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Schools in Wheeler

Wheeler’s public schools

Moses Lake School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wheeler. Each school below is shown with its own results.

Tests spring 2022, when 91% of students in Washington’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
73%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▼ 4% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.1
WA 17.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
7,730 students on the public path
In brief

Wheeler’s schools, in brief

Which school depends on your street

11 elementary schools serve Wheeler, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Moses Lake High School and Vanguard Academy. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Wheeler, with each school’s own grade.

11 schools teach K in Wheeler’s district. Which one depends on your address.
The path, start to finish
K–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Moses Lake School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 53.4% · 4128 students tested
Math31%
State average 40.1% · 4143 students tested

Wheeler vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wheeler—Moses Lake

Every school in Wheeler

16 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).

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Questions about Wheeler’s schools

Are Wheeler’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wheeler. Moses Lake School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wheeler. Each school below is shown with its own results.

What school district is Wheeler in?

Moses Lake School District.

Where do Wheeler kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Moses Lake High School and Vanguard Academy.

Parents talk

What Wheeler families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.