Summary:
ZIP code 99362 includes five high-school-level programs serving grades 6–12 in the Walla Walla and College Place area, ranging from large comprehensive schools to alternative and technical programs, with 2,337 students enrolled overall. The schools are not all directly comparable because their missions and student populations differ. The two largest traditional schools are Walla Walla High School, serving grades 9–12 with 1,554 students, and College Place High School, serving grades 9–12 with 486 students. The area also includes Lincoln High School, Walla Walla Open Doors, and the small SE Area Technical Skills Center.
Walla Walla High School has the strongest overall profile among the traditional high schools. It ranks in the 73rd percentile statewide, has a 93.7% graduation rate, and reports the highest English, math, and science results in the group. Its English proficiency is 68.73%, and its science proficiency of 54.63% is above the state average. Math remains a challenge, with 38.05% proficiency compared with 43.11% statewide, although the school improved considerably from the prior year. College Place High School also has a strong 91.3% graduation rate and an improving statewide ranking. Its English results exceed the state average, but math and science performance trail both the state and Walla Walla High School. It also has a lower student-teacher ratio than Walla Walla High School.
Lincoln High School has improved its ranking but continues to report low academic proficiency, including 16.67% in English and 31.58% in science; its math result is suppressed. Its 91.0% graduation rate is much stronger than its assessment results. Walla Walla Open Doors serves older students through an alternative completion program and reports a 15.1% graduation rate and 41.7% dropout rate, so it should be evaluated differently from a conventional four-year school. SE Area Technical Skills Center serves only six students and has too little reported data for meaningful comparisons. Across the area, mathematics is the clearest shared academic priority, while graduation rates at the three larger school-based programs are well above the 82.6% statewide rate.
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