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New state data identifies the lowest-performing public schools in Washington

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Liv Finne
Director Emeritus, Center for Education

On March 15th the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction released the latest data on school performance across the state. Known as the Washington School Improvement Framework (WSIF), this index evaluates the performance of every school in the state by generating a score based on the percentage of their students passing the state Smarter Balance tests in English and math, making progress towards passing these tests, and other indicators, as described here.

Lawmakers are now deciding whether in the 2023-25 budget they will fund intensive tutoring for students hurt academically by the Inslee-ordered school shutdowns.  I thought it would be helpful to use the state data to show how desperate the situation is for students attending the lowest-scoring 120 schools on the state’s performance metric, the WSIF. 

The shutdown did deep and lasting harm to students.  Additional tutoring resources will help, but in the long-term students need access to wider educational choices based on what parents think is best, especially for children whom local officials assign to these low-performing schools.  That is what caring legislators in other states are doing, to the direct benefit of children living in their states.

District NameSchool NamePercentage the school failed to teach adequately in English    Percentage the school failed to teach adequately in math
Aberdeen School DistrictGrays Harbor Academy90%no data
Aberdeen School DistrictMiller Junior High63%72%
Auburn School DistrictOlympic Middle School62%74%
Auburn School DistrictWest Auburn Senior High School85%no data
Bellingham School DistrictCordata Elementary School73%77%
Bremerton School DistrictRenaissance Alternative High School59%no data
Bremerton School DistrictMountain View Middle School58%72%
Burlington-Edison School DistrictAllen Elementary81%85%
Burlington-Edison School DistrictLucille Umbarger Elementary72%78%
Central Valley School DistrictBroadway Elementary60%72%
Centralia School DistrictJefferson Lincoln Elementary68%69%
Clover Park School DistrictLochburn Middle School73%81%
Clover Park School DistrictPark Lodge Elementary School65%74%
Clover Park School DistrictFour Heroes Elementary67%76%
Clover Park School DistrictTyee Park Elementary School73%73%
Concrete School DistrictConcrete Elementary63%75%
Cusick School DistrictHome Pride66%84%
East Valley School District (Spokane)Trent School63%75%
Eatonville School DistrictMt. Rainier Parent Partnership78%90%
Evergreen School District (Clark)Cascade Middle School63%73%
Evergreen School District (Clark)Orchards Elementary School65%73%
Evergreen School District (Clark)Covington Middle School62%76%
Evergreen School District (Clark)Marrion Elementary School66%70%
Federal Way School DistrictEvergreen Middle School68%82%
Federal Way School DistrictWildwood Elementary School73%74%
Federal Way School DistrictPanther Lake Elementary School67%76%
Federal Way School DistrictMark Twain Elementary School71%77%
Finley School DistrictFinley Middle School65%83%
Franklin Pierce School DistrictPerry G Keithley Middle School64%80%
Goldendale School DistrictGoldendale Primary School65%68%
Grand Coulee Dam School DistrictLake Roosevelt Elementary72%77%
Granger School DistrictRoosevelt Elementary74%70%
Granite Falls School DistrictGranite Falls Middle School61%79%
Highline School DistrictGlacier Middle School74%85%
Highline School DistrictMadrona Elementary75%77%
Highline School DistrictCascade Middle School64%78%
Highline School DistrictMount View Elementary69%75%
Hoquiam School DistrictHoquiam Middle School62%74%
Hoquiam School DistrictLincoln Elementary66%61%
Inchelium School DistrictInchelium Middle School78%85%
Inchelium School DistrictInchelium Elementary School74%74%
Issaquah School DistrictEcho Glen School82%no data
Keller School DistrictKeller Elementary School74%74%
Kennewick School DistrictAmistad Elementary School84%89%
Kennewick School DistrictLegacy High School71%no data
Kennewick School DistrictEdison Elementary School72%79%
Kennewick School DistrictEastgate Elementary School67%76%
Kent School DistrictMill Creek Middle School62%77%
Kiona-Benton City School DistrictKiona-Benton City Middle School70%83%
Kiona-Benton City School DistrictKiona-Benton Intermediate School73%72%
Longview School DistrictKessler Elementary School75%83%
Longview School DistrictSaint Helens Elementary64%75%
Lyle School DistrictLyle Middle School64%76%
Mabton School DistrictArtz Fox Elementary77%83%
Mary Walker School DistrictSpringdale Elementary71%72%
Marysville School DistrictTotem Middle School67%79%
Marysville School DistrictQuil Ceda Tulalip Elementary76%80%
Marysville School DistrictMarysville Middle School61%74%
Monroe School DistrictFrank Wagner Elementary75%86%
Moses Lake School DistrictEndeavor Middle School77%88%
Moses Lake School DistrictLarson Heights Elementary73%78%
Mount Adams School DistrictMount Adams Middle School84%90%
Mount Adams School DistrictHarrah Elementary School87%90%
Mount Baker School DistrictMount Baker Academy63%86%
Nespelem School DistrictNespelem Elementary91%93%
North Beach School District No. 64Pacific Beach Elementary School73%75%
North Beach School District No. 64North Beach Junior High School63%78%
Oakville School DistrictOakville Elementary65%76%
Omak School DistrictOmak Middle School71%85%
Othello School DistrictMcFarland Middle School67%74%
Pasco School DistrictCaptain Gray STEM Elementary88%92%
Pasco School DistrictThree Rivers Elementary71%80%
Pasco School DistrictRobert Frost Elementary73%76%
Peninsula School DistrictHenderson Bay Alt High School no data
Queets-Clearwater School DistrictQueets-Clearwater Elementaryno datano data
Quincy School DistrictAncient Lakes Elementary77%79%
Quincy School DistrictPioneer Elementary70%67%
Quincy School DistrictMountain View Elementary71%75%
Seattle School District No. 1Emerson Elementary School73%76%
Seattle School District No. 1Bailey Gatzert Elementary School72%67%
Seattle School District No. 1Concord International School68%80%
Selah School DistrictSelah Academy Online50%85%
Shelton School DistrictEvergreen Elementary School82%87%
Soap Lake School DistrictSoap Lake Elementary78%76%
Spokane School DistrictStevens Elementary73%81%
Spokane School DistrictShaw Middle School65%74%
Spokane School DistrictGarry Middle School64%75%
Spokane School DistrictPratt Academy93%no data
Stanwood-Camano School DistrictLincoln Academy67%90%
Tacoma School DistrictMcCarver Elementary School70%85%
Tacoma School DistrictRoosevelt Elementary School74%85%
Tacoma School DistrictArlington Elementary School68%75%
Tacoma School DistrictFirst Creek Middle School66%80%
Tacoma School DistrictSpecial Services92%no data
Tacoma School DistrictStewart Middle School61%72%
Tacoma School DistrictGray Middle School65%77%
Tacoma School DistrictAngelo Giaudrone Middle School59%77%
Taholah School DistrictTaholah Elementary & Middle School94%96%
Toppenish School DistrictKirkwood Elementary School80%79%
Tukwila School DistrictThorndyke Elementary74%75%
Tukwila School DistrictShowalter Middle School64%74%
Vancouver School DistrictDiscovery Middle School68%81%
Vancouver School DistrictWashington Elementary67%74%
Vancouver School DistrictMcloughlin Middle School72%78%
Vancouver School DistrictFruit Valley Elementary School76%82%
Vancouver School DistrictPeter S Ogden Elementary66%74%
Wahluke School DistrictMattawa Elementary75%75%
Waitsburg School DistrictPreston Hall Middle School58%69%
Wapato School DistrictWapato Middle School75%82%
Wellpinit School District #49Wellpinit Elementary School80%88%
Wellpinit School District #49Wellpinit Middle School79%86%
Wenatchee School DistrictAbraham Lincoln Elementary70%71%
Wenatchee School DistrictWenatchee Internet Academy67%86%
West Valley School District (Yakima)WEST VALLEY VIRTUAL ACADEMY 9-1281%89%
Yakima School DistrictWashington Middle School73%77%
Yakima School DistrictMckinley Elementary School67%73%
Yakima School DistrictLewis & Clark Middle School71%80%
Yakima School DistrictYakima Online73%93%
Yakima School DistrictStanton Academy83%no data

 

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