La Center Academy
La Center · WA · La Center School District · Public · K-12 combined
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Jim Tangeman Center → Washington State School for the Blind → Open Doors Battle Ground → ESD 112 Open Doors Reengagement → Preschool Infant Other → Gate Work Study Program → Rooted School Washington → Washington State School for the Deaf →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How La Center Academy compares for families
What families should know about La Center Academy.
- ▸ LocallyWA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Jim Tangeman Center, Washington State School for the Blind, Open Doors Battle Ground and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
📊 State assessment · WA Smarter Balanced · grade 10
SBAC grade 10 — met or exceeded standard
School year 2024-25. Levels 3 + 4 combined ("at or above grade level"). Cells suppressed by the state when sample is small.
Source: WA state DOE Smarter Balanced results. Levels 1–2 = below standard, 3 = met, 4 = exceeded. Headline = level 3 + level 4 combined.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,091/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -24.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 38 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tangeman Center VANCOUVER |
Public | 15.9 | 22 | — |
| Washington State School for the Blind Vancouver |
Public | 16.2 | 35 | — |
| Open Doors Battle Ground Brush Prairie |
Public | 10.4 | 47 | — |
| ESD 112 Open Doors Reengagement Vancouver |
Public | 15.8 | 46 | — |
| Preschool Infant Other Brush Prairie |
Public | 10.4 | — | — |
| Gate Work Study Program VANCOUVER |
Public | 15.9 | 51 | — |
| Rooted School Washington Vancouver |
Public · charter | 14.7 | 58 | — |
| Washington State School for the Deaf Vancouver |
Public | 16.6 | 54 | +0.0% |