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Darrington High School

Public Grades 9-12
191st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 396 Washington High Schools
Better than 52% of Washington high schools
Summary

Darrington High School is a small public school serving grades 9–12 in the geographically isolated community of Darrington, Washington, with 113 students and a 12.4-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio in 2024–2025. Its statewide standing has improved substantially, rising to 191st of 396 schools, the 52nd percentile, and three stars in 2025–2026, compared with the 32nd percentile in 2020–2021. This places the school slightly above the midpoint among Washington schools, although its performance is not equally strong in every subject.

The clearest strengths are science and English Language Arts (ELA). In 2025–2026, 63.64% of students were proficient in science, ahead of both Darrington School District at 41.89% and the state at 50.95%. ELA proficiency was 50%, well above the district’s 26.39% and close to the state’s 52.81%. Mathematics is the main concern: only 21.88% of students were proficient, roughly matching the district’s 21.1% but well below Washington’s 43.11%. Parents may also want to ask about graduation and student-support programs, since historical graduation rates were generally in the 70s or low 80s and the 2021–2022 dropout rate was 13.3%; current school-level graduation data were not provided.

Student outcomes can change noticeably from year to year because the school and its tested groups are small. Subgroup results have been uneven, with stronger recent rankings for female students and a particularly strong low-income-student result in 2024–2025, but weaker male-student results and a sharp recent decline in the White-student subgroup ranking. Per-student spending reached $27,735 in 2023–2024, reflecting the higher fixed costs of operating a very small, remote school. There are no other schools within 20 miles, so direct nearby-school comparisons are unavailable; the most useful benchmarks are the district and statewide results. Overall, the school offers a close-knit setting with improving overall performance, strong science and ELA, and mathematics as the highest-priority area for improvement.

113
Students ?
12.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,735
Per pupil spending ?
58.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1085 Fir Street
       Darrington, WA  98241-0027

(360) 436-1140

District: Darrington School District


Feeder schools for Darrington High School:

Elementary:    Darrington Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
73.5%
Two or more races:
11.5%
Hispanic:
10.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2016
✓Above the Washington median (52nd percentile)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (43% vs 48% meeting standards)
!Graduation rate below the Washington average (77% vs 82%)
!Dropout rate above the Washington average (13% vs 10%)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school43%
District avg26%
Washington avg48%
191st of 396
Washington public high schools ?
Top 48%▲ up 37 pts since 2016
From bottom 15% (2016) to top 48% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
199th of 238Darrington 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202649.7191 of 39651.8%★★★☆☆
202543.7245 of 43844.1%★★☆☆☆
202445.1238 of 43745.5%★★☆☆☆
202344.3251 of 44243.2%★★☆☆☆
202235.9289 of 43433.4%★★☆☆☆
202131.7311 of 45531.6%★★☆☆☆
201949.1219 of 41747.5%★★☆☆☆
201841.8216 of 31531.4%★★☆☆☆
201740.1206 of 30131.6%★★☆☆☆
201624.9260 of 30615.0%★☆☆☆☆
201546.1183 of 34146.3%★★☆☆☆
201358.4199 of 45456.2%★★★☆☆
201253.1221 of 45050.9%★★★☆☆
201146.0242 of 44045.0%★★☆☆☆
201042.2275 of 42335.0%★★☆☆☆
200937.1282 of 40229.9%★★☆☆☆
200828.9313 of 39621.0%★☆☆☆☆
200736.3294 of 39926.3%★☆☆☆☆
200647.6247 of 39537.5%★★☆☆☆
200535.8287 of 39427.2%★☆☆☆☆
200441.8253 of 39035.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202551.7151 of 35056.9%★★★☆☆
202359.6137 of 35761.6%★★★☆☆
202137.5245 of 39037.2%★★☆☆☆
201934.6252 of 35829.6%★★☆☆☆
201835.5184 of 24324.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202645.3184 of 32543.4%★★☆☆☆
202563.5106 of 35570.1%★★★★☆
202349.3185 of 36248.9%★★☆☆☆
202249.6176 of 37052.4%★★★☆☆
202115.8368 of 3926.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201950.0170 of 34450.6%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202639.1202 of 32638.0%★★☆☆☆
202518.9300 of 35916.4%★☆☆☆☆
202424.5284 of 36221.5%★☆☆☆☆
202344.6198 of 35844.7%★★☆☆☆
202217.3312 of 36314.0%★☆☆☆☆
202125.2311 of 39521.3%★☆☆☆☆
201838.1180 of 25429.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202616.0288 of 3199.7%★☆☆☆☆
202541.1223 of 37340.2%★★☆☆☆
202437.1258 of 37431.0%★★☆☆☆
202332.5272 of 37928.2%★☆☆☆☆
202223.5327 of 39016.2%★☆☆☆☆
202122.8339 of 41317.9%★☆☆☆☆
201944.6219 of 38242.7%★★☆☆☆
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)
Female (2025)57th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-8 vs school
Male (2026)38th percentile-14 vs school
White (2026)10th percentile-42 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
Science64%+13 vs state
English Language Arts50%-3 vs state
Math22%-21 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Darrington High School

Darrington High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Darrington Elementary School

Students at Darrington High School are 73% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% Not Specified.

In the 2024-25 school year, 113 students attended Darrington High School.

Darrington High School ranks 191st of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresNewSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2025


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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