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Schools in Kettle Falls · Kettle Falls School District

Kettle Falls’s public schools score below 73% of Washington districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 29% of Kettle Falls’s students scored proficient, below the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Kettle Falls, 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 90% 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
52%
▼ 1 pts vs WA 53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 11 pts vs WA 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
65–69%
▼ 15–19 pts vs WA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 17% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.8
WA 17.7
Schools in town
4
697 students on the public path
In brief

Kettle Falls’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 93 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kettle Falls’s, its schools beat 37%, higher than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 52% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 53% and 40% statewide; 90% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

65–69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington (the state reports Kettle Falls’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,226 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 5 the district’s path is Kettle Falls Middle School, then Kettle Falls High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓

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 Kettle Falls’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 27% 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 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (93)Better than 37%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 379 test results and a graduating class of 150 could put Kettle Falls anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 90% of Kettle Falls’s students in the tested grades sat them (377 in math, 381 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Kettle Falls Elementary SchoolKettle Falls School DistrictNo scores
5–8Kettle Falls Middle SchoolKettle Falls School DistrictNo scores
9–12Kettle Falls High SchoolKettle Falls School DistrictNo scores

Kettle Falls’s public schools are run by Kettle Falls School District, which also serves Marcus. 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.

Kettle Falls School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,116 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 17.8 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$15,226WA $18,444 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 53.4% · 381 students tested
Math29%
State average 40.1% · 377 students tested

Kettle Falls vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Kettle Falls’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kettle FallsCKettle Falls

Every school in Kettle Falls

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).

District schools in Kettle Fallsby address
Kettle Falls Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
242 students12:1Rate it →
Kettle Falls Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
20 studentsRate it →
Kettle Falls Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
205 students14:1Rate it →
Kettle Falls High School
High · Grades 9–12
230 students16:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Kettle Fallsnot counted as local schools
Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls
High · Grades 9–12
OnlineAlternative Education
419 students34:1Rate it →

Questions about Kettle Falls’s schools

Are Kettle Falls’s schools good?

On Washington’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Kettle Falls children attend score below 73% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 37%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kettle Falls in?

Kettle Falls School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,116 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Kettle Falls kids go to high school?

Kettle Falls High School, with 230 students.

What is Kettle Falls’s graduation rate?

65–69% of the class of 2023 in Kettle Falls School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.

How much does Kettle Falls spend per student?

$15,226 in Kettle Falls School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Kettle Falls families are saying about school.

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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.