Summary:
The Hood Canal School District is a small, rural district in Shelton, Washington, consisting of a single school, Hood Canal Elementary School, which serves 337 students from preschool through 8th grade.
This school serves a community with high economic need, with over 75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Academically, performance varies significantly by grade and subject. While 7th and 8th graders perform near state averages in English Language Arts, and 8th graders actually outperform the state in science, proficiency in math is consistently below average and younger grades, particularly 5th and 6th, struggle more across subjects. Despite these challenges, the school is on a positive trajectory, having improved its statewide ranking percentile over the last three years.
The district invests significantly in its students, with per-student spending well above typical national averages and a favorable student-teacher ratio. The PK-8 structure allows for continuity across a student's elementary and middle school years. For parents, this means the school is a community-focused institution showing recent improvement, with notable strengths in upper-grade science and ELA, but with academic results that are mixed and below state averages overall, particularly in mathematics.
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