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Kelso School District Schools
Kelso School District is a public school district in Washington, based in Cowlitz County (Kelso). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Kelso School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Kelso School District
10 of 13 schools in Kelso School District carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 4C: 3D: 3
Best schools in Kelso School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Rose Valley Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Carrolls Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Lexington Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Coweeman Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Butler Acres Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Barnes Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Huntington Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D+ Kelso High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Wallace Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Kelso Virtual Academy (K-12 school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Kelso School District
High schools (2)
- D+ Kelso High School, Kelso
- Loowit High School, Kelso
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B- Coweeman Middle School, Kelso
- C- Huntington Middle School, Kelso
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- C- Barnes Elementary, Kelso
- C+ Butler Acres Elementary, Kelso
- B- Carrolls Elementary, Kelso
- B- Lexington Elementary, Kelso
- B Rose Valley Elementary, Kelso
- D+ Wallace Elementary, Kelso
Other schools and academies (3)
- Kelso Goal Oriented Learning, Design Longview
- D Kelso Virtual Academy, Longview
- Special Education, Kelso
Where Kelso School District schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Washington
- County: Cowlitz County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,949 students with 299 full-time-equivalent teachers and 627 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5300003
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Kalama School District (3 schools, 7 mi)
- Woodland School District (7 schools, 13 mi)
- Castle Rock School District (4 schools, 18 mi)
- Toledo School District (4 schools, 18 mi)
- Longview School District (17 schools, 21 mi)
- La Center School District (4 schools, 21 mi)
- Mossyrock School District (3 schools, 23 mi)
- Winlock School District (3 schools, 25 mi)
Questions about Kelso School District
How many schools are in Kelso School District?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Kelso School District, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Kelso School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Kelso, Longview.
How good are the schools in Kelso School District?
Across the 10 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 42.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.1%. 80% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Kelso School District?
4,949 students were enrolled in Kelso School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Kelso School District?
Kelso School District is in Washington, based in Cowlitz County, with its district office in Kelso. Its boundary covers about 252 sq mi.