Summary:
The 98840 area includes four schools serving about 1,022 students in grades K–12, including elementary, middle, high school, and alternative education programs, all within the Okanogan School District, which ranks near the middle of Washington districts.
Okanogan High School is the strongest traditional school overall, ranking in the 57th percentile and leading the area in English language arts and science. Its science proficiency was 58.73%, above both district and state results, while its ELA proficiency was 55.7%, also above the state average. Math is the school’s main weakness, with only 26.25% of students proficient. Grainger Elementary has the area’s strongest math result at 37.9%, although its fifth-grade math proficiency drops to 27.63%, considerably below fourth grade. Okanogan Middle School is a science standout, with 58.67% proficiency, but math performance declines from sixth through eighth grade and remains well below the state average.
Okanogan Outreach Alternative School serves grades 6–12 and has the greatest need among the area schools. It has the highest free- or reduced-price lunch rate, the highest listed student-teacher ratio, and the lowest results in ELA, math, and science. Its 67.5% graduation rate and 24.3% dropout rate also indicate a need for strong attendance, credit-recovery, counseling, and graduation support. Across the area, science is the clearest academic strength, while mathematics is the most consistent challenge. Parents comparing schools should consider both overall rankings and individual subjects, since a school such as Okanogan High may perform well overall while still needing significant math improvement.
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