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Cascade School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Leavenworth.

Leavenworth’s School Grade A− better than 83% of Washington school districts

Students
1,258
Schools
7
Spent per student
$17,529
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$48M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cascade School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $48M, about $38,152 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 83% 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
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GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Leavenworth. Grade by grade →

K–8Cascade Home-LinkThis district
9–12Cascade High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency46%
State average 40.1% · 627 students tested
Reading / language arts62%
State average 53.4% · 627 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 83.8% · 97 in the class

95% 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
$17,529 per student · 5% below WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 58%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,257’20
1,256’21
1,252’22
1,285’23
1,258’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%Hispanic 30%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

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.