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Schools in Clear Lake · Eatonville School District

Clear Lake’s public schools score below 59% of Washington districts on tests and graduation

31% of students in Clear Lake’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Clear Lake, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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 92% 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
46%
▼ 7 pts vs WA 53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 9 pts vs WA 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 0–4 pts vs WA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▼ 8% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.2
WA 17.7
Schools in town
0
1,957 students on the public path
In brief

Clear Lake’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 272 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Clear Lake’s, its schools beat 31%, lower than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 53% and 40% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

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

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,902 per student, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then two middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 11% 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 Clear Lake’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 41% of Washington school districts. Both inputs trail the Washington average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Washington school districts we grade (289)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (272)Better than 31%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 964 test results and a graduating class of 141 could put Clear Lake anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Clear Lake’s students in the tested grades sat them (961 in math, 966 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–12Eatonville High Schoolin EatonvilleNo scores

Clear Lake’s public schools are run by Eatonville School District, which also serves Eatonville. 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.

Eatonville School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 1,995 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 18.2 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$16,902WA $18,444 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 53.4% · 966 students tested
Math31%
State average 40.1% · 961 students tested

Clear Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clear LakeC+Eatonville

Every school in Clear Lake

5 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 Clear Lakein other towns
Eatonville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eatonville
406 students16:1Rate it →
Weyerhaeuser Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Eatonville
344 students16:1Rate it →
Columbia Crest A-STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ashford
209 students19:1Rate it →
Eatonville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Eatonville
425 students19:1Rate it →
Eatonville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Eatonville
573 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Clear Lake’s schools

Are Clear Lake’s schools good?

On Washington’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Clear Lake children attend score below 59% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 31%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Clear Lake in?

Eatonville School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,995 students in 7 schools (2024–25).

Where do Clear Lake kids go to high school?

Eatonville High School in Eatonville, with 573 students.

What is Clear Lake’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Eatonville School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.

How much does Clear Lake spend per student?

$16,902 in Eatonville 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.