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Winlock Senior High

Q: Is Winlock Senior High a good school?

Winlock Senior High ranks 230 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 47% of Washington high schools

Summary

Winlock Senior High is a small public high school serving about 226 students in grades 9-12 within the Winlock School District, and it stands out as a remarkable turnaround story, having dramatically improved its statewide ranking over the past few years.

The school's greatest strengths are its consistently strong graduation rates, which have exceeded the state average, and its exceptional effectiveness with specific student groups, particularly those from low-income families. Academically, the school is a bright spot within its district, outperforming it significantly in English, math, and science. While math scores are an area for growth, they are competitive with nearby schools like W F West High School and Toledo High School. It's important to note that Winlock achieves these solid outcomes while serving a student population with high economic need and with lower per-student spending than several neighboring high schools.

When compared to other local options, Winlock's trajectory of improvement is unique; while schools like Napavine Junior Senior High School have seen declines, Winlock has risen steadily. The school also provides a consistent comprehensive program, contrasting with the very low graduation rates at area alternative schools such as Lewis County Alternative School. For families, Winlock Senior High represents a school on the rise, demonstrating effective strategies and delivering reliable results for its community.

226

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,204

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

241 North Military Road
Winlock, WA 98596

(360) 785-3537

District: Winlock School District

Feeder schools for Winlock Senior High:

Elementary:	Winlock Miller Elementary
Middle:	Winlock Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

Hispanic:

26.1%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 9th percentile in 2021 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 47th (2025) from a 9th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg32%

Washington avg48%

230^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 50 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

205^th of 247Winlock 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	45.8	230 of 438	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	352 of 437	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	361 of 442	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	361 of 434	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	415 of 455	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	273 of 417	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.0	195 of 301	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	93.9	9 of 341	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	51.3	252 of 454	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.7	201 of 450	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.8	258 of 440	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.1	299 of 423	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.5	290 of 402	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.3	267 of 396	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.7	179 of 399	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.7	233 of 395	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.8	231 of 394	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.8	270 of 390	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	221 of 350	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	267 of 347	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	268 of 357	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	227 of 368	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.8	361 of 390	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	302 of 358	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	38 of 249	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	45.5	128 of 248	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.2	79 of 261	69.7%	★★★★☆
2021	31.2	191 of 278	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	96 of 355	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	35.2	243 of 356	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	194 of 362	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	257 of 370	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	328 of 392	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	127 of 344	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	190 of 359	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.2	334 of 362	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	295 of 358	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	339 of 363	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	316 of 395	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	191 of 355	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	306 of 373	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	349 of 374	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	370 of 379	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	363 of 390	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	400 of 413	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	270 of 382	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Science47%~ state avg

Math34%-9 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 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	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
Winlock Senior High	Public	9-12	241 North Military Road	Winlock	98596	Lewis County	Winlock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 785-3537	226	10	22.9	60.2%	147 (65.0%)	3 (1.3%)	59 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)	45.8	230^th of 438 public high schools	47.5%		22.7	352^nd of 437 public high schools	19.5%	122		46.9	46.9			55.6	55.6			33.9	33.9	$17,204	$750	$16,453
Winolequa Learning Academy	Public	6-12	411 NW Arden Street	Winlock	98596	Lewis County	Winlock School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 785-3582	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Toledo High School	Public	9-12	1242 State Route 505	Toledo	98591	Lewis County	Toledo School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 864-2391	250	14	17.9	44.4%	200 (80.0%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (11.2%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.4%)	56.1	182^nd of 438 public high schools	58.4%		60.1	152^nd of 437 public high schools	65.2%	30		42.9	42.9			78.2	78.2			32.1	32.1	$20,261	$321	$19,940
Cowlitz Prairie Academy	Public	7-12	130 N. 5th Street	Toledo	98591	Lewis County	Toledo School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 864-6325	38	2	25.3	63.2%	30 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.9%)								(n/a)												$7,586	$262	$7,324
Napavine Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	404 4th Ave NE	Napavine	98565	Lewis County	Napavine School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 262-3301	410	21	19.1	41.7%	306 (74.6%)	3 (0.7%)	69 (16.8%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	30	317^th of 438 public high schools	27.6%		39.7	271^st of 437 public high schools	38.0%	46	39.4	45.7	42.7	59.0	42.0	50.0	50.0	38.3	39.1	18.4	31.2	$14,682	$356	$14,326
Onalaska High School	Public	9-12	540 Carlisle Ave.	Onalaska	98570	Lewis County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 978-4113	281	15	18.7	47.3%	222 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	44.5	240^th of 438 public high schools	45.2%		35.2	291^st of 437 public high schools	33.4%	51		58.6	58.6			53.2	53.2			23.4	23.4	$18,655	$435	$18,220
W F West High School	Public	9-12	342 SW 16th Street	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 807-7235	950	43	22.2	43.5%	662 (69.7%)	8 (0.8%)	204 (21.5%)	23 (2.4%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (4.7%)	56.2	180^th of 438 public high schools	58.9%		55.2	181^st of 437 public high schools	58.6%	1		56.3	56.3			62.8	62.8			31.7	31.7	$17,511	$481	$17,030
Lewis County Juvenile Detention	Public	5-12	1255 SW Pacific St	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 748-0131	16	1	16.0	31.3%	12 (75.0%)	1 (6.3%)	3 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$22,577	$1,313	$21,263
Lewis County Alternative School	Public	6-12	1265 SW Pacific Ave	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 748-3664	38	3	15.2	68.4%	27 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)								(n/a)												$11,908	$819	$11,089
Green Hill Academic School	Public	9-12	375 SW 11th Street	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 740-3520	163	14	11.5	52.8%	29 (17.8%)	43 (26.4%)	56 (34.4%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	6 (3.7%)	26 (16.0%)								(n/a)												$35,957	$6,240	$29,717

Frequently Asked Questions about Winlock Senior High

Is Winlock Senior High a good school?

Winlock Senior High ranks 230^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Winlock Senior High?

Students at Winlock Senior High are 65% White, 26% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Winlock Senior High?

Winlock Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Winlock Miller Elementary
Middle : Winlock Middle School

How many students attend Winlock Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 226 students attended Winlock Senior High.

What district is Winlock Senior High in?

Winlock School District

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