Kelso School District — Decoded Rankings
8 of 13 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 3,202
- Free/reduced lunch
- 65.4%
- Avg SES index
- 38.1
- State
- WA
Schools in Kelso School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (7 ranked)
7 official · 1 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace ElementaryNeighborhoodKelso School District | #1148 | #128 (WA)plausibly #30–384#2 (Longview-Kelso metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Barnes ElementaryNeighborhoodKelso School District | #965 | #341 (WA)plausibly #204–584#6 (Longview-Kelso metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Rose Valley ElementaryNeighborhoodKelso School District | #512 | #517 (WA)plausibly #189–866#9 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Lexington ElementaryNeighborhoodKelso School District | #632 | #840 (WA)plausibly #599–1071#13 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Coweeman Middle SchoolNeighborhoodKelso School District | #889 | #847 (WA)plausibly #624–1047#14 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Huntington Middle SchoolNeighborhoodKelso School District | #1130 | #878 (WA)plausibly #658–1075#15 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Butler Acres ElementaryNeighborhoodKelso School District | #766 | #1036 (WA)plausibly #805–1188#19 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Unranked (1 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Kelso Virtual Academy | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.
High Schools (1 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso High SchoolNeighborhoodKelso School District | #260 | #293 (WA)HS#6 (Longview-Kelso metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
Story type breakdown
- 2Outperforming Expectations
- 0Strong by Both Measures
- 0High Scores, Context Matters
- 5Typical Profile
- 0Lower by Both Measures
How this district compares
District-level averages relative to the Longview-Kelso, WA metro median.
| Measure | District avg | Metro median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg achievement percentile (metro) | 57.7 | 50 | 7.7 points above the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 61.0 | 50 | 11.0 points above the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | 0.9 | 0 | Schools gain 0.9 places on average after context. |
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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