Summary:
ZIP code 98625 has one public high school, Kalama High School, serving grades 9–12 in the small community of Kalama through the Kalama School District. The school enrolls 347 students, has a 13.9-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and offers a relatively small-school setting. Its 2025–26 ranking was 165th out of 396 Washington high schools, placing it in the 58th percentile and earning three stars.
The school’s strongest outcomes are graduation, English language arts, and science. In 2024–25, 91% of students graduated, matching the district and exceeding the state rate of 82.6%. In 2025–26, 60.81% of students were proficient in ELA, compared with 44.5% in the district and 52.81% statewide. Science proficiency was also solid at 55.43%, above both the district’s 50% and the state’s 50.95%. ELA performance was nearly unchanged from the prior year, while science improved by about two percentage points. These results suggest that students generally perform well in reading and science compared with nearby and statewide averages.
Math is the clearest area of concern for families evaluating Kalama High School. Only 27.03% of students were proficient in all-grade math in 2025–26, below the district’s 32.89% and the state’s 43.11%; performance also declined from 30% the previous year. The 10th-grade math rate was similarly low at 26.76%. The school’s ranking improved from the 54th percentile in 2024–25, but it remains below its 69th-percentile standing in 2023–24. Overall, the school combines strong graduation results with above-average ELA and science performance, while math achievement is the most important area for continued improvement.
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