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Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, WA

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At a glance

Schools

2,633

Students

Districts

Top rankedPort Townsend High School61^st of 396 Washington high schools

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Biggest riser

Blue Heron Middle School up 67 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Chimacum Elementary School 14.6 students per teacher

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)				SBAC English Language Arts (2026)								SBAC Math (2026)								% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brinnon Elementary	Public	K-8	46 Schoolhouse Rd	Brinnon	98320	Jefferson County	Brinnon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 796-4646	72	5	13.8	70.8%	53 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.3%)	2 (2.8%)	1 (1.4%)	6 (8.3%)	4 (5.6%)								(n/a)												58.7								46.8											$24,950	$2,757	$22,193
Chimacum Elementary School	Public	2-6	91 West Valley Rd	Chimacum	98325	Jefferson County	Chimacum School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 302-5855	257	18	14.6	62.3%	200 (77.8%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (13.2%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.8%)								(n/a)	47.8			47.8	30.0	31.1	45.7	39.6				36.6	34.0	20.0	26.1	22.6				25.8											$23,309	$2,691	$20,617
Chimacum Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	91 West Valley Rd	Chimacum	98325	Jefferson County	Chimacum School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 302-5900	251	17	14.7	51.0%	192 (76.5%)	2 (0.8%)	29 (11.6%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)	66.4	125^th of 396 public high schools	68.4%		60.2	151^st of 438 public high schools	65.5%	26		60.6	55.6	58.3					75.0	56.3	63.3	65.7					37.5	33.3	36.7	36.0											$21,916	$1,421	$20,496
PI Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	91 West Valley Rd	Chimacum	98325	Jefferson County	Chimacum School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 302-9171	49	2	30.0	71.4%	37 (75.5%)	1 (2.0%)	5 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.2%)								(n/a)				36.4								19.1																			$13,502	$85	$13,417
Chimacum Creek Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	313 Ness Corner Rd	Port Hadlock	98325	Jefferson County	Chimacum School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 302-5820	147	8	17.5	55.8%	107 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (13.6%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (9.5%)								(n/a)																					83.9	83.9	85.7	85.7	85.7	83.9	94.6	83.9	83.9	83.9	$22,736	$1,213	$21,524
Salish Coast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1637 Grant St	Port Townsend	98368	Jefferson County	Port Townsend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 680-5706	528	31	16.9	51.1%	394 (74.6%)	4 (0.8%)	61 (11.6%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (10.8%)								(n/a)	63.2			63.2	52.3	46.0	61.3					52.8	52.3	43.7	42.7					46.4	90.1	91.6	90.1	90.1	90.1	91.6	91.6	91.6	91.6	91.6	$18,748	$2,293	$16,455
Port Townsend High School	Public	9-12	1500 Van Ness St	Port Townsend	98368	Jefferson County	Port Townsend School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 379-4520	383	18	21.2	43.3%	297 (77.5%)	4 (1.0%)	36 (9.4%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	80	61^st of 396 public high schools	84.6%		88.6	41^st of 438 public high schools	90.6%	20			68.5	68.5															39.5	39.5											$21,175	$1,483	$19,692
Blue Heron Middle School	Public	6-8	3939 San Juan Ave	Port Townsend	98368	Jefferson County	Port Townsend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 680-5661	222	14	15.6	53.6%	169 (76.1%)	5 (2.3%)	25 (11.3%)	8 (3.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	48.9	234^th of 514 public middle schools	54.5%		40.7	301^st of 534 public middle schools	43.6%	67		53.5		53.5				52.9	56.8	42.3		51.1				37.7	29.6	25.4		31.2											$23,485	$3,335	$20,150
Ocean	Public, Alternative	K-12	3939 San Juan Ave.	Port Townsend	98368	Jefferson County	Port Townsend School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 680-5750	144	7	20.0	61.8%	107 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (14.6%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.6%)								(n/a)			54.6	60.0							40.0	51.9						42.9	20.0	32.0											$14,032	$683	$13,350
Quilcene High And Elementary	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	294715 Highway 101	Quilcene	98376	Jefferson County	Quilcene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 765-3363	207	14	15.1	61.8%	156 (75.4%)	2 (1.0%)	18 (8.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.5%)								(n/a)		38.9	35.3	42.9	69.2				41.2	33.3	53.9	50.0	38.5		28.6			27.8	34.6	33.0	69.2	69.2	69.2	69.2	69.2	69.2	92.3	69.2	69.2	69.2	$28,630	$1,036	$27,594
Partnership for Excellence in Alternative Remote Learning	Public	K-8	294715 US Highway 101	Quilcene	98376	Jefferson County	Quilcene School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 765-3363	373	14	26.9	15.0%	319 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.2%)	42.9	639^th of 1138 public elementary schools	43.8%		45.9	604^th of 1160 public elementary schools	47.9%	35	53.6	59.5		56.9	54.3	57.6	57.1	38.2		57.9		57.6	45.7	42.4	25.0	23.5	50.0	37.8		37.6	48.5	48.5	48.5	48.5	48.5	48.5	48.5	48.5	48.5	48.5	$11,559	$24	$11,535

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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