Hoquiam School District

Hoquiam School District serves about 1,566 students in six schools covering prekindergarten through 12th grade in the Hoquiam area: Emerson Elementary (PK–1), Lincoln Elementary and Central Elementary School (grades 2–5), Hoquiam Middle School (6–8), Hoquiam High School (9–12), and K–12 alternative Hoquiam Homelink School.

The strongest overall conventional-school profile is at Hoquiam High School. It has the district’s highest 2025–2026 ELA, math, and science results, a graduation rate of 85.1%, and a graduation rate above both the district and state. Its ranking also improved from the 16th to the 28th percentile over three years. Hoquiam Middle School stands out for a large science improvement, rising to 41.96%, although math remains weak, especially by eighth grade. Among elementary schools, Lincoln Elementary is the stronger academic performer, leading elementary schools in math and science and showing improving rankings. Central Elementary School has the lowest traditional-school results in math and science and the district’s lowest recent ranking.

Across the district, math is the clearest academic challenge: proficiency is low at every tested school, and middle-school results decline from sixth through eighth grade. Science results are uneven, with major improvement at Hoquiam Middle School but declines at the high school and traditional elementary schools. Emerson Elementary has the lowest student-teacher ratio and highest spending per student, but serves young children without comparable test results. Hoquiam Homelink School has limited comparable data, a lower graduation rate, and a large ELA improvement. Overall, families may want to compare programs by grade level, with particular attention to math support, Central’s improvement needs, and the positive graduation trends at the high school.