Summary:
ZIP code 98851, which includes the Soap Lake area, has two schools serving 591 students from prekindergarten through 12th grade: Soap Lake Elementary serves grades PK–6, while Soap Lake Middle & High School serves grades 7–12. Both are part of the Soap Lake School District. The schools are small and serve communities with high economic need, with free- or reduced-price lunch participation above 75% at both campuses.
Soap Lake Middle & High School has stronger 2025–2026 results than Soap Lake Elementary in English language arts and math: 23.89% versus 18.49% in ELA and 13.64% versus 9.66% in math. The elementary school performs better in science, at 22.22% compared with 16.98%. Both schools remain well below Washington averages, especially in math, which is the clearest shared area of concern. Elementary results showed notable improvement in ELA and science, while secondary results improved modestly in all three subjects.
For families considering the secondary school, the graduation rate is 68.2%, below the statewide 82.6% rate, while the 9.7% dropout rate is nearly the same as the state figure. Both schools have very low statewide rankings, although the elementary school’s percentile improved from the 3rd to the 5th percentile over the reported period. Student-teacher ratios are similar, at 18.7 students per teacher in elementary school and 19.4 in the secondary school. Some grade-level results are suppressed, meaning they are unavailable rather than zero. Overall, the strongest positive signs are recent elementary science growth and broad secondary improvement; the greatest needs are sustained math support, stronger academic performance across subjects, and improved graduation outcomes.
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