The reported proficiency rate for Math is 23%.
Original Research by School Decision on Lyle High School
Lyle High School sits on a hilltop campus in an unincorporated Columbia River community that functions partly as a bedroom town for Portland and Vancouver commuters. The school serves grades nine through twelve as a regular public high school within the Lyle School District. With a small enrollment, the school draws students from Lyle itself as well as from Dallesport and Murdock. The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population making up a notable share and small numbers of American Indian or Alaska Native students and students of two or more races. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a community with significant economic need.
State testing data is limited for Lyle High School. What is available comes from a single school year and shows results for math, English language arts, and science. In math, the share of students meeting proficiency standards was below the midpoint relative to districts in Klickitat County, landing in the bottom quartile when compared with other districts in the county. For English language arts, slightly more than half of students reached proficiency, and for science, the rate was somewhat lower. Because only one year of data is available, there is no trend to examine. The school tested a very small number of students, which means a few students can shift the percentages noticeably. A parent may want to discuss the school’s academic performance and support strategies directly with the staff.
The school does not serve grades that produce a graduation rate, as the data system records graduation rates only for schools with a full four-year cohort of tested grades. Lyle High School’s structure as a grade nine through twelve school means that graduation data should exist, but it was not present in the available records, so that metric cannot be assessed here. Similarly, chronic absenteeism rates were not available.
Lyle itself is a small, unincorporated community of modest size. Its downtown along the Columbia River contains a grocery store, churches, a museum, a tavern, a restaurant, a gas station and repair shop, a second-hand store, an espresso stand, and a historic hotel with dining and lodging. The residential areas include older homes downtown and newer hillside homes on terraced lots. The school campus sits on the hilltop, separate from the river-level downtown, so a student’s daily experience is split between a compact commercial core and a hilltop academic setting. The community has seen modest hillside residential growth in recent decades, but the overall population has remained relatively stable. No large employers are present in Lyle itself; many residents commute to the Portland or Vancouver area for work.
The Lyle School District’s publicly reported information did not reveal any recent major policy changes, curriculum shifts, building projects, or tax measures that would directly affect parents. The district appears to be operating with a stable, small-scale profile consistent with its rural setting.
For a family considering Lyle High School, the picture is one of a very small rural high school in a tight-knit, economically mixed community with a modest downtown and a hilltop campus. The academic results are limited in scope and show room for growth, particularly in math. The school’s size means individualized attention may be available, but the data does not provide detail on course access, extracurriculars, or staffing. A parent exploring this school would do well to visit, ask about academic support and college or career preparation, and see how the intimate scale and rural setting fit their student’s needs.
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