High school (grades 9-12) · Longview, WA

Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design

Federal NCES profile for Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 20/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 530000303667
0/100100/10020/100
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Washington.

#3 of 5
high schools in Longview · Resource Index
20
Resource Index · Lower
69.6%
free-lunch eligible
12
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design ranks #3 of 5 high schools in Longview, WA.

Enrollment

12

Washington · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

69.6%

vs 45.0% Washington avg

+55% vs state

What stands out at Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design

Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design is a higher-need, small high school in Longview, Washington, enrolling 12 students.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 69.6% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Washington schools, with 12 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index trails 92% of the 2,394 Washington schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.

Its student body is led by White (58%) and Hispanic or Latino (17%) (diversity index 61/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Among Longview's high schools, it stands alongside R a Long High School (926 students): Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design is smaller than that campus by headcount.

Kelso School District also operates Kelso High School (1,390 students) and Lexington Elementary (854 students) alongside Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design compares

Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design on the metrics families compare, against Washington and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Washington Washington avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 69.6% ▲ 55% 45.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 12 top 96% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
69.6%
free-lunch eligible - 55% above the Washington average of 45.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Funding equity
$15,945
per pupil, district-wide - below Washington avg of $19,487
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 58.3%
Hispanic or Latino 16.7%
African American 8.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 8.3%
Two or More 8.3%

Largest group: White at 58.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 61.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 61.2, Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design is more mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.

Programs

AP program Not offered

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Kelso School District, which includes Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design.

$15,945
Per student
-18%
vs Washington
Avg $19,487
-4%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 14.1%
State 73.0%
Federal 12.9%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Kelso High School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Lexington Elementary Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Huntington Middle School Larger Similar economic need No ratio data
Coweeman Middle School Larger Lower economic need No ratio data
Butler Acres Elementary Larger Lower economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Kelso School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Longview

4 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Washington, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design

How many students attend Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design?

Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design has 12 students enrolled. It is a high school in Longview, WA.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design?

69.6% of students at Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design?

The largest demographic group at Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design is White at 58.3% of enrollment, in Longview, WA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 61.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design?

Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design has a Resource Investment Index of 20/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design rank among high schools in Longview?

By Resource Investment Index, Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design ranks #3 of 5 high schools in Longview, WA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Longview on the city page.

Is Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design a good school?

Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design earns 20/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Washington. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Kelso School District?

Besides Kelso Goal Oriented Learning Design, Kelso School District also operates Kelso High School (1,390 students), Lexington Elementary (854 students), and Huntington Middle School (559 students). See the Kelso School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.