide, while female-student and low-SES results were much weaker. Overall, the school appears more successful at helping students graduate than at producing strong standardized academic results.