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Hoquiam High School

Q: Is Hoquiam High School a good school?

Hoquiam High School ranks 327 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 25% of Washington high schools

Summary

Hoquiam High School is a public high school serving 410 students in grades 9-12 in the Hoquiam School District, a community facing significant economic challenges where over two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite operating in a low-performing district, the school demonstrates clear strengths, most notably a graduation rate of 85.1% that exceeds both the district and state averages. Academically, it consistently outperforms its own district, with science being a particular bright spot where student proficiency even surpasses the Washington state average. However, performance in math is critically low, and the school's dropout rate is higher than the state's. Compared to nearby schools, Hoquiam sits in the middle: it academically outperforms schools in the struggling Aberdeen School District like J M Weatherwax High School but lags behind higher-performing neighbors like Montesano Junior-Senior High.

The school benefits from relatively high per-student spending and smaller class sizes than some area high schools, which may contribute to its improving statewide ranking and strong graduation outcomes. Parents should note that while the school is showing signs of recovery from past struggles and excels at graduating students who stay enrolled, significant work remains to improve core academic performance, especially in mathematics, and to support all student subgroups equitably.

410

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,230

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 W. Emerson
Hoquiam, WA 98550

(360) 538-8210

District: Hoquiam School District

Feeder schools for Hoquiam High School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary School
	Emerson Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
Middle:	Hoquiam Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Hispanic:

27.1%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2013 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg26%

Washington avg48%

327^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

230^th of 247Hoquiam School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	327 of 438	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	365 of 437	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	379 of 442	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	315 of 434	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	364 of 455	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	371 of 417	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	292 of 315	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	44.7	188 of 301	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.1	286 of 341	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	63.9	159 of 454	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.0	223 of 450	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.9	170 of 440	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.9	250 of 423	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.9	315 of 402	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.2	237 of 396	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.7	228 of 399	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	66.6	132 of 395	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	25.4	318 of 394	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.3	265 of 390	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	250 of 350	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	319 of 347	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	317 of 357	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	353 of 368	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	335 of 390	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	339 of 358	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	234 of 243	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	228 of 249	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	194 of 248	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	218 of 249	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	162 of 261	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	206 of 278	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	217 of 241	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	253 of 355	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	299 of 356	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	335 of 362	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	238 of 370	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	289 of 392	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	319 of 344	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	285 of 359	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	296 of 362	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	311 of 358	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.5	196 of 363	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	310 of 395	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	315 of 355	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	65 of 170	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	51.4	52 of 130	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	105 of 212	50.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	315 of 373	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	351 of 374	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	348 of 379	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	335 of 390	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	374 of 413	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	355 of 382	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	215 of 222	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2022)60th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science51%~ state avg

English Language Arts44%-9 vs state

Math14%-29 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

I am a student of Hoquiam High School who came from North Thurston and I personally don't think the school is that bad Close Quote

Schools Near Hoquiam High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hoquiam High School	Public	9-12	501 W. Emerson	Hoquiam	98550	Grays Harbor County	Hoquiam School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 538-8210	410	24	17.1	67.6%	234 (57.1%)	5 (1.2%)	111 (27.1%)	7 (1.7%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	28	327^th of 438 public high schools	25.3%		19.8	365^th of 437 public high schools	16.5%	38		50.8	50.8			44.0	44.0			13.8	13.8	$20,230	$1,828	$18,402
Harbor Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 N. Williams St.	Aberdeen	98520	Grays Harbor County	Aberdeen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 538-2180	128	8	16.6	82.0%	76 (59.4%)	5 (3.9%)	27 (21.1%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.2%)	2.9	437^th of 438 public high schools	0.2%		4.2	433^rd of 437 public high schools	0.9%	4	33.3	19.1	25.0		26.7	20.8	20.4					$21,789	$2,514	$19,274
Harbor Open Doors	Public	10-12	300 N. Williams St.	Aberdeen	98520	Grays Harbor County	Aberdeen School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 538-2180	49	1	48.5	69.4%	31 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (24.5%)	1 (2.0%)	3 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)								(n/a)												$10,355	$461	$9,895
Twin Harbors A Branch of New Market Skills Center	Public	9-12	410 North G Street	Aberdeen	98520	Grays Harbor County	Aberdeen School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 538-2040	31	0		22.6%	20 (64.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)								(n/a)												$11,588	$378	$11,209
J M Weatherwax High School	Public	9-12	410 North G Street	Aberdeen	98520	Grays Harbor County	Aberdeen School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 538-2043	919	45	20.3	60.5%	474 (51.6%)	14 (1.5%)	340 (37.0%)	14 (1.5%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.6%)	28.4	324^th of 438 public high schools	26.0%		18.5	370^th of 437 public high schools	15.3%	46		37.4	37.1			55.4	54.9			18.8	18.6	$19,391	$2,422	$16,970
Grays Harbor Juvenile Detention	Public	6-12	103 Junction City Rd.	Aberdeen	98520	Grays Harbor County	Aberdeen School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 538-2189	11	2	5.5	45.5%	4 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$24,079	$2,203	$21,876
North Beach Senior High School	Public	9-12	336 State Route 115	Ocean Shores	98569	Grays Harbor County	North Beach School District No. 64	No	No	No	No	(360) 289-3888	198	13	15.4	59.6%	120 (60.6%)	3 (1.5%)	23 (11.6%)	4 (2.0%)	16 (8.1%)	4 (2.0%)	27 (13.6%)	30.3	312^th of 438 public high schools	28.8%		40.6	262^nd of 437 public high schools	40.0%	50		56.7	56.7			36.1	36.1			16.7	16.7	$19,884	$538	$19,346
Ocosta Junior - Senior High	Public	7-12	2580 S Montesano St	Westport	98595	Grays Harbor County	Ocosta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 268-9125	272	17	16.4	65.4%	161 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (29.0%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	37.6	273^rd of 438 public high schools	37.7%		37.1	280^th of 437 public high schools	35.9%	7	52.2	48.7	50.6	41.0	56.5	59.5	52.8	22.5	37.0	15.9	25.4	$23,357	$1,810	$21,547
Montesano Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	303 North Church	Montesano	98563	Grays Harbor County	Montesano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 249-4041	698	34	20.4	38.1%	542 (77.7%)	4 (0.6%)	82 (11.7%)	11 (1.6%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.0%)	65.7	128^th of 438 public high schools	70.8%		66.8	121^st of 437 public high schools	72.3%	7	50.9	60.5	55.7	64.6	50.0	76.5	63.1	46.0	23.7	29.4	33.0	$15,621	$264	$15,357

Frequently Asked Questions about Hoquiam High School

What is the racial makeup of Hoquiam High School?

Students at Hoquiam High School are 57% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Hoquiam High School?

Hoquiam High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Elementary School
Elementary : Emerson Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Middle : Hoquiam Middle School

Is Hoquiam High School a good school?

Hoquiam High School ranks 327^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Hoquiam High School in?

Hoquiam School District

How many students attend Hoquiam High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Hoquiam High School.

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