Kelso School District — Decoded Rankings
8 of 13 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 3,158
- Free/reduced lunch
- 70.4%
- Avg SES index
- 34.4
- State
- WA
Schools in Kelso School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (8 ranked)
7 official · 1 provisional (Est. #, low confidence)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace ElementaryNeighborhoodKelso School District | #1122 | #109 (WA)plausibly #40–297#1 (Longview-Kelso metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Barnes ElementaryNeighborhoodKelso School District | #1093 | #288 (WA)plausibly #146–513#5 (Longview-Kelso metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Rose Valley ElementaryNeighborhoodKelso School District | #738 | #510 (WA)plausibly #249–780#8 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Butler Acres ElementaryNeighborhoodKelso School District | #615 | #546 (WA)plausibly #347–759#10 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Huntington Middle SchoolNeighborhoodKelso School District | #1109 | #842 (WA)plausibly #619–1030#13 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Lexington ElementaryNeighborhoodKelso School District | #659 | #882 (WA)plausibly #675–1085#15 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Coweeman Middle SchoolNeighborhoodKelso School District | #993 | #980 (WA)plausibly #786–1146#18 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Kelso Virtual AcademyVirtualKelso School District | — | #1413 | Est. #1390 (WA)#25 (Longview-Kelso metro)provisional · low confidence | Typical Profile | Low |
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 | #246 | #270 (WA)HS#6 (Longview-Kelso metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
Story type breakdown
- 2Outperforming Expectations
- 0Strong by Both Measures
- 0High Scores, Context Matters
- 4Typical Profile
- 1Lower 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) | 52.2 | 50 | 2.2 points above the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 65.4 | 50 | 15.4 points above the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | 3.4 | 0 | Schools gain 3.4 places on average after context. |
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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