Summary
Kittitas High School is a small public school serving grades 6–12 in Kittitas, a rural community in central Washington. It enrolls 318 students and belongs to the Kittitas School District, which ranks 108th out of 238 Washington districts. The school’s latest ranking is 237th of 396 schools, placing it at the 40th percentile statewide with two stars. That is a decline from the 58th percentile in 2024–25 and the 67th percentile in 2023–24, although the school’s results have varied considerably over time.
The clearest academic concern is mathematics. In 2025–26, 25.16% of students were proficient in math, compared with 43.11% statewide. The challenge is especially serious in 10th grade, where proficiency was 11.11%, versus 35.42% statewide. English Language Arts proficiency was 47.77%, below the state’s 52.81%, while science was a relative strength at 53.25%, slightly above the state’s 50.95%. Results differ considerably by grade: 10th-grade ELA and 6th-grade ELA exceeded state rates, but 8th-grade ELA was only 28.26%. The 2024–25 graduation rate was 86.0%, above Washington’s 82.6%, though below the 90.6% reported by nearby Ellensburg High School.
Compared with Ellensburg High School, which serves 957 students in grades 9–12, Kittitas is smaller, has a lower student-teacher ratio—16.1:1 versus 20.5:1—and serves a higher-poverty student population. Kittitas also spent $19,799 per student in 2023–24, more than Ellensburg’s $18,295, but its test results trailed Ellensburg in ELA, math, and science. The school’s 80th-percentile effectiveness ranking for students from low-income households is a notable strength. Overall, Kittitas appears to offer a relatively personal setting and supports graduation well, but improving math progression from middle school through 10th grade should be the central priority.
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