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Centralia High School

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Centralia High School ranks 283 rd of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 396 Washington High Schools

Better than 29% of Washington high schools

Summary

Centralia High School is a public grades 9–12 school serving 941 students in Centralia, Washington, within the Centralia School District and a relatively high-need community in Lewis County. The school ranks 283rd of 396 Washington high schools, placing it in the 29th percentile. That is an improvement from its 15th–18th percentile range earlier in the decade, although its latest ranking slipped from the 34th percentile.

Academically, English language arts is the clearest strength. In 2025–26, 47.39% of students were proficient in ELA, 11.18 percentage points above the district average, while science proficiency was 40.12%, also above the district. Mathematics is the largest concern: only 21.03% of students were proficient, below both the district’s 28.39% and the state’s 43.11%. Nearby traditional schools performed better in all three subjects. For example, W F West High School had 66.36% ELA and 41.59% math proficiency, while Rochester High School had 65.03% ELA and 36.62% math proficiency. These schools are useful comparisons, though Centralia has a higher share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Completion results need close attention. Centralia’s graduation rate fell from 86.7% in 2023–24 to 76.9% in 2024–25, while its dropout rate rose to 17.1%, compared with 9.8% statewide. By comparison, graduation rates were 97.0% at W F West High School, 88.5% at Rochester High School, and 89.2% at Napavine Junior Senior High School. Centralia’s English Language Learner subgroup is a relative strength, ranking in the 65th percentile. Key priorities are improving math instruction, identifying students at risk of falling behind, and strengthening supports that help students earn credits and graduate.

941

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,352

Per pupil spending ?

69.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

813 Eshom Road
Centralia, WA 98531-1515

(360) 330-7605

District: Centralia School District

Feeder schools for Centralia High School:

Elementary:	Edison Elementary
	Fords Prairie Elementary
	Jefferson Lincoln Elementary
	Oakview Elementary School
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	Washington Elementary School
Middle:	Centralia Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.0%

Hispanic:

42.8%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2021 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2026) from a 15th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (40% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Washington average (77% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the Washington average (17% vs 10%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg33%

Washington avg48%

283^rd of 396

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

195^th of 238Centralia School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	283 of 396	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	288 of 438	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	293 of 437	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	370 of 442	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	356 of 434	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	386 of 455	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	348 of 417	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.3	238 of 301	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.7	229 of 306	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.0	219 of 341	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.6	292 of 454	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.9	291 of 450	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.5	229 of 440	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.7	252 of 423	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.2	240 of 402	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	67.0	133 of 396	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.9	232 of 399	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.1	187 of 395	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.4	172 of 394	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.2	212 of 390	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	30 of 85	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	14 of 65	78.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	211 of 309	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	224 of 350	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	234 of 347	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.9	319 of 357	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	265 of 368	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	331 of 390	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	308 of 358	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	190 of 243	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	190 of 236	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	157 of 249	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	165 of 248	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	214 of 249	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	246 of 261	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	245 of 278	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	192 of 241	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	243 of 325	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.0	214 of 355	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	230 of 356	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	299 of 362	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	294 of 370	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	319 of 392	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	277 of 344	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	250 of 326	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	254 of 359	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	272 of 362	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	309 of 358	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	343 of 363	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	345 of 395	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	302 of 355	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	30.4	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	108 of 170	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	133 of 166	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	104 of 179	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	146 of 195	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	28.4	159 of 212	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	223 of 319	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	257 of 373	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	260 of 374	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.0	329 of 379	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	322 of 390	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	370 of 413	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	340 of 382	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2026)32nd percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2021)25th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Migrant (2018)20th percentile

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%-5 vs state

Science40%-11 vs state

Math21%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Centralia High School	Public	9-12	813 Eshom Road	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 330-7605	941	47	20.2	69.5%	461 (49.0%)	18 (1.9%)	403 (42.8%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	41 (4.4%)	31.4	283^rd of 396 public high schools	28.5%		35.9	288^th of 438 public high schools	34.2%	5		40.1	40.1				47.4	47.4				21.0	21.0	$18,352	$465	$17,887
Futurus High School	Public	9-12	906 Johnson Road	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 827-6430	110	3	44.0	78.2%	52 (47.3%)	2 (1.8%)	46 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.4%)								(n/a)		36.4	36.4											$12,901	$689	$12,211
Lewis County Jail	Public	9-12	345 NW North Street	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 740-2704	2	0		—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)								(n/a)														$25,277	$67	$25,210
Rochester High School	Public	9-12	19800 Carper Rd SW	Rochester	98579	Thurston County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 273-5534	608	28	21.8	55.6%	353 (58.1%)	2 (0.3%)	196 (32.2%)	6 (1.0%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.1%)	64.8	131^st of 396 public high schools	66.9%		39.2	266^th of 438 public high schools	39.3%	135		51.6	51.6				65.0	65.0				36.6	36.6	$18,078	$918	$17,160
Green Hill Academic School	Public	9-12	375 SW 11th Street	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 740-3520	163	14	11.5	52.8%	29 (17.8%)	43 (26.4%)	56 (34.4%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.7%)	26 (16.0%)								(n/a)														$35,696	$6,320	$29,376
Lewis County Juvenile Detention	Public	5-12	1255 SW Pacific St	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 748-0131	16	1	16.0	31.3%	12 (75.0%)	1 (6.3%)	3 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$29,311	$1,372	$27,939
Lewis County Alternative School	Public	6-12	1265 SW Pacific Ave	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 748-3664	38	3	15.2	68.4%	27 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)														$13,308	$2,870	$10,438
W F West High School	Public	9-12	342 SW 16th Street	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 807-7235	950	43	22.2	43.5%	662 (69.7%)	8 (0.8%)	204 (21.5%)	23 (2.4%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.7%)	69.3	110^th of 396 public high schools	72.2%		56.2	180^th of 438 public high schools	58.9%	70		51.7	51.7				66.4	66.4				41.6	41.6	$17,162	$398	$16,765
Adna Middle/High School	Public	6-12	121 Adna School Rd.	Chehalis	98522	Lewis County	Adna School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 748-8552	369	20	18.9	24.9%	319 (86.4%)	8 (2.2%)	29 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	54.9	168^th of 396 public high schools	57.6%		44.9	237^th of 438 public high schools	45.9%	69	49.0	44.1	46.2	47.3	38.9	49.0	66.0	51.1	43.6	33.3	36.7	30.6	36.5	$18,962	$509	$18,454
H.e.a.r.t. High School	Public	9-12	10140 Highway 12 SW	Rochester	98579	Thurston County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 273-5534	37	1	43.0	62.2%	24 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (16.2%)								(n/a)														$12,948	$178	$12,770

Frequently Asked Questions about Centralia High School

What schools feed into Centralia High School?

Centralia High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Edison Elementary
Elementary : Fords Prairie Elementary
Elementary : Jefferson Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Oakview Elementary School
Elementary : Washington Elementary School
Middle : Centralia Middle School

How many students attend Centralia High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 941 students attended Centralia High School.

Is Centralia High School a good school?

Centralia High School ranks 283^rd of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Centralia High School in?

Centralia School District

What is the racial makeup of Centralia High School?

Students at Centralia High School are 49% White, 43% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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2024–25 school spending dataNewNov 2, 2026

2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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