Schools in Zip Code 98826

The 98826 area has five schools serving grades K–12 and about 974 students in the Cascade School District, with a strong elementary and middle-school profile and more mixed results at the high school level.

Alpine Lakes Elementary is the strongest overall performer, ranking in the 82nd statewide percentile with four stars and exceeding district and state averages in English language arts, math, and science. Its results have been consistently strong over three years. Icicle River Middle School also stands out, ranking in the 81st percentile and improving substantially from the 69th percentile two years earlier. It has the strongest current ranking and a relatively low 13-to-1 student-teacher ratio. Together, these schools suggest a solid academic foundation through elementary and middle school.

Cascade High School has a strong 93% graduation rate and improving rankings, but math is a major weakness: only 32.94% of students were proficient, well below district and state rates. English language arts is a strength, and science improved meaningfully. Cascade Home-Link, a small K–8 program serving 37 students, posted especially strong science results but lower and more variable ELA results; small enrollment makes yearly changes harder to interpret. Beaver Valley School serves just 24 students and has a low student-teacher ratio, but its test results are suppressed. Families comparing schools should give the greatest weight to Alpine Lakes for balanced achievement, Icicle River for ranking improvement and staffing, and Cascade High School’s graduation rate while investigating its math support.