Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Omak

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
C+

Omak School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Omak, Riverside and Conconully.

Omak’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Washington school districts

Students
5,873
Schools
8
Spent per student
$14,409
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Debt
$1.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Omak School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 22% less per student than the WA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 29.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.5M, about $251 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Omak 5,185Riverside 343Conconully 198

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Omak. Grade by grade →

PK–2N Omak ElementaryThis district
3–5E Omak ElementaryThis district
6–8Omak Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Omak High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency24%
State average 40.1% · 3,196 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 53.4% · 3,191 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 83.8% · 390 in the class

81% 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
$14,409 per student · 22% below WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 78%Support & administration 20%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 4%State 90%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
8,307’20
6,684’21
5,809’22
5,786’23
5,873’24

Down 29.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 49%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 11%Black 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%

Schools in the district

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

N Omak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Omak
403 students13:1
Washington Virtual Academy Omak Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Omak
1,290 students27:1
Highlands
Other · Grades K–12 · Omak
78 students20:1
E Omak Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Omak
327 students15:1
Washington Virtual Academy Omak Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Omak
1,168 students24:1
Omak Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Omak
324 students14:1
Washington Virtual Academy Omak High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Omak
1,841 students30:1
Omak High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Omak
442 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Okanogan School DistrictOkanogan
$18,431per student

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.