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Kittitas High School

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Kittitas High School ranks 184 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 58% of Washington high schools

Summary

Kittitas High School is a public 6-12 school serving 318 students in the Kittitas School District, offering a smaller, community-focused environment with a recent track record of improvement and notable strengths in supporting specific student groups.

Academically, the school's overall test scores are below the state average, but a closer look reveals important successes and challenges. The school excels in teaching science and English Language Arts to 10th and 6th graders, but faces difficulties in middle school ELA and math. A key strength is its exceptional effectiveness with Hispanic students and students from low-income families, where it ranks among the top schools in the state for supporting their academic growth. The school invests more per student and maintains smaller class sizes than the larger, higher-performing Ellensburg High School in the neighboring Ellensburg School District.

While Ellensburg High School achieves higher overall test scores and graduation rates, Kittitas High School's focused approach with higher-need students is a defining feature. The school's performance has stabilized in recent years after some fluctuation, and its 86% graduation rate is above the state average. For parents, Kittitas High School represents a setting with dedicated resources and a demonstrated commitment to helping vulnerable student subgroups succeed, even as it works to raise achievement across all grades.

318

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,799

Per pupil spending ?

55.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7571 Kittitas Highway
Kittitas, WA 98934-1079

(509) 955-3120

District: Kittitas School District

Feeder schools for Kittitas High School:

Elementary:

Kittitas Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.3%

Hispanic:

23.6%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓86% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Washington median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Math scores 12 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Washington avg48%

Middle school

327^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

184^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Washington High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

134^th of 247Kittitas 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	327 of 534	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.6	448 of 535	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	447 of 539	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	499 of 541	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	427 of 529	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	413 of 512	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	346 of 437	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	334 of 435	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.3	227 of 443	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.8	283 of 445	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.8	234 of 498	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.7	234 of 497	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.5	314 of 492	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.1	223 of 483	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.1	284 of 476	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	66.5	127 of 466	72.7%	★★★★☆
2007	48.9	239 of 463	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.3	166 of 449	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	22.4	357 of 425	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.8	232 of 421	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	280 of 471	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	279 of 464	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	339 of 464	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	373 of 479	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	380 of 469	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	372 of 452	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	295 of 376	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	55.7	121 of 336	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.6	278 of 353	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	222 of 344	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	279 of 457	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	379 of 455	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	322 of 463	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	391 of 475	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	310 of 458	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	251 of 448	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	250 of 349	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	315 of 472	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.4	399 of 466	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	398 of 470	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	441 of 480	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	367 of 476	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	358 of 453	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	315 of 371	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	351 of 488	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	419 of 486	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	427 of 488	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	471 of 488	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	435 of 480	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	409 of 470	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	300 of 325	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	184 of 438	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	146 of 437	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	175 of 442	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	261 of 434	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	300 of 455	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	147 of 417	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	80 of 315	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	55.8	150 of 301	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.6	157 of 306	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.3	166 of 341	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.9	64 of 454	85.9%	★★★★☆
2012	73.1	56 of 450	87.6%	★★★★☆
2011	61.4	128 of 440	70.9%	★★★★☆
2010	71.4	111 of 423	73.8%	★★★★☆
2009	65.2	152 of 402	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.2	138 of 396	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	35.2	298 of 399	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.8	253 of 395	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.5	199 of 394	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.8	210 of 390	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	115 of 350	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	98 of 347	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	46.0	187 of 357	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	228 of 368	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	266 of 390	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	123 of 358	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	91 of 243	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	36 of 249	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	22.4	220 of 261	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	80.7	29 of 278	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	42 of 241	82.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	72 of 355	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	84 of 362	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	149 of 370	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	159 of 392	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	139 of 344	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.1	7 of 227	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	112 of 359	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	145 of 362	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	113 of 358	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	240 of 363	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	167 of 395	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	149 of 355	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	63 of 254	75.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	164 of 373	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	127 of 374	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	180 of 379	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	259 of 390	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	348 of 413	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	189 of 382	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	108 of 222	51.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2023)64th percentile+47 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-11 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Science47%~ state avg

Math30%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (2025)					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 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
Kittitas High School	Public	6-12	7571 Kittitas Highway	Kittitas	98934	Kittitas County	Kittitas School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 955-3120	318	20	16.1	55.3%	233 (73.3%)	1 (0.3%)	75 (23.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	55.9	184^th of 438 public high schools	58.0%		61.4	146^th of 437 public high schools	66.6%	38	32.5	65.6	47.2	64.3	36.4	27.5	70.6	48.8	47.6	26.7	30.0	14.7	30.4	$19,799	$477	$19,322
Ellensburg High School	Public	9-12	1203 E Capitol	Ellensburg	98926	Kittitas County	Ellensburg School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 925-8300	957	47	20.5	38.2%	665 (69.5%)	5 (0.5%)	220 (23.0%)	17 (1.8%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.0%)	76.1	79^th of 438 public high schools	82.0%		72	99^th of 437 public high schools	77.3%	20		65.2	65.2				72.3	72.3				42.7	42.7	$18,295	$642	$17,653
Ellensburg Open Doors	Public	11-12	1200 E Capital	Ellensburg	98926	Kittitas County	Ellensburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(509) 925-8182	38	0		78.9%	20 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)
Parke Creek Treatment Center	Public	8-12	11042 Parke Creek Road	Ellensburg	98926	Kittitas County	Kittitas School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 968-4909	11	1	11.0	45.5%	5 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)														$21,438	$1,757	$19,681
Selah Academy Auxiliary	Public	6-12	2280 Wa-821	yakima	98901	Yakima County	Selah School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 698-8520	13	0		23.1%	7 (53.8%)	1 (7.7%)	3 (23.1%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)														$9,874	$291	$9,583

Frequently Asked Questions about Kittitas High School

How many students attend Kittitas High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Kittitas High School.

What district is Kittitas High School in?

Kittitas School District

What is the racial makeup of Kittitas High School?

Students at Kittitas High School are 73% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Kittitas High School?

Kittitas High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kittitas Elementary School

Is Kittitas High School a good school?

Kittitas High School ranks 184^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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