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C+
Schools in Kittitas · Kittitas School District

Kittitas’s public schools score below 65% of Washington districts on tests and graduation

24% of students in Kittitas’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Kittitas, 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
45%
▼ 8 pts vs WA 53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 16 pts vs WA 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 4–5 pts vs WA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.1K
▲ 4% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.8
WA 17.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
564 students on the public path
In brief

Kittitas’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 53% and 40% statewide; 90% 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 Kittitas’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,098 per student, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Kittitas High School. Enrollment is down 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 Kittitas’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Washington school districts. Graduation is above the Washington average; test scores are below it.

Washington school districts we grade (289)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (257)Better than 31%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 292 test results and a graduating class of 46 could put Kittitas anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 90% of Kittitas’s students in the tested grades sat them (290 in math, 293 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Kittitas Elementary SchoolKittitas School DistrictNo scores
6–12Kittitas High SchoolKittitas School DistrictNo scores

Kittitas’s public schools are run by Kittitas School District. 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.

Kittitas School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 577 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$19,098WA $18,444 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 53.4% · 293 students tested
Math24%
State average 40.1% · 290 students tested

Kittitas vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
KittitasC+Kittitas

Every school in Kittitas

2 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 Kittitasby address
Kittitas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5
246 students16:1Rate it →
Kittitas High School
High · Grades 6–12
318 students16:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Kittitas B-5 Special Ed Program).

Questions about Kittitas’s schools

Are Kittitas’s schools good?

On Washington’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Kittitas children attend score below 65% 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 Kittitas in?

Kittitas School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 577 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Kittitas’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Kittitas spend per student?

$19,098 in Kittitas 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.