White River High School
26928 120th St East
Buckley WA, 98321, Pierce County
Phone: 360-829-3352
Ranking: 
(199 out of 331, bottom 40%)*
(199 out of 331, bottom 40%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: White River School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 69 | 69 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,190 | 1,176 | 1,217 | 1,221 | 1,285 | 1,292 | 1,316 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 290 | 24.4% | 286 | 24.3% | 306 | 25.1% | 310 | 25.4% | 322 | 25.1% | 329 | 25.5% | 338 | 25.7% |
| Grade 10: | 293 | 24.6% | 305 | 25.9% | 305 | 25.1% | 305 | 25.0% | 332 | 25.8% | 322 | 24.9% | 371 | 28.2% |
| Grade 11: | 301 | 25.3% | 294 | 25.0% | 297 | 24.4% | 325 | 26.6% | 316 | 24.6% | 351 | 27.2% | 316 | 24.0% |
| Grade 12: | 306 | 25.7% | 291 | 24.7% | 309 | 25.4% | 279 | 22.9% | 315 | 24.5% | 290 | 22.4% | 291 | 22.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 610 | 51.3% | 601 | 51.1% | 620 | 50.9% | 631 | 51.7% | 667 | 51.9% | 650 | 50.3% | 677 | 51.4% |
| Female: | 580 | 48.7% | 575 | 48.9% | 597 | 49.1% | 590 | 48.3% | 610 | 47.5% | 612 | 47.4% | 609 | 46.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 21 | 1.8% | 16 | 1.4% | 24 | 2.0% | 24 | 2.0% | 31 | 2.4% | 29 | 2.2% | 28 | 2.1% |
| Asian: | 7 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.6% | 25 | 1.9% | 25 | 1.9% | 25 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 80 | 6.7% | 71 | 6.0% | 78 | 6.4% | 73 | 6.0% | 61 | 4.7% | 56 | 4.3% | 48 | 3.6% |
| Black: | 6 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 12 | 0.9% | 13 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.0% |
| White: | 992 | 83.4% | 993 | 84.4% | 1,005 | 82.6% | 1,018 | 83.4% | 1,156 | 90.0% | 1,147 | 88.8% | 1,176 | 89.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 80 | 6.7% | 81 | 6.9% | 95 | 7.8% | 91 | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 287 | 24.1% | 263 | 22.4% | 279 | 22.9% | 233 | 19.1% | 210 | 16.3% | 182 | 14.1% | 138 | 10.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 5.9% | 69 | 5.9% | 67 | 5.5% | 83 | 6.8% | 92 | 7.2% | 114 | 8.8% | 87 | 6.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 21.04 | 22.12 | 21.43 | 22.01 | 18.70 | 19.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 83.1% | 82.7% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 49.3% | 57.2% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 67.9% | 73.9% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 78.4% | 81.0% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 79% | 79% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 84% | 84% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 89.4% | 88.2% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 42.8% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.8% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 44.5% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.7% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.8% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.7% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 29.5% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 35.5% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 43.6% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 43.5% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 47.9% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 36.6% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 56.6% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 63.9% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.4% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 23.6% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 28% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 25.5% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 26.1% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 29.7% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 28.3% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 50.7% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 56% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* White River High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.