Berwind-Purcell House · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Longview Heights’s public schools score below 65% of Washington districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 28% of Longview Heights’s students scored proficient, below the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Longview Heights, 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.
From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% 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.
Longview Heights’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 53% and 40% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
76% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Longview spends $17,194 per student and Kelso $17,454, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Longview Heights’s grade
C+: better than 35% of Washington school districts, #227 of 285 Washington towns. Both inputs trail the Washington average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Longview Heights, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Longview Heights · depends on your address
Kelso High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,390 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Kelso
R A Long High School
Grades 9–12 · 926 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Longview
Mark Morris High School
Grades 9–12 · 912 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Longview
10th grade in Longview Heights · depends on your address
Kelso High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,390 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Kelso
R A Long High School
Grades 9–12 · 926 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Longview
Mark Morris High School
Grades 9–12 · 912 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Longview
11th grade in Longview Heights · depends on your address
Kelso High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,390 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Kelso
R A Long High School
Grades 9–12 · 926 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Longview
Mark Morris High School
Grades 9–12 · 912 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Longview
12th grade in Longview Heights · depends on your address
Kelso High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,390 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Kelso
R A Long High School
Grades 9–12 · 926 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Longview
Mark Morris High School
Grades 9–12 · 912 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Longview
Longview Heights runs its own schools through grade 12 (Longview Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Kelso School District, shared with Kelso. Its elementary school is in Kelso. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Longview Heights
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Longview Heights vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Longview Heights’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Longview Heights | C+ | Longview PK–12 · Kelso PK–12 |
| Longview | C | Longview |
Every school in Longview Heights
22 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).
Questions about Longview Heights’s schools
Are Longview Heights’s schools good?
On Washington’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Longview Heights children attend score below 65% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #227 of 285 Washington towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Longview Heights in?
Two districts: Longview Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Kelso School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Kelso.
Where do Longview Heights kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Kelso High School, R A Long High School and Mark Morris High School.
What is Longview Heights’s graduation rate?
76% of the class of 2023 in Longview Public Schools graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.
How much does Longview Heights spend per student?
$17,194 in Longview Public Schools and $17,454 in Kelso School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Longview Heights families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Longview Heights → They have their own page.
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.