Schools in Moses Lake · Moses Lake School District
Moses Lake’s public schools score below 80% of Washington districts
The public schools Moses Lake’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 80% of Washington’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
#244Graduation rate15%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
48%
▼ 13 pts vs WA 61%
2018–19
Math proficiency
38%
▼ 12 pts vs WA 50%
2018–19
Graduate on time
68%
▼ 15 pts vs WA 83%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$17.8K
▼ 4% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
21.1
WA 17.8
Schools
20
7,591 students
The School Grade
How Moses Lake compares
C Test scoresD Graduation
Washington school districts we grade (291)Better than 20%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (251)Better than 15%
High confidence. Built on 4,495 tested students and a graduating class of 608; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Washington’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2018–19; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Washington only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Moses Lake.
9 schools teach K in Moses Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Park Orchard Elementary School, Vicki I. Groff Elementary School, Peninsula Elementary and Longview Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 1st grade in Moses Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Park Orchard Elementary School, Vicki I. Groff Elementary School, Peninsula Elementary and Longview Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 2nd grade in Moses Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Park Orchard Elementary School, Vicki I. Groff Elementary School, Peninsula Elementary and Longview Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 3rd grade in Moses Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Park Orchard Elementary School, Vicki I. Groff Elementary School, Peninsula Elementary and Longview Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 4th grade in Moses Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Park Orchard Elementary School, Vicki I. Groff Elementary School, Peninsula Elementary and Longview Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 5th grade in Moses Lake’s district. Which one depends on your address: Park Orchard Elementary School, Vicki I. Groff Elementary School, Peninsula Elementary and Longview Elementary and more.
The path, start to finish
K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Vanguard AcademyMoses Lake School District
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2018–19
Well below the state in reading
Reading48%
State average 61%
Math38%
State average 50.3%
Every school in Moses Lake
20 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Park Orchard Elementary School
454 students19:1Rate it →
Vicki I. Groff Elementary School
413 students19:1Rate it →
Peninsula Elementary
383 students17:1Rate it →
Longview Elementary
368 students18:1Rate it →
Sage Point Elementary School
334 students17:1Rate it →
Garden Heights Elementary
324 students18:1Rate it →
Lakeview Terrace Elementary
303 students18:1Rate it →
Knolls Vista Elementary
282 students16:1Rate it →
Midway Elementary
222 students17:1Rate it →
Moses Lake Early Learning Center
221 students221:1Rate it →
High
Private & other
Crestview Christian School
36 studentsRate it →
Columbia Middle School
875 students22:1Rate it →
Frontier Middle School
690 students20:1Rate it →
Moses Lake High School
1,856 students26:1Rate it →
Digital Learning Center
359 students30:1Rate it →
MLSD Open Doors Re-Engagement Program
67 studentsRate it →
Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center
53 students4:1Rate it →
Moses Lake Christian Academy
269 studentsRate it →
Covenant Christian School
161 studentsRate it →
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In town
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.