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Wapato High School

Public Grades 9-12

415^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 5% of Washington high schools

Summary

Wapato High School is a public high school serving about 850 students in grades 9-12 within the Wapato School District, a community where many families face economic challenges.

The school presents a complex picture: while it successfully graduates over 93% of its students—a rate much higher than the state average—its students' scores on state tests in English, Math, and Science are significantly below state averages. This means students are earning diplomas but may not be mastering core academic subjects at the same level as peers elsewhere. Interestingly, nearby schools like Zillah High School and East Valley High School (Yakima) show stronger test scores alongside high graduation, while Toppenish High School shares Wapato's pattern of high graduation despite lower test scores.

Wapato High spends more per student than many comparison schools, which may support the programs that help students stay on track to graduate. The school appears more effective in supporting some groups of students, like migrant students, compared to others. For improvement, the school could build on its clear strength in helping students graduate and learn from its own successes with specific support programs, as well as from neighboring districts.

853

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,610

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1202 South Camas Avenue
Wapato, WA 98951-0038

(509) 877-3138

District: Wapato School District

Feeder schools for Wapato High School:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary
	Satus Elementary
Middle:	Wapato Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.5%

American Indian:

12.9%

Asian:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (24% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg20%

Washington avg48%

415^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

239^th of 247Wapato 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	9.1	415 of 438	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	426 of 437	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	427 of 442	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	404 of 434	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	444 of 455	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	377 of 417	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	245 of 315	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.8	247 of 301	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.8	190 of 341	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.2	362 of 454	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.1	361 of 450	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	354 of 440	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.7	369 of 423	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.4	350 of 402	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.4	329 of 396	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.2	319 of 399	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.0	332 of 395	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.1	321 of 394	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.0	293 of 390	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	18.8	61 of 68	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	47 of 70	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	67 of 102	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	53 of 69	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	331 of 350	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	342 of 347	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	351 of 357	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	336 of 368	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	377 of 390	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	330 of 358	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	209 of 243	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	225 of 249	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	227 of 248	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	242 of 249	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	226 of 261	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	265 of 278	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	187 of 241	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	91 of 156	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	330 of 355	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	343 of 356	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	356 of 362	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	328 of 370	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	379 of 392	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	298 of 344	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	142 of 227	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	5.7	355 of 359	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	356 of 362	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	354 of 358	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	353 of 363	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	390 of 395	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	330 of 355	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	211 of 254	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	12 of 30	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.4	25 of 27	7.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.5	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	17 of 35	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.0	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.7	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.5	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Migrant (2025)60th percentile+55 vs school

Native American (2025)14th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-16 vs state

Science24%-26 vs state

Math10%-32 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 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	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
Wapato High School	Public	9-12	1202 South Camas Avenue	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 877-3138	853	46	18.4	81.0%	8 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	695 (81.5%)	18 (2.1%)	110 (12.9%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.0%)	9.1	415^th of 438 public high schools	5.3%		7.3	426^th of 437 public high schools	2.5%	11	23.6	23.6	37.5	37.5	10.3	10.3	$20,610	$2,568	$18,042
Pace Alternative High School	Public	9-12	310 S. Wasco Avenue	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 877-6138	88	7	12.0	83.0%	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	54 (61.4%)	1 (1.1%)	27 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)							$32,429	$3,598	$28,830
Wapato Online Academy 9-12	Public, Virtual	9-12	212 W 3rd St	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(509) 877-4181	33	0		69.7%	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)								(n/a)							$5,076	$866	$4,210
Toppenish High School	Public	9-12	141 Ward Road	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-3370	969	47	20.5	79.8%	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	884 (91.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	13	398^th of 438 public high schools	9.1%		16.3	380^th of 437 public high schools	13.0%	18	27.5	27.5	39.6	39.6	15.4	15.4	$19,549	$1,248	$18,301
Computer Academy Toppenish High School	Public	6-12	143 Ward Rd	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-3377	185	7	28.0	88.1%	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (81.1%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								(n/a)			8.3	11.9			$14,792	$829	$13,963
Yakama Nation Tribal School	Public	8-12	601 Linden St	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Yakama Nation Tribal School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-4778	152	7	21.7	98.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	152 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Zillah High School	Public	9-12	1602 Second Avenue	Zillah	98953	Yakima County	Zillah School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 829-5565	455	23	19.4	64.8%	166 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	253 (55.6%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	51.6	199^th of 438 public high schools	54.6%		39.9	269^th of 437 public high schools	38.4%	70	45.4	45.4	69.4	69.4	30.2	30.2	$16,027	$164	$15,863
East Valley High School	Public	9-12	1900 Beaudry Road	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	East Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	No	(509) 573-7420	1,064	46	22.9	55.9%	427 (40.1%)	9 (0.8%)	578 (54.3%)	12 (1.1%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.3%)	55	186^th of 438 public high schools	57.5%		53.3	197^th of 437 public high schools	54.9%	11	49.4	49.4	69.3	69.3	30.9	30.9	$14,993	$625	$14,368
Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center	Public	9-12	1120 S 18th St.	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 573-5500	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$15,938	$738	$15,201
Davis High School	Public	9-12	212 S 6th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2500	2,359	116	20.3	85.8%	197 (8.4%)	13 (0.6%)	2,080 (88.2%)	11 (0.5%)	12 (0.5%)	1 (0.0%)	44 (1.9%)	22.1	346^th of 438 public high schools	21.0%		29.2	319^th of 437 public high schools	27.0%	27	39.8	39.8	46.6	46.6	14.8	14.8	$17,548	$1,300	$16,248

Frequently Asked Questions about Wapato High School

What district is Wapato High School in?

Wapato School District

What schools feed into Wapato High School?

Wapato High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Adams Elementary
Elementary : Satus Elementary
Middle : Wapato Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Wapato High School?

Students at Wapato High School are 81% Hispanic, 13% American Indian, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Wapato High School a good school?

Wapato High School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Washington high schools.

How many students attend Wapato High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 853 students attended Wapato High School.

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