Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98826

Summary:

The Cascade School District serves zip code 98826 in Leavenworth, WA, with five public schools spanning grades K-12 and a total enrollment of approximately 974 students.

Families will find strong elementary and middle school options here. Alpine Lakes Elementary is a consistent top performer, and Icicle River Middle School is highly ranked and improving. Cascade Home-Link also achieves solid test scores. In contrast, Cascade High School shows a notable decline in its statewide ranking and has significant weaknesses in math and science, despite maintaining a high graduation rate. The small Beaver Valley School offers a very low student-teacher ratio.

Across the Cascade School District, English Language Arts performance is a strength, with all schools exceeding the state average. However, there is a clear performance gap as students progress to high school. Another interesting finding is the variation in per-student funding, with Cascade Home-Link producing strong academic results with significantly lower funding than other schools in the district, a point the district may want to examine further.

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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 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	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 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	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
Icicle River Middle School	Public	6-8	10195 Titus Rd	Leavenworth	98826	Chelan County	Cascade School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 548-4042	258	20	13.0	48.8%	162 (62.8%)	4 (1.6%)	82 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	73.8	115^th of 534 public middle schools	78.5%		65	168^th of 535 public middle schools	68.6%	53		48.2		48.2				63.3	71.3	55.4		63.5				62.8	56.3	41.0		53.2	$19,692	$977	$18,716
Alpine Lakes Elementary	Public	3-5	500 Pine Street	Leavenworth	98826	Chelan County	Cascade School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 548-5839	252	15	16.8	50.0%	167 (66.3%)	2 (0.8%)	76 (30.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	78.3	228^th of 1160 public elementary schools	80.3%		79.3	229^th of 1168 public elementary schools	80.4%	1	66.3			66.3	69.4	65.4	66.3					67.1	69.4	58.0	55.0					61.0	$17,315	$948	$16,367
Cascade High School	Public	9-12	10190 Chumstick Hwy	Leavenworth	98826	Chelan County	Cascade School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 548-5277	403	23	17.7	48.4%	274 (68.0%)	3 (0.7%)	121 (30.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	48.3	212^th of 438 public high schools	51.6%		47.4	220^th of 437 public high schools	49.7%	8			41.9	41.9							66.7	66.7							31.3	31.3	$18,624	$648	$17,976
Beaver Valley School	Public	K-4	19265 Beaver Valley Rd	Leavenworth	98826	Chelan County	Cascade School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 763-3309	24	2	12.0	33.3%	18 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)																					$15,403	$82	$15,321
Cascade Home-Link	Public	K-8	330 Evans Street	Leavenworth	98826	Chelan County	Cascade School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 888-3779	37	2	20.5	48.6%	32 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.1%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)												64.0								57.9	$9,540	$82	$9,459
Kodiak Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	330 Evans Street	Leavenworth	98826	Chelan County	Cascade School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 548-5885	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)																					$3,712	$82	$3,630

Cities Near Zip Code 98826

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Leavenworth	0.19 mi	6	54^th
Peshastin	3.32 mi	1
Cashmere	10.17 mi	3	12^th
Wenatchee	16.98 mi	19	184^th
East Wenatchee	20.12 mi	11	125^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98826

Alpine Lakes Elementary

Icicle River Middle School

Cascade High School

Beaver Valley School

Cascade Home-Link

Kodiak Virtual Academy

Cities Near Zip Code 98826