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Most similar nearby schools
Tonasket Outreach School → Pateros High School → Okanogan High School → Waterville High School → Wilbur Secondary School → Omak High School → Wellpinit Open Doors High School → Curlew Elem & High School →How Highlands compares for families
What families should know about Highlands.
- ▸ 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: Tonasket Outreach School, Pateros High School, Okanogan High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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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
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonasket Outreach School Tonasket |
Public | 20.0 | 57 | — |
| Pateros High School PATEROS |
Public | 30.9 | 73 | -22.3% |
| Okanogan High School Okanogan |
Public | 4.7 | 308 | -3.4% |
| Waterville High School WATERVILLE |
Public | 59.1 | 72 | -19.1% |
| Wilbur Secondary School Wilbur |
Public | 59.3 | 72 | -28.7% |
| Omak High School OMAK |
Public | 0.9 | 442 | -6.4% |
| Wellpinit Open Doors High School Wellpinit W |
Public | 79.1 | 88 | — |
| Curlew Elem & High School Curlew |
Public | 52.3 | 90 | -15.9% |