Summary
Crescent School is a small K–12 alternative school near Port Angeles, Washington, serving 228 students in the rural Crescent School District. Its 11.4-to-1 student–teacher ratio, reported 51.32% free/reduced-price lunch participation, and $24,224 in per-student spending suggest a setting with relatively small student groups and substantial reported resources. The school’s latest reported graduation rate was 85.0% in 2023–24, above the statewide rate that year.
Crescent’s academic results are mixed but generally compare favorably with nearby Seaview Academy, another K–12 alternative school. In 2025–26, Crescent’s proficiency rates were 52.14% in English language arts, 30.09% in math, and 56.82% in science, compared with 40.00%, 13.33%, and 44.44% at Seaview. Crescent’s English results were essentially equal to the Washington average, while science was above the state rate. Middle-school ELA was a particular strength: proficiency reached 55.00% in sixth grade, 60.00% in seventh grade, and 62.50% in eighth grade. Science was also strong overall, especially in eighth grade.
Mathematics is Crescent’s clearest area for improvement. The school’s all-grade math rate was 13 percentage points below Washington’s 43.11%, and math performance trailed the state in nearly every reported grade, with seventh grade especially weak at 26.67%. Elementary ELA and fifth-grade science also warrant attention. Crescent’s graduation history has generally been stable, recovering after a 70.5% rate in 2020–21 and reaching 85.0% in 2023–24. Its latest available school-level dropout rate was 11.7% in 2021–22, much lower than Seaview’s 38.0% in 2024–25, although the years differ. Because Crescent is small, yearly grade-level percentages may fluctuate, so families should view these results as trends rather than fixed conclusions.
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