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Choice Middle and High School

Q: How many students attend Choice Middle and High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Choice Middle and High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Choice Middle and High School?

Students at Choice Middle and High School are 57% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% American Indian.

Public Grades 7-12

Summary

Choice Middle and High School is a public school serving grades 7-12 in the Shelton School District in Shelton, Washington, with a relatively small student population of 185 students as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Choice Middle and High School faces significant challenges, consistently underperforming compared to the district and state on standardized test scores, with only 13.79% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts, compared to 44.95% for the Shelton School District and 66.2% for the state. The school also struggles with low graduation rates, reaching only 54.3% in 2022-2023, and high dropout rates, up to 43.8% in 2021-2022, significantly worse than the nearby Shelton High School. Choice Middle and High School serves a high-needs student population, with 72.97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, despite relatively high spending per student at $20,169 in 2021-2022.

The proximity of Choice Middle and High School to other high-performing schools in the district, such as Shelton High School and Cedar High School, highlights the potential for collaboration and resource-sharing, but also underscores the need for targeted interventions and support to address the unique challenges faced by the Choice Middle and High School community.

217

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,237

Per pupil spending ?

59.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

807 W. Pine St.
Shelton, WA 98584-2562

(360) 426-7664

District: Shelton School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

27.6%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2011 → 3rd in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (24% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Washington average (45% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the Washington average (13% vs 10%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg32%

Washington avg51%

Not ranked this year

Choice Middle and High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

207^th of 247Shelton 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
2024	32.0	359 of 535	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	1.6	422 of 425	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.8	409 of 421	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	33.4	331 of 486	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	6.8	428 of 442	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	424 of 455	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	380 of 417	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	291 of 315	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	271 of 301	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	286 of 306	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	22.1	287 of 341	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.9	384 of 454	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.2	376 of 450	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.1	370 of 440	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.3	372 of 423	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	6.9	379 of 402	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	380 of 396	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	24.8	323 of 399	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	5.4	369 of 395	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.3	369 of 394	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.2	354 of 390	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	236 of 390	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.7	323 of 358	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	224 of 243	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	9.1	155 of 156	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	21.2	343 of 392	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	326 of 344	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	2.3	362 of 363	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	391 of 395	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	336 of 355	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	252 of 254	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	4.5	373 of 379	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	331 of 413	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	358 of 382	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	214 of 222	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

White (2024)32nd percentile~ school

High school

Female (2021)39th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)12th percentile+6 vs school

White (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)1st percentile-7 vs school

Male (2022)<1st percentile

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-20 vs state

Science16%-34 vs state

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Friday, October 8, 2010

this is the best school ive EVER been to. its like a family and everyone cares. i would highly recomend it Close Quote

Schools Near Choice Middle and High School

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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 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Choice Middle and High School	Public	7-12	807 W. Pine St.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-7664	217	11	20.6	59.4%	123 (56.7%)	2 (0.9%)	60 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	1 (0.5%)	19 (8.8%)								(n/a)	23.5		15.6	29.4	40.9	33.3			$24,237	$1,230	$23,007
Mason County Detention Center	Public	7-12	411 N. 5th St.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 426-7664	1	1	1.0		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$70,961	$4,899	$66,061
Shelton Open Doors	Public	9-12	Sound Learning	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 426-9733	22	0		45.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$10,001	$1,194	$8,807
Cedar High School	Public	9-12	937 W Alpine Way	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 426-7664	100	7	13.8	51.0%	72 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	46.4	224^th of 438 public high schools	48.9%		46.2	225^th of 437 public high schools	48.5%	1		69.2	69.2		33.3	33.3			$27,507	$1,194	$26,313
Shelton High School	Public	9-12	3737 Shelton Springs Rd.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 426-4471	1,455	77	18.8	58.4%	704 (48.4%)	18 (1.2%)	542 (37.3%)	10 (0.7%)	52 (3.6%)	9 (0.6%)	107 (7.4%)	26.1	335^th of 438 public high schools	23.5%		23.3	349^th of 437 public high schools	20.1%	14		36.3	36.3		54.6	54.6	16.6	16.6	$19,599	$1,194	$18,405
Garrett Heyns High School	Public	8-12	2321 W Dayton Airport Rd	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Centralia College	No	No	No	No	(360) 427-4674	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Capital High School	Public	9-12	2707 Conger Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-8000	1,322	63	21.0	37.7%	740 (56.0%)	71 (5.4%)	207 (15.7%)	74 (5.6%)	19 (1.4%)	9 (0.7%)	143 (10.8%)	68.6	115^th of 438 public high schools	73.7%		70.8	107^th of 437 public high schools	75.5%	8		54.4	54.4		71.3	71.3	42.4	42.4	$17,438	$574	$16,864
Touchstone	Public	6-12	2010 N Puget St	Olympia	98506	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-6100	2	1	2.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$39,453	$5,896	$33,557
Avanti High School	Public	9-12	1113 Legion Way SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-7900	167	9	17.7	31.1%	107 (64.1%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (10.8%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.8%)	58.6	164^th of 438 public high schools	62.6%		81.7	64^th of 437 public high schools	85.4%	100		30.8	30.8		88.0	88.0	40.0	40.0	$13,737	$556	$13,181
Thurs County Juvenile Det/Tumwater West E	Public	6-12	2801 32nd Avenue SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-3198	5	1	5.0		3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$27,925	$3,742	$24,183

Frequently Asked Questions about Choice Middle and High School

What is the racial makeup of Choice Middle and High School?

Students at Choice Middle and High School are 57% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% American Indian.

What district is Choice Middle and High School in?

Shelton School District

How many students attend Choice Middle and High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Choice Middle and High School.

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