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Heights Elementary

Q: Is Heights Elementary a good school?

Heights Elementary ranks 389 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

389^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Heights Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 358 students in Clarkston, WA, and stands out as the top-performing elementary school within the Clarkston School District.

Academically, Heights consistently outperforms both the district and state averages, with exceptional strength in science where over 72% of students are proficient. The school also shows strong results in math and English. Compared to other elementary schools in the district like Parkway Elementary, Grantham Elementary, and Highland Elementary, Heights achieves significantly higher test scores across all core subjects. It is notably effective in supporting students from lower-income families, ranking well above average for this group statewide.

While the school's overall state ranking has seen a slight decline over the past decade, it remains solidly above average. An interesting point of comparison is nearby Asotin Elementary in the Asotin-Anatone School District, which outperforms Heights in math, suggesting educational approaches can vary between districts. Heights achieves its strong outcomes with moderate per-student spending, indicating efficient use of resources.

358

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,148

Per pupil spending ?

43.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1917 4th Ave
Clarkston, WA 99403-1319

(509) 758-8180

District: Clarkston School District

Students who attend Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Charles Francis Adams High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.6%

Hispanic:

10.1%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (59% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Clarkston School District

✓Above the Washington median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg43%

Washington avg48%

389^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Clarkston School District

154^th of 247Clarkston 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
2025	64.0	389 of 1160	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	488 of 1168	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	396 of 1169	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	338 of 1169	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	252 of 1107	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	257 of 1130	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	245 of 1054	76.8%	★★★★☆
2017	68.3	326 of 1056	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.9	230 of 1053	78.2%	★★★★☆
2015	79.0	201 of 1067	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	72.8	270 of 1106	75.6%	★★★★☆
2012	63.2	408 of 1097	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.6	344 of 1092	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.8	498 of 1088	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.5	532 of 1072	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.9	246 of 1067	76.9%	★★★★☆
2007	68.4	302 of 1069	71.7%	★★★★☆
2006	63.2	374 of 1051	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	92.1	37 of 1031	96.4%	★★★★★
2004	77.4	182 of 1026	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	419 of 1092	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	481 of 1093	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	411 of 1094	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.3	270 of 1100	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	286 of 1008	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	285 of 1068	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	281 of 1004	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	236 of 1013	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	291 of 1024	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	127 of 1013	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	383 of 1019	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.0	119 of 854	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	228 of 979	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	61 of 835	92.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	352 of 1098	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	378 of 1099	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	386 of 1099	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	396 of 1113	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.5	186 of 1025	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	247 of 1075	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	208 of 999	79.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	109 of 363	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	37.9	219 of 339	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	170 of 308	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.2	88 of 637	86.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	473 of 1007	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	543 of 1009	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	482 of 1011	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	432 of 1031	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	259 of 943	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	378 of 1027	63.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science73%+23 vs state

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Math48%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	1917 4th Ave	Clarkston	99403	Asotin County	Clarkston School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 758-8180	358	22	16.6	43.6%	292 (81.6%)	5 (1.4%)	36 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)	64	389^th of 1160 public elementary schools	66.5%		56.2	488^th of 1168 public elementary schools	58.2%	99	72.7	72.7	61.0	49.3	59.1	55.4	55.3	58.5	39.1	54.6	47.7	48.4	86.1	90.7	88.4	88.4	88.4	90.7	88.4	90.7	90.7	90.7	$18,148	$1,541	$16,606
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	1432 Highland St	Clarkston	99403	Asotin County	Clarkston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 758-5531	290	19	15.4	67.9%	232 (80.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	33.3	779^th of 1160 public elementary schools	32.8%		24.1	913^th of 1168 public elementary schools	21.8%	134	40.9	40.9	52.4	34.0	34.1		36.1	54.8	36.2	31.8		35.9	91.5	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	91.5	93.6	93.6	$17,840	$1,777	$16,064
Parkway Elementary	Public	K-6	1103 4th St	Clarkston	99403	Asotin County	Clarkston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 758-2553	330	18	18.8	63.0%	247 (74.8%)	8 (2.4%)	46 (13.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	36.9	716^th of 1160 public elementary schools	38.3%		28.4	847^th of 1168 public elementary schools	27.5%	131	50.0	50.0	45.0	41.3	47.7	41.9	43.9	50.0	39.1	40.9	18.6	37.0	92.5	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	92.5	96.2	94.3	92.5	92.5	$16,948	$1,880	$15,068
Grantham Elementary	Public	K-6	1253 Poplar St	Clarkston	99403	Asotin County	Clarkston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 758-2503	252	22	11.6	85.7%	192 (76.2%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.3%)	15.8	1016^th of 1160 public elementary schools	12.4%		26.7	873^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	25.3%	143	36.4	36.4	14.3	28.6	43.5	29.0	29.2	26.2	29.3	27.3	22.6	26.6	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9	92.9	97.6	92.9	92.9	92.9	$21,666	$3,155	$18,511
Asotin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 1st St	Asotin	99402	Asotin County	Asotin-Anatone School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 243-4147	311	19	16.8	40.2%	280 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	59.1	447^th of 1160 public elementary schools	61.5%		79.4	227^th of 1168 public elementary schools	80.6%	220	45.1	45.1	44.9	61.7	47.1		51.0	69.4	66.0	47.1		60.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	95.0	87.5	87.5	87.5	$22,238	$2,165	$20,073

Frequently Asked Questions about Heights Elementary

Is Heights Elementary a good school?

Heights Elementary ranks 389^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Heights Elementary?

Students at Heights Elementary are 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Charles Francis Adams High School

How many students attend Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Heights Elementary.

What district is Heights Elementary in?

Clarkston School District

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