Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Naches

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Naches, Washington 01Photo: Farragutful · CC BY-SA 4.0
B
Schools in Naches · Naches Valley School District

Naches’s public schools outscore 58% of Washington districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Naches, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Naches, 32% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Washington average (40%). 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 96% 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
47%
▼ 6 pts vs WA 53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 8 pts vs WA 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 6–10 pts vs WA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▼ 5% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.4
WA 17.7
Schools in town
3
1,308 students on the public path
In brief

Naches’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 130 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Naches’s, its schools beat 72%, higher than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 53% and 40% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington (the state reports Naches’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,471 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 Naches Valley Middle School, then Naches Valley High School. Enrollment is up 7% 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 Naches’s grade

C+ Test scoresA− Graduation

B: better than 58% of Washington school districts. Graduation is above the Washington average; test scores are below it.

Washington school districts we grade (289)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (130)Better than 72%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 664 test results and a graduating class of 98 could put Naches anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Naches’s students in the tested grades sat them (662 in math, 665 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–4Naches Valley Elementary SchoolNaches Valley School DistrictNo scores
5–8Naches Valley Middle SchoolNaches Valley School DistrictNo scores
9–12Naches Valley High SchoolNaches Valley School DistrictNo scores

Naches’s public schools are run by Naches Valley 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.

Naches Valley School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,308 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 17.4 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$17,471WA $18,444 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 53.4% · 665 students tested
Math32%
State average 40.1% · 662 students tested

Naches vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
NachesBNaches Valley

Every school in Naches

3 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 Nachesby address
Naches Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4
482 students16:1Rate it →
Naches Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
427 students19:1Rate it →
Naches Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12
399 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Naches’s schools

Are Naches’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Washington: the public schools Naches children attend outscore 58% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Naches in?

Naches Valley School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,308 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Naches kids go to high school?

Naches Valley High School, with 399 students.

What is Naches’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Naches Valley School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.

How much does Naches spend per student?

$17,471 in Naches Valley School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Naches families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Naches → 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.