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Cusick School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Cusick.

Cusick’s Schools page →

Students
392
Schools
3
Spent per student
$22,462
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
The gist

What stands out about Cusick School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 8% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 22% more per student than the WA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 39% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 8% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Cusick 190

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cusick. Grade by grade →

K–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15–19%
State average 40.1% · 169 students tested
Reading / language arts30–34%
State average 53.4% · 169 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 83.8% · 22 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

92% 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
$22,462 per student · 22% above WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 47%Support & administration 50%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 66%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
282’20
320’21
356’22
366’23
392’24

Up 39% since 2020–21.

Students
White 55%Two or more races 17%American Indian/Alaska Native 15%Hispanic 13%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Bess Herian Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cusick
134 students14:1
Home Pride
Other · Grades K–12 · Cusick
111 students
Cusick Jr Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Cusick
147 students11:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.