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Schools in Cle Elum · Cle Elum-Roslyn School District

Cle Elum’s public schools outscore 52% of Washington districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Cle Elum, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 35% of students in Cle Elum’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Washington average (40%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
48%
▼ 5 pts vs WA 53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 5 pts vs WA 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 4–5 pts vs WA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▼ 3% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.8
WA 17.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,006 students on the public path
In brief

Cle Elum’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 196 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cle Elum’s, its schools beat 60%, higher than their 52% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 53% and 40% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington (the state reports Cle Elum’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,840 per student, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Walter Strom Middle School, then Cle Elum Roslyn High School. Enrollment is up 21% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cle Elum’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 52% of Washington school districts. Graduation is above the Washington average; test scores are below it.

Washington school districts we grade (289)Better than 52%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (196)Better than 60%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 464 test results and a graduating class of 57 could put Cle Elum anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Cle Elum’s students in the tested grades sat them (462 in math, 467 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cle Elum, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Cle Elum Roslyn ElementaryCle Elum-Roslyn School DistrictNo scores
6–8Walter Strom Middle SchoolCle Elum-Roslyn School DistrictNo scores
9–12Cle Elum Roslyn High Schoolin Cle EumNo scores

Cle Elum’s public schools are run by Cle Elum-Roslyn School District, which also serves Roslyn and South Cle Elum. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Cle Elum-Roslyn School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,026 students, up 21% since 2020–21 · 18.8 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$17,840WA $18,444 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 53.4% · 467 students tested
Math35%
State average 40.1% · 462 students tested

Cle Elum vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cle ElumB−Cle Elum-Roslyn
South Cle Elum—Cle Elum-Roslyn

Every school in Cle Elum

3 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 Cle Elumin other towns
Cle Elum Roslyn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
489 students17:1Rate it →
Walter Strom Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
206 students20:1Rate it →
Cle Elum Roslyn High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cle Eum
311 students21:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Swiftwater Alternative High School).

Questions about Cle Elum’s schools

Are Cle Elum’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Washington: the public schools Cle Elum children attend outscore 52% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cle Elum in?

Cle Elum-Roslyn School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,026 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Cle Elum kids go to high school?

Cle Elum Roslyn High School in Cle Eum, with 311 students.

What is Cle Elum’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Cle Elum-Roslyn School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.

How much does Cle Elum spend per student?

$17,840 in Cle Elum-Roslyn School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.