The top reported proficiency rate is 42% in English language arts. The lowest is 17% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Sprague High School
Sprague High School is a regular public high school serving grades nine through twelve in the town of Sprague, Washington. It is the only high school in the Sprague School District, a very small rural district located in the wheatlands of eastern Washington’s Lincoln County, just south of Interstate 90 and about a half-hour drive west of Spokane. The school itself sits within the compact downtown grid of Sprague, a community that peaked in the railroad era and now has a modest, stable population. Civic life and school facilities are integrated into the town rather than separated on a campus. The town has no major private employers; the city government and the school district are the primary employers. For a family considering this school, the setting is one of deep rural quiet and a small, close-knit community.
The school enrolls a small number of students, consistent with the size of the town. The student body is predominantly white, with a small share identifying as two or more races and an even smaller share as Hispanic. A substantial share of students come from low-income households, as reflected in the free-and-reduced-price lunch qualification rate. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the source material.
State assessment results are available from the 2020-21 school year, but they reflect testing in grade eight, not in the high school grades that Sprague serves. Because of this mismatch, those results cannot be taken as a direct measure of the current high school student body's performance. The reported figures show a lower proficiency rate in math, a higher one in English language arts, and a middling rate in science, but these are drawn from a grade level the school does not teach. A parent should ask the school directly for high school-level testing data, as no such data was provided in the source record. The school’s overall proficiency index, calculated from the available but mismatched scores, places it in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Lincoln County. Again, the grade-level gap limits what that comparison means. The school does not have a reported graduation rate or chronic absenteeism rate, so those metrics were not available for evaluation.
No information was found on course offerings, including Advanced Placement, career and technical education, or dual-enrollment programs. The school’s website and program data were not present in the source materials. Similarly, no data on discipline, staffing ratios, attendance, or class sizes was included. The school is classified as a regular public school, not a charter, and its Title I status was not listed.
The Sprague School District did not show any recent parent-relevant changes—no boundary adjustments, closures, bond measures, or program overhauls were found in available records. The district is very small, with a teaching force that matches the enrollment scale.
Sprague High School is a fit for families who want an exceptionally small, rural high school in a quiet town with limited commercial activity and no public transit. The student body is economically diverse, and the setting offers a traditional small-town environment. Families who value academic data, a wide range of course offerings, or a track record of high school-level test results will find that information largely absent from the public record. The mismatched assessment data and missing graduation rate mean a parent would need to reach out to the school to fill in those gaps. For those comfortable with that level of uncertainty and seeking a very small school community in a remote agricultural area, Sprague High School provides that context.
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