Aberdeen School District

Aberdeen School District serves 3,080 students in 12 schools across elementary, middle, high school, and alternative programs in the Aberdeen and Grays Harbor area. Overall, the district ranks 210th of 238 Washington districts, with academic results below state averages, although several schools show meaningful strengths and recent improvement.

Among elementary schools, McDermoth Elementary is the strongest all-around option, with 47.59% proficiency in English language arts, 38.62% in math, and 55% in science—the district’s best science result and slightly above the state average. Central Park Elementary has the district’s best math performance at 52.08%, along with a low 11.8 student-teacher ratio, though its science result is much weaker. A J West Elementary has made the largest three-year ranking gain among district schools, rising from the 14th to the 29th percentile. Stevens Elementary performs better in science than in ELA or math, while Robert Gray Elementary has the lowest elementary ranking and needs improvement particularly in ELA and math.

At the secondary level, J M Weatherwax High School stands out for ELA proficiency of 54.01%, slightly above the state average, and an 81% graduation rate; however, only 14.05% of students are proficient in math. Miller Junior High remains low-ranked, despite a notable science improvement. Alternative programs require separate interpretation: Harbor Open Doors reports a low graduation rate and high dropout rate, while Harbor Junior/Senior High School and Grays Harbor Academy serve smaller, specialized populations. For families comparing schools, math—especially in middle and high school—is the district’s most urgent concern, while McDermoth’s balanced results and Central Park’s math performance are the clearest bright spots.