Summary:
Hoquiam School District has one middle school, Hoquiam Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in the Hoquiam, Washington area. The school enrolls 372 students, has a student–teacher ratio of 20.6, and serves a community where 69.35% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. Because it is the district’s only middle school, there are no other local middle schools for direct comparison.
Academic results at Hoquiam Middle School are generally close to district averages but below Washington averages. In 2025–2026, 29.91% of students were proficient in English language arts, 19.40% in math, and 41.96% in science. Science is the clearest strength: the school exceeded the district by nearly seven percentage points and improved by 17.40 points from the prior year. Eighth-grade science was especially encouraging, with 41.96% proficiency compared with 39.17% districtwide and 48.78% statewide. Seventh-grade ELA was the strongest literacy result at 36.79%, while sixth-grade math was the strongest math result at 27.35%.
Math is the most important area for families to monitor. Proficiency declined from 27.35% in sixth grade to 17.59% in seventh grade and 12.73% in eighth grade, leaving eighth-grade math more than 26 points below the state rate. Eighth-grade ELA was also relatively weak at 26.85%. The school’s ranking improved to 423rd out of 514 Washington middle schools in 2025–2026, placing it at the 18th percentile, up from the 11th percentile in the two previous years. Overall, the school shows promising science progress, but families should look for continued improvement in math, eighth-grade literacy, and preparation for high school.
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