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Kelso School District

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Kelso School District is located in southwest Washington. Kelso School District has 251.63 square miles of land area and 4.81 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Kelso School District population is 28,516. Kelso School District median household income is $46,854 in 2010-2014. Kelso School District median house value is $168,400 in 2010-2014. On average, Kelso School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (178 out of 238, bottom 25%) Elementary/Middle School: (150 out of 274, bottom 45%)* Rank: #203
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	14
Population	28,516 (2010-2014), rank #64
Population Growth	0.80% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	111.20/sq mi, rank #95
Median Household Income:	$46,854 at 2010-2014—-0.51% increase since 2005-2009, rank #178
Median House Price:	$168,400 at 2010-2014—-4.48% increase since 2005-2009, rank #191
Time Zone:	Pacific GMT -8:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	251.63 sq mi, rank #94
Water Area:	4.81 sq mi (1.88%), rank #123
State:	Washington
County:	Cowlitz County
City:	Castle Rock, Longview, Kelso, Longview Heights, West Side Highway
Zip:	98611, 98632, 98626
Area:	Longview, WA

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Kelso School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

601 Crawford St

Kelso WA, 98626, Cowlitz County

Phone: 360-501-1900

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,860	5,034	5,010	5,060	5,071	5,185	5,242
English Language Learner Students:	228	208	193	200	143	184	181
Total Teachers:	246.04	239.16	236.62	243.78	248.77	270.80	286.10
Prekindergarten:	1.00	2.00	1.60	1.00	1.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	20.21	13.48	14.76	12.60	14.93	20.70	21.20
Elementary:	112.50	114.26	104.23	97.66	99.71	101.50	119.80
Secondary:	111.83	104.92	100.98	116.25	115.24	110.40	115.70
Ungraded:	0.50	4.50	15.05	16.27	17.89	38.20	29.40
Total Other Staff:	261.27	255.78	251.73	250.68	257.33	253.70	269.50
Instructional Aides:	55.01	53.58	54.94	56.53	55.58	51.60	57.60
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.75	3.69	2.85	4.03	4.10	5.00	4.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	11.40	11.00	11.80	10.79	10.99	11.90	12.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	4.73	3.00	4.51	4.33	3.83	3.80	4.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	6.67	8.00	7.29	6.46	7.16	8.10	8.10
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	0.00	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	7.93	7.83	7.63	7.69	7.94	7.70	6.40
Library/Media Support:	0.56	0.58	0.57	0.57	0.57	2.10	3.30
District Administrators:	9.60	10.08	10.00	11.48	6.13	6.80	6.60
District Administrative Support:	12.74	11.41	10.50	8.86	9.40	9.30	5.90
School Administrators:	15.00	16.00	15.60	15.60	14.96	14.70	16.10
School Administrative Support:	23.53	23.21	21.07	21.00	21.85	21.50	21.80
Student Support Services:	17.20	18.70	19.60	18.30	14.00	10.90	14.00
Other Support Services:	105.55	99.70	97.17	95.83	111.81	112.20	120.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	19.75	21.05	21.17	20.76	20.38	19.15	18.32

Schools

Barnes Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	401 Barnes, Kelso WA 98626
Beacon Hill Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	257 Alpha Dr, Longview WA 98632
Butler Acres Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1609 Burcham St, Kelso WA 98626
Carrolls Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3902 Old Pacific Hwy South, Kelso WA 98626
Catlin Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	404 Long Ave, Kelso WA 98626
Coweeman Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2000 Allen St, Kelso WA 98626
Cowlitz County Youth Services Center	Grade 6 to Grade 12	1725 1st Ave, Longview WA 98632
Huntington Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	500 Redpath, Kelso WA 98626
Kelso High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1904 Allen St, Kelso WA 98626
Kelso Virtual Academy	Grade 8 to Grade 12	601 Crawford St, Kelso WA 98626
Loowit High School	Grade 8 to Grade 12	1904 Allen St, Kelso WA 98626
Rose Valley Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1502 Rose Valley Rd, Kelso WA 98626
Special Education	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	601 Crawford St, Kelso WA 98626
Wallace Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 5	410 Elm St, Kelso WA 98626

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
EOC Test
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	67.6%	64.1%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	84.3%	81.7%
2011	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	46%	62.4%
2012	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	67.2%	71%
2013	Math Year 1	End of course	% met std	77.9%	80.7%
2011	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	66.9%	72.9%
2012	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	66%	79.1%
2013	Math Year 2	End of course	% met std	89.5%	89.4%
HSPE Test
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	30.4%	41.6%
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	78.8%	78.8%
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.1%	82.3%
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	79.9%	81.1%
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	84.9%	83.5%
2010	Science	10th Grade	% met std	38.7%	44.7%
2011	Science	10th Grade	% met std	43.7%	49.7%
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	83.2%	85.9%
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	79.5%	86%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	81.1%	85.2%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	82.5%	84.9%
MSP Test
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	62.2%	61.7%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	60%	61.5%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	62.3%	65.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	70.0%	65.2%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.3%	72%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	72.1%	73.1%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.3%	68.7%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	67.3%	73.0%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	46.5%	53.6%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	61.9%	59.3%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	59.3%	59.3%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	60.2%	62.5%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	61.4%	67.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.5%	67.3%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	69.2%	71.4%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	66.4%	72.4%
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	49.2%	61%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	58.2%	61.4%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	52.2%	61.3%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	57.4%	62.1%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	52.3%	53.6%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57.3%	61.2%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	57.5%	63.7%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	56.2%	62.6%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	65.6%	69.5%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	58.8%	67.6%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	66.9%	71%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	67.3%	72.6%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	33.5%	34%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	53.2%	55.6%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62.1%	66.1%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62.0%	66.5%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	45.7%	51.8%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	54.2%	58.8%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	45.3%	61.4%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	45.5%	59.3%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62.1%	64.5%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	67%	70.6%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	63.3%	70.6%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.5%	71.4%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	43%	55.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	44.5%	56.9%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	57.9%	59.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	62.6%	63.7%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.8%	63.3%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	61.1%	56.4%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.3%	71.2%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.4%	68.7%
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	68.4%	70.2%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	69.4%	71%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	72.3%	71%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	70.4%	71.0%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	43.1%	51.5%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	40.3%	50.3%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	49.3%	55.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	52.6%	53.2%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	63.3%	69.2%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.8%	68.6%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	65.3%	67.2%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	64.3%	66.2%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	49.3%	54.4%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	63.4%	61.5%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	73.1%	66.3%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	71.6%	64.9%
WASL Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% met std	44.1%	43.9%
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	42.8%	47.5%
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	38.3%	51%
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	43.4%	50.2%
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	39.9%	49.3%
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	37.6%	45.2%
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	74.9%	64.5%
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	76.9%	72.9%
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.2%	81.9%
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.8%	80.6%
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	81.9%	81.3%
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% met std	82.4%	80.9%
2004	Science	10th Grade	% met std	27.6%	32.2%
2005	Science	10th Grade	% met std	31.4%	35.8%
2006	Science	10th Grade	% met std	25.1%	34.9%
2007	Science	10th Grade	% met std	29.3%	36.3%
2008	Science	10th Grade	% met std	25.1%	39.7%
2009	Science	10th Grade	% met std	24.7%	38.6%
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	75.9%	65.2%
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	70.7%	65.2%
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	82.4%	79.7%
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	87%	83.6%
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	83.7%	86.2%
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	84.3%	86.3%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	58.2%	64.2%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	67.4%	69.4%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	66%	68.3%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	65.6%	66.3%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63.5%	68.2%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	69.9%	70.7%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	60.9%	70.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	65.9%	71.3%
2004	Math	4th Grade	% met std	59.2%	59.9%
2005	Math	4th Grade	% met std	59.4%	60.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	65.4%	58.9%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	56.9%	57.9%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	53.7%	53.4%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	49.9%	52.3%
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.5%	74.4%
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	79.5%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	80.6%	81.1%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.8%	76.4%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.9%	72.3%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	67.6%	73.5%
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	57.9%	55.8%
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	53.7%	57.7%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	53.3%	60.3%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	48.9%	60.1%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	54%	62.1%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	49.9%	60.3%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	48.3%	55.8%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	53.8%	59.3%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	61%	61%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	60%	61.9%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	77.3%	76.2%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70%	71.7%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.8%	75.3%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	71.3%	73.9%
2004	Science	5th Grade	% met std	16.6%	28.2%
2005	Science	5th Grade	% met std	27.1%	35.6%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	22.2%	35.7%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	31.7%	36.4%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	37.9%	42.9%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	42.8%	44.9%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	40.6%	49.4%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	38.1%	49.5%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	37.5%	48.9%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	37.2%	50.9%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	56.6%	66.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	58.7%	67.8%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	64.1%	68.6%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	62%	72%
2004	Math	7th Grade	% met std	43.2%	46.3%
2005	Math	7th Grade	% met std	44.3%	50.8%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	41.6%	48.5%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	44.3%	54.4%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	40.6%	50.3%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	40.3%	51.8%
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.6%	60.4%
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	70.1%	69%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.6%	61.5%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.8%	68.5%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	60.8%	62.8%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.7%	59.3%
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	54.6%	57.9%
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	56.2%	61.2%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	72.6%	64.5%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	65.9%	68.1%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	69.8%	69.7%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	70.2%	69.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	49.2%	48.8%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	41.2%	49.5%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	42.4%	51.5%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	41.6%	50.8%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	76.7%	70.1%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.2%	64.7%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	75.4%	65.9%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	70.9%	67.5%
2004	Science	8th Grade	% met std	34.9%	39.4%
2005	Science	8th Grade	% met std	35.8%	36.4%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	46.6%	42.9%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	43.6%	44.4%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	46.4%	47.9%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	41.7%	51.1%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$49,246,000	$9,830		$49,173,000	$9,718		$48,816,000	$9,627
Federal:	$4,658,000	$930	9.5%	$6,265,000	$1,238	12.7%	$7,195,000	$1,419	14.7%
State:	$33,393,000	$6,665	67.8%	$32,213,000	$6,366	65.5%	$31,767,000	$6,264	65.1%
Local:	$11,195,000	$2,235	22.7%	$10,695,000	$2,114	21.7%	$9,854,000	$1,943	20.2%
Total Expenditures:	$48,487,000	$9,678		$47,300,000	$9,348		$45,680,000	$9,008
Total Current Expenditures:	$45,478,000	$9,077		$45,758,000	$9,043		$44,360,000	$8,748
Instructional Expenditures:	$25,284,000	$5,047	55.6%	$26,890,000	$5,314	58.8%	$25,687,000	$5,065	57.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,470,000	$1,291	14.2%	$5,473,000	$1,082	12.0%	$5,453,000	$1,075	12.3%
Administration:	$5,266,000	$1,051	11.6%	$5,144,000	$1,017	11.2%	$5,119,000	$1,009	11.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$8,458,000	$1,688	18.6%	$8,251,000	$1,631	18.0%	$8,101,000	$1,598	18.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,064,000	$412		$423,000	$84		$74,000	$15
Construction:	$1,938,000	$387		$377,000	$75		$27,000	$5
Total Other:	$46,000	$9		$32,000	$6		$40,000	$8
Interest on Debt:	$899,000	$179		$1,087,000	$215		$1,153,000	$227

Total Salary:	$27,372,000	$5,463		$27,766,000	$5,487		$27,775,000	$5,477
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$17,064,000	$3,406	62.3%	$17,658,000	$3,490	63.6%	$17,794,000	$3,509	64.1%
Other Salary:	$10,308,000	$2,057	37.7%	$10,108,000	$1,998	36.4%	$9,981,000	$1,968	35.9%
Total Benefit:	$9,614,000	$1,919		$9,153,000	$1,809		$8,961,000	$1,767
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,689,000	$1,136	59.2%	$5,494,000	$1,086	60.0%	$5,408,000	$1,066	60.4%
Other Benefit:	$3,925,000	$783	40.8%	$3,659,000	$723	40.0%	$3,553,000	$701	39.6%

* Kelso School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.