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Washington Connections Academy Goldendale School

Serves grades KG - 12

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
604 E. Brooks Street
Goldendale, WA 98620
Phone
(509) 773-5177
District
Goldendale School District
County
KLICKITAT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2059
Classroom Teachers
76

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.1% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Washington Connections Academy Goldendale School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
49%
27%
47%
29%
51%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
48%
35%
48%
24%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
47%
33%
52%
23%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
42%
28%
46%
20%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
44%
44%
49%
28%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
40%
42%
47%
18%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
36%
45%
56%
60%
16%
30%
36%
45%
56%
60%
16%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
27
24
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 53 2.6%
Grade 1 58 2.8%
Grade 2 63 3.1%
Grade 3 45 2.2%
Grade 4 63 3.1%
Grade 5 79 3.8%
Grade 6 109 5.3%
Grade 7 142 6.9%
Grade 8 188 9.1%
Grade 9 286 13.9%
Grade 10 357 17.3%
Grade 11 309 15.0%
Grade 12 307 14.9%
Total 2059 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.7% 70.8% 53.3%
Black 6.5% 4.6% 5.4%
Hispanic 17.9% 17.9% 28.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.1% 2.4% 10.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.8% 4.3% 3.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.5% 53.6% 49.8%
Free lunch eligible 46.5% 53.6% 49.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,605 7,812,880
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 13.0 116
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.5% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.0% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.1% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.5% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 29.9% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,385 3,020,558
Single Parent Households With Children 10.8% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.9% 92.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.1% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.1% 28.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.6% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.6% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.4% 11.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.2% 7.5%
$15,000 or less 14.2% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,686 $22,612,000 50.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $224 $659,000 1.5%
Staff $355 $1,043,000 2.3%
General Administration $113 $331,000 0.7%
School Administration $274 $806,000 1.8%
Operation $417 $1,228,000 2.7%
Transportation $234 $687,000 1.5%
Other $228 $672,000 1.5%
Total Support $1,844 $5,426,000 12.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,778 $16,999,000 37.7%
Total Expenditures $15,308 $45,037,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,824 $10,764,786,000 47.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,388 $1,520,446,000 6.7%
Staff $1,197 $1,311,743,000 5.8%
General Administration $173 $189,960,000 0.8%
School Administration $990 $1,085,309,000 4.8%
Operation $1,353 $1,482,398,000 6.5%
Transportation $630 $690,492,000 3.0%
Other $808 $884,903,000 3.9%
Total Support $6,539 $7,165,251,000 31.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,398 $4,818,542,000 21.2%
Total Expenditures $20,761 $22,748,579,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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