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Best High Schools in Zip Code 98926

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1,006

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Top rankedEllensburg High School85^th of 396 Washington high schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 98926, which includes the Ellensburg area and nearby Kittitas County communities, has three high-school-level programs serving grades 8–12: Ellensburg High School, Ellensburg Open Doors, and Parke Creek Treatment Center, with 1,006 students combined.

Ellensburg High School is the area’s main comprehensive high school, serving grades 9–12 with 957 students. It has the strongest documented academic profile, including a 90.6% graduation rate in 2024–25, above both the Ellensburg School District and Washington state. Its 6.1% dropout rate was also below district and state levels. In 2025–26, the school exceeded state proficiency rates in English Language Arts and science, with especially strong results in 11th-grade science. The school’s overall ranking placed it at the 79th percentile statewide. Mathematics is the clearest area for improvement: all-grades math proficiency was 41.98%, slightly below district and state results, although 10th-grade math was above the state rate.

Ellensburg Open Doors is a much smaller grades 11–12 alternative or re-engagement program with 38 students. Its 78.95% free/reduced-price lunch rate indicates a different level of student need, and the available data does not include comparable graduation or test results. Parke Creek Treatment Center serves only 11 students in grades 8–12 through a specialized program connected to the Kittitas School District. It reports an 11:1 student-teacher ratio and $21,438 in per-student spending, reflecting its small, specialized setting. These two programs are best evaluated by their missions and available support rather than ranked directly against the comprehensive high school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)		SBAC Math (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ellensburg High School	Public	9-12	1203 E Capitol	Ellensburg	98926	Kittitas County	Ellensburg School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 925-8300	957	47	20.5	38.2%	665 (69.5%)	5 (0.5%)	220 (23.0%)	17 (1.8%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.0%)	74.3	85^th of 396 public high schools	78.5%		76.1	79^th of 438 public high schools	82.0%	6	61.4	61.4	64.5	64.5	42.0	42.0	$19,318	$142	$19,175
Ellensburg Open Doors	Public	11-12	1200 E Capital	Ellensburg	98926	Kittitas County	Ellensburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(509) 925-8182	38	0		78.9%	20 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)								(n/a)							$4,900	$30	$4,870
Parke Creek Treatment Center	Public	8-12	11042 Parke Creek Road	Ellensburg	98926	Kittitas County	Kittitas School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 968-4909	11	1	11.0	45.5%	5 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (18.2%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)							$23,217	$1,645	$21,572

Cities Near Zip Code 98926

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ellensburg	0.48 mi	12	116^th
Kittitas	5.51 mi	4	144^th
Thorp	7.94 mi	1
Naches	19.75 mi	3	182^nd
Yakima	20.55 mi	51	214^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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