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Quillayute Valley Keeps 96% of Its Students Who Are Homeless in Class. Statewide, Half Are Chronically Absent.
There are 44,847 students experiencing homelessness in Washington's public schools. More than half of them — 22,916, at a rate of 51.1% — are chronically absent. That means they miss 18 or more school...
Tacoma's Attendance Recovery Reversed: Chronic Absenteeism Jumped Back to 36%
For three years, Tacoma Public Schools was one of Washington's attendance recovery stories. The chronic absenteeism rate dropped from a catastrophic 40.4% in 2021-22 to 37.6%, then 33.9% — a steady, e...
61 Washington Districts Hit All-Time Lows
For three years, Washington's public schools were clawing their way back. From the COVID trough of 1,091,343 students in 2021-22, enrollment ticked upward: 5,352, then 3,364, then 5,325. The state had...
Washington Lost 9,099 Students and Three Years of Progress
For three years, Washington's public schools looked like they were healing. Between 2022 and 2025, K-12 enrollment climbed back by 14,041 students, a modest but steady recovery from the 55,539-student...