Three county school districts rated in top 10

Three Whitman County school districts are ranked in the top 10 in achievement in the state.

LaCrosse School District ranked number two in the state for the second consecutive year, according to Principal Doug Curtis.

Two other Whitman County schools, Colfax, which placed third, and St. John, which placed fourth, were listed in the top 10 in the state. The only other Eastern Washington school district in the top 10 was Wilbur School District.

The LaCrosse district placed second in overall academic achievement in the state out of 295 school districts.

LaCrosse High School was credited with 100 p...