Summary:
ZIP code 98935 has two public schools serving kindergarten through 12th grade: Artz Fox Elementary serves grades K–6, while Mabton Junior Senior High serves grades 7–12; both are part of the Mabton School District and together enroll 734 students.
For parents comparing the schools, Artz Fox Elementary currently has the stronger statewide ranking, improving from the 2nd to the 11th percentile, compared with an improvement from the 1st to the 7th percentile at Mabton Junior Senior High. Artz Fox also performed better in overall math, with 14.38% of students proficient compared with 11.19% at the high school. ELA results were nearly identical—25.93% at Artz Fox and 25.69% at the high school—and both were about 27 percentage points below the state average. At Artz Fox, 6th-grade ELA and 4th-grade math were the strongest reported grade-level results. At Mabton, 10th-grade ELA was the strongest result at 40% proficient.
The most positive outcome at Mabton Junior Senior High is its 91% graduation rate, well above Washington’s 82.6% rate, despite weak assessment results. Math is the clearest shared academic challenge, while high school science is also notably low at 16% proficient. Both schools showed recent ELA improvement, and the high school improved modestly in all tested subjects. More than 90% of students at each school participate in the free/reduced-price lunch program, indicating substantial economic need. Spending per student and student-teacher ratios are very similar, so neither school has a major reported resource advantage. Overall, the schools are improving but remain below state averages, with the strongest signs of promise coming from ranking gains, graduation success, and selected grade-level results.
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