📍 1904 Allen St, Kelso, Cowlitz County, 98626
Kelso High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kelso, Cowlitz County. The school has 1,424 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kelso School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 73.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kelso High School enrolls 1,424 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 73.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 976 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 295 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 81 | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 21 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 16 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 13 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 9 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
866 of the school's 1,424 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 752 qualify for free lunch and 114 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kelso High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-30, state senate district 19, state house district 19.
Kelso High School is one of 13 schools in Kelso School District, based in KELSO, Washington. The district serves 4,960 students district-wide and employs 284 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,424 students, Kelso High School is larger than the district average of about 382 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small