Neah Bay Elementary School

Neah Bay Elementary School is a K–5 public school serving about 180 students in the remote community of Neah Bay, Washington, as part of the Cape Flattery School District.

The school serves a high-need community, with 86.11% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. Its 2025–26 statewide ranking improved to the 51st percentile, or 559th out of 1,138 Washington elementary schools, earning three stars. Academic results are mixed. The school’s math proficiency rate was 29.67%, nearly eight points above the district but below the 43.11% statewide rate. English language arts proficiency was 36.26%, roughly equal to the district and below the state’s 52.81%. Science was the clearest weakness at 27.50%, trailing both the district and state. Third-grade math was a standout, with 53.57% proficiency—slightly above the statewide rate of 53.20%.

Grade-level results point to areas needing focused attention. Fifth-grade math proficiency was 10%, far below the state’s 43.32%, while science has declined from 60.00% in 2023–24 to 27.50% in 2025–26. ELA also fell from 44.21% to 36.26% over the past year. At the same time, the student-teacher ratio improved to 12.9, which may support smaller groups and individualized help, and per-student spending rose to $23,769 in 2023–24. The school’s Native American student subgroup has ranked strongly compared with similar statewide subgroups, though those comparisons involve only six to nine schools and should be interpreted cautiously. No other schools are located within 20 miles, so a direct nearby-school comparison is unavailable. Overall, the school shows meaningful strengths—particularly in third-grade math and performance relative to its district—alongside urgent needs in fifth-grade math, science, and recent ELA results.