Summary:
Zip code 98933 in Harrah, Washington, is served by a single public elementary school, Harrah Elementary School, which educates about 450 students from Pre-K through 6th grade.
This school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the very bottom tier of all Washington elementary schools for the last three years, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science far below state averages. Notably, despite these outcomes, the school benefits from a low student-teacher ratio of 14-to-1 and very high per-student spending of over $21,000, suggesting that factors beyond basic resources are influencing performance. The student population has an extremely high rate of economic need, with nearly 95% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
The broader educational context is important, as the school is part of the Mount Adams School District, which ranks last among all districts in the state. A potentially positive finding is that English proficiency at Harrah Elementary School appears to improve as students advance in grade, though they still remain well below grade-level expectations. For families in this area, this is the only public elementary option, highlighting both the community's focused investment and the scale of the challenge to improve student outcomes.
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