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Bucoda Town Hall and Community Center, September 2020Photo: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Bucoda

Bucoda’s public schools

Tenino School District and Centralia School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bucoda. Each school below is shown with its own results.

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Washington’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▼ 3% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024 · Centralia
Students per teacher
17.0
WA 17.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
4,134 students on the public path
In brief

Bucoda’s schools, in brief

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Bucoda, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Centralia High School and Tenino High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bucoda, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–66 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tenino School District.

Two districts serve Bucoda

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Tenino School District48%
State average 53.4% · 652 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tenino School District30%
State average 40.1% · 650 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Centralia School District36%
State average 53.4% · 1732 students tested
Math · PK–12, Centralia School District23%
State average 40.1% · 1721 students tested

Bucoda vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Bucoda’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bucoda—Tenino PK–12 · Centralia PK–12

Every school in Bucoda

10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bucodain other towns

Questions about Bucoda’s schools

Are Bucoda’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bucoda. Tenino School District and Centralia School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bucoda. Each school below is shown with its own results.

What school district is Bucoda in?

Tenino School District and Centralia School District.

Where do Bucoda kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Centralia High School and Tenino High School.

Parents talk

What Bucoda families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.