Summary:
ZIP code 98922 has two high schools serving grades 9–12: Cle Elum Roslyn High School and Swiftwater Alternative High School, both part of the Cle Elum-Roslyn School District in the Cle Elum-Roslyn area. Together, they enroll 331 students, but the schools differ substantially in size, purpose, and reported outcomes.
Cle Elum Roslyn High School enrolls 311 students and has the stronger measurable academic and completion results. In 2025–2026, 64.2% of students were proficient in English language arts, compared with 49.26% districtwide and 52.81% statewide. Math proficiency was 44.44%, slightly above district and state results, while science proficiency was 39.74%, about 11 percentage points below both comparisons. Math improved substantially from the prior year, but science declined and is the clearest area for improvement. The school reported a 90% graduation rate for 2023–2024 and a 6.7% dropout rate in 2021–2022. It has 43.41% free- or reduced-price lunch participation, a 21:1 student-teacher ratio, and $17,906 in per-student spending.
Swiftwater Alternative High School serves only 20 students, so percentages can change considerably from year to year. Its assessment results are suppressed for privacy and should be considered unknown, not zero. The school reported a 62% graduation rate for 2024–2025 and a historical dropout rate of 63.6% in 2021–2022, compared with 92% graduation for the district and 82.6% statewide in 2024–2025. Swiftwater reports higher economic-need indicators, with 65% free- or reduced-price lunch participation, along with a 20:1 student-teacher ratio and $18,393 in per-student spending. Parents should consider its small alternative-school setting and student support model when evaluating these comparisons.
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