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Colfax School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Colfax.

Colfax’s School Grade A better than 91% of Washington school districts

Students
533
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,611
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Debt
$15.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Colfax School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $15.4M, about $28,893 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
AColfax 2,667

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Colfax. Grade by grade →

K–6Leonard M Jennings ElementaryThis district
7–12Colfax High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency58%
State average 40.1% · 272 students tested
Reading / language arts77%
State average 53.4% · 284 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 83.8% · 52 in the class

96% 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
$17,611 per student · 5% below WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 65%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
512’20
526’21
562’22
542’23
533’24

Up 4.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Leonard M Jennings Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Colfax
270 students15:1
Colfax High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Colfax
263 students16:1

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.