La Center Academy
La Center · WA · La Center School District · Public · K-12 combined
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La Center High School → Wisdom Ridge Academy → Lewis River Academy → Ridgefield High School → Cedar Tree Classical Christian School → Woodland High School → CAM Academy → Battle Ground High School →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 14% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How La Center Academy compares for families
What families should know about La Center Academy.
- ▸ LocallyWA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: La Center High School, Wisdom Ridge Academy, Lewis River Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
📊 State assessment · WA Smarter Balanced · grade 10
SBAC grade 10 — met or exceeded standard
School year 2024-25. Levels 3 + 4 combined ("at or above grade level"). Cells suppressed by the state when sample is small.
Source: WA state DOE Smarter Balanced results. Levels 1–2 = below standard, 3 = met, 4 = exceeded. Headline = level 3 + level 4 combined.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -25.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 38 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Center High School La Center |
Public | 0.0 | 555 | +9.5% |
| Wisdom Ridge Academy Ridgefield |
Public | 4.3 | 107 | +98.1% |
| Lewis River Academy Woodland |
Public | 5.2 | — | — |
| Ridgefield High School RIDGEFIELD |
Public | 5.4 | 1,249 | +19.6% |
| Cedar Tree Classical Christian School Ridgefield |
Private | 6.7 | 235 | +13.0% |
| Woodland High School Woodland |
Public | 6.8 | 667 | +3.4% |
| CAM Academy BATTLE GROUND |
Public | 7.4 | 178 | +0.0% |
| Battle Ground High School BATTLE GROUND |
Public | 8.1 | 1,759 | +5.3% |