Kelso High School
1904 Allen St
Kelso WA, 98626, Cowlitz County
Phone: 360-501-1801
Ranking: 
(240 out of 331, bottom 27%)*
(240 out of 331, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Kelso School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 67 | 68 | 76 | 75 | 80 | 79 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,465 | 1,562 | 1,610 | 1,652 | 1,674 | 1,706 | 1,819 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 363 | 24.8% | 360 | 23.0% | 369 | 22.9% | 372 | 22.5% | 413 | 24.7% | 378 | 22.2% | 449 | 24.7% |
| Grade 10: | 345 | 23.5% | 367 | 23.5% | 371 | 23.0% | 408 | 24.7% | 364 | 21.7% | 435 | 25.5% | 449 | 24.7% |
| Grade 11: | 363 | 24.8% | 388 | 24.8% | 405 | 25.2% | 383 | 23.2% | 438 | 26.2% | 431 | 25.3% | 433 | 23.8% |
| Grade 12: | 394 | 26.9% | 447 | 28.6% | 465 | 28.9% | 489 | 29.6% | 459 | 27.4% | 462 | 27.1% | 488 | 26.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 745 | 50.9% | 773 | 49.5% | 811 | 50.4% | 821 | 49.7% | 847 | 50.6% | 881 | 51.6% | 926 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 720 | 49.1% | 789 | 50.5% | 799 | 49.6% | 831 | 50.3% | 815 | 48.7% | 814 | 47.7% | 887 | 48.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 45 | 3.1% | 64 | 4.1% | 72 | 4.5% | 89 | 5.4% | 122 | 7.3% | 121 | 7.1% | 149 | 8.2% |
| Asian: | 30 | 2.0% | 31 | 2.0% | 30 | 1.9% | 33 | 2.0% | 34 | 2.0% | 30 | 1.8% | 33 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 193 | 13.2% | 188 | 12.0% | 173 | 10.7% | 160 | 9.7% | 137 | 8.2% | 133 | 7.8% | 136 | 7.5% |
| Black: | 11 | 0.8% | 14 | 0.9% | 18 | 1.1% | 21 | 1.3% | 26 | 1.6% | 21 | 1.2% | 25 | 1.4% |
| White: | 1,073 | 73.2% | 1,173 | 75.1% | 1,233 | 76.6% | 1,284 | 77.7% | 1,351 | 80.7% | 1,398 | 81.9% | 1,474 | 81.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 106 | 7.2% | 90 | 5.8% | 82 | 5.1% | 64 | 3.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 634 | 43.3% | 679 | 43.5% | 672 | 41.7% | 576 | 34.9% | 631 | 37.7% | 494 | 29.0% | 439 | 24.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 131 | 8.9% | 119 | 7.6% | 112 | 7.0% | 123 | 7.4% | 138 | 8.2% | 112 | 6.6% | 138 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 23.43 | 23.74 | 21.82 | 22.47 | 21.40 | 23.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 68.1% | 67.6% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 85.6% | 84.3% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 40.9% | 46% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 64.3% | 67.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 76.6% | 77.9% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 66% | 66.9% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 65.4% | 66% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 30.4% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 78.8% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.1% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.9% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 84.9% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | 38.7% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 43.7% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 83.2% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 79.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 81.1% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 44.1% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 42.8% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 38.3% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 43.4% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 39.9% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 37.6% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 74.9% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 76.9% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 82.2% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 81.8% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 81.9% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.4% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 27.6% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 31.4% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 25.1% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 29.3% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 25.1% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.8% | 24.7% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 75.9% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.7% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82.4% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.7% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.3% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Kelso High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.