Educational Opportunity Center

Educational Opportunity Center is a small public school in Clarkston, Washington, serving 88 students in grades 7–12 within the Clarkston School District. The school serves a substantially different student population and educational setting from nearby comprehensive high schools, with more than 85% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most important concern is student completion. In 2024–2025, the school’s graduation rate was 36.3%, compared with 74.4% for the district and 82.6% statewide. Its dropout rate was 49.0%, compared with 19.0% districtwide and 9.8% statewide. Academic results were also below district and state averages in English Language Arts, with 35.71% proficiency in 2025–2026. Science was a relative strength at 45.45%, essentially matching the district’s 45.36%; the school’s math result was suppressed by the state and should be treated as unknown. The latest statewide ranking improved to approximately the 29th percentile, but the school remains below the district and nearby peers.

Compared with the nearby Charles Francis Adams High School, which enrolls 670 students, Educational Opportunity Center has much lower graduation and higher dropout rates, as well as lower ELA and science proficiency. Charles Francis Adams ranked at the 73rd percentile and had a 92.2% graduation rate in the comparable year, although it serves a less economically disadvantaged population. Asotin Junior Senior High also reported stronger academic results and a 92.0% graduation rate in 2023–2024. The adjacent Educational Opportunity Center Reengagement offers a much smaller, more intensively staffed program, but no outcome data are available for direct comparison. Because enrollment is small, yearly percentages can shift considerably; still, retention, progress toward graduation, and ELA support appear to be the school’s central priorities.