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Chehalis School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Chehalis and Napavine.

Chehalis’ School Grade C better than 32% of Washington school districts

Students
3,142
Schools
8
Spent per student
$17,423
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$27.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Chehalis School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 32% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the WA average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Debt of $27.9M, about $8,892 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 32% of the 289 Washington school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CChehalis 7,764C+Napavine 2,153

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Chehalis. Grade by grade →

PK–2James W Lintott Elementary SchoolThis district
3–5Orin C Smith Elementary SchoolThis district
6–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 40.1% · 1,475 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 53.4% · 1,478 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)68%
State average 83.8% · 316 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,423 per student · 6% below WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 35%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 73%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,060’20
2,986’21
3,012’22
3,145’23
3,142’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 67%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools.

James W Lintott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Chehalis
634 students16:1
Orin C Smith Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Chehalis
647 students18:1
Lewis County Juvenile Detention
High · Grades 5–12 · Chehalis
16 students16:1
Chehalis Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chehalis
692 students21:1
Lewis County Alternative School
High · Grades 6–12 · Chehalis
38 students15:1
W F West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chehalis
950 students22:1
Green Hill Academic School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chehalis
163 students11:1
Lewis County Jail
High · Grades 9–12 · Chehalis
2 students

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Centralia School DistrictCentralia
$17,813per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Washington.