Summary:
ZIP code 98831 has three public schools serving kindergarten through 12th grade: Manson Elementary, Manson Middle School, and Manson High School, all part of the Manson School District. Together, they enroll 637 students in a small community where all schools serve relatively high-need populations, with about 61% to 68% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
The schools have different academic strengths. Manson Elementary stands out in math, with 53.39% of students proficient compared with 43.11% statewide. Third-grade math is especially strong at 73.53%, although fifth-grade math is much weaker at 30.95%. Elementary ELA and science results are below state averages. Manson Middle School has the highest current ranking among the three schools and is particularly strong in science, where 60.87% of students are proficient compared with 50.95% statewide. Its main challenge is math, especially in sixth and seventh grades, where proficiency is approximately 23% to 25%.
Manson High School has an excellent 95% graduation rate, well above the 82.6% state rate, and its ELA performance is slightly above the state average. However, math is a significant concern: only 22.22% of students are proficient, compared with 43.11% statewide, and the school’s ranking recently declined to the 33rd percentile. Overall, the clearest districtwide issue is a mathematics pipeline that is strong in elementary school but weakens substantially in middle and high school. Families may also want to note that high school science data are currently suppressed, so that performance cannot be evaluated from the available figures.
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