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Kelso, WA
Public School Ratings




Kelso Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Kelso School District details

Kelso School District
601 Crawford St
Kelso, WA 98626

4,940 Students enrolled in District

13 Schools in District

17 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Kelso School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Washington

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.8% of all WA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.6% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
45%
43%
51%
27%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Barnes Elementary School
401 Barnes
Kelso, WA, 98626
KG-05
Butler Acres Elementary School
1609 Burcham St
Kelso, WA, 98626
KG-05
Carrolls Elementary School
3902 Old Pacific Hwy S
Kelso, WA, 98626
KG-05
Coweeman Middle School
2000 Allen St
Kelso, WA, 98626
06-08
Huntington Middle School
500 Redpath
Kelso, WA, 98626
06-08
Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design School
1030 15th Ave Suite 300
Longview, WA, 98632
09-12
Kelso High School
1904 Allen St
Kelso, WA, 98626
09-12
Kelso Virtual Academy School
257 Alpha Dr
Longview, WA, 98632
KG-12
Lexington Elementary School
200 Boardwalk Way
Kelso, WA, 98626
KG-05
Loowit High School
2001 Allen St
Kelso, WA, 98626
06-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.5% 54.1%
Black 0.6% 5.4%
Hispanic 20.6% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 3.4% 3.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.2% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 59.7% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.5% 7.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,221 $40,612,000 31.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,073 $5,299,000 4.1%
Staff $1,025 $5,064,000 3.9%
General Administration $103 $510,000 0.4%
School Administration $857 $4,232,000 3.2%
Operation $1,148 $5,669,000 4.4%
Transportation $403 $1,989,000 1.5%
Other $696 $3,440,000 2.6%
Total Support $5,304 $26,203,000 20.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $12,836 $63,410,000 48.7%
Total Expenditures $26,361 $130,225,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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