Summary:
ZIP code 98947 has one listed public school, Tieton Elementary School, serving grades 3–5 in the Highland School District. The school enrolls 202 students and has a student-teacher ratio of 16.9 to 1. No middle schools, high schools, or alternative schools are listed within the ZIP code, so families may need to look outside the area for later grades.
Tieton Elementary School has shown encouraging improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the 27th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 43rd percentile in 2025–2026 and increasing from one star to two. In 2025–2026, 46.43% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 44.90% in math, and 36.21% in science. Math was the school’s strongest comparative subject: its result was 16.30 percentage points above the Highland School District and 1.79 points above Washington overall. ELA was slightly above the district but below the state, while science was above the district yet considerably below the state.
For parents, the grade-level patterns are especially important. Third grade was the strongest grade in both ELA and math, while performance generally declined in fourth and fifth grade. Fifth-grade science proficiency was 36.21%, compared with 54.85% statewide, making science the clearest area for improvement. Math also fell from 50.00% proficiency in third grade to 37.93% in fifth grade, despite the school’s strong all-grade comparison. ELA was above the state in third grade but below it in fourth and fifth grades. About 75.74% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves many families facing economic challenges. Overall, the school shows positive momentum, particularly in ranking and math, but upper-grade achievement and science remain important areas to watch.
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