Swiftwater Alternative High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Cle Elum, Washington

Swiftwater Alternative High School in Cle Elum, Washington enrolled 20 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 20.0 students per teacher against the Washington high-school median of 20.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 (Washington: 53.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

22 students in 2022-23, 17 students in 2023-24, 20 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.0.

Students enrolled at Swiftwater Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 22, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 2001020302022-23222023-24172024-2520
Students enrolled at Swiftwater Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 22, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 2001020302022-23222023-24172024-2520
Students enrolled at Swiftwater Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 22, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 2001020302022-23222023-24172024-2520
Students enrolled at Swiftwater Alternative High School by school year2022-23: 22, 2023-24: 17, 2024-25: 2001020302022-23222023-24172024-2520
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23221.022.0
2023-24171.017.0
2024-25201.020.0

20.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 Washington high schools

Among the 488 Washington high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 20.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; This school 20.0; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 20.0state median 20.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; This school 20.0; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 20.0state median 20.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; This school 20.0; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 20.0state median 20.0U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Washington high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 78.9; This school 20.0; state median 20.0.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 20.0state median 20.0U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 220 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Swiftwater Alternative High School enrolled 22 students and had 0.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.1, one per 220 of the 22 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent86.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.0% of students were White, 15.0% Hispanic, 15.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White70.0%
  2. Hispanic15.0%
  3. Two or more races15.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested at Swiftwater Alternative High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading, against 53.4% in reading across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. No whole-school math result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis schoolIts districtWashington
Reading and language artsunder 50%48%53.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Swiftwater Alternative High School

  1. Cle Elum Roslyn High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.2 miles away: 311 students, 21.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Ellensburg High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 26 miles away: 957 students, 20.5 per teacher (2024-25).26 mi
  3. Compare Swiftwater Alternative High School with Cle Elum Roslyn High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cle Elum-Roslyn School District spends per student$16,393 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,393
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonSwiftwater Alternative High School is the number 530 by size of 606 Washington high schools open in 2024-25.#530 of 606
  6. Washington schools by students per teacher20.0 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 20.0 for high schools.20.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Swiftwater Alternative High School

  1. How many students attend Swiftwater Alternative High School?
    20 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 22 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Cle Elum, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Swiftwater Alternative High School?
    20.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for high schools is 20.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Swiftwater Alternative High School a Title I school?
    Swiftwater Alternative High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Swiftwater Alternative High School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested at Swiftwater Alternative High School scored proficient or above: under 50% in reading, against 53.4% in reading across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Swiftwater Alternative High School in?
    Cle Elum-Roslyn School District, NCES district ID 5301350. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530135002987 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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