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La Center, WA
Public School Ratings




La Center 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


La Center School District details

La Center School District
725 Highland Road
La Center, WA 98629

1,769 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

19 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

La Center School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Washington

8

(10 is best)

Better than 74.8% of all WA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
45%
51%
51%
38%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
La Center Academy School
725 Ne Highland Rd
La Center, WA, 98629
KG-12
La Center Elementary School
700 East 4th Street
La Center, WA, 98629
PK-05
La Center High School
725 Highland Road
La Center, WA, 98629
09-12
La Center Middle School
2001 Ne Lockwood Creek Rd
La Center, WA, 98629
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.9% 54.1%
Black 0.8% 5.4%
Hispanic 10.5% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.0% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 3.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.0% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 21.9% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.0% 7.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,805 $13,807,000 23.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $589 $1,042,000 1.8%
Staff $581 $1,027,000 1.7%
General Administration $298 $527,000 0.9%
School Administration $750 $1,326,000 2.2%
Operation $979 $1,732,000 2.9%
Transportation $0 $0 0.0%
Other $662 $1,171,000 2.0%
Total Support $3,858 $6,825,000 11.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $21,795 $38,556,000 65.1%
Total Expenditures $33,458 $59,188,000 100.0%
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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