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Hoquiam High School

Public Grades 9-12
284th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 396 Washington High Schools
Better than 28% of Washington high schools
Summary

Hoquiam High School is a public school serving about 410 students in grades 9–12 in Hoquiam, a coastal Grays Harbor community with relatively high student needs. In 2024–25, 67.56% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio was 17.1:1. The school’s statewide ranking improved to 284th of 396 schools in 2025–26, or the 28th percentile, up from the 16th percentile in 2023–24. Even so, it remains in the lower third of Washington schools and has a one-star rating. The Hoquiam School District ranked 215th of 238 districts, around the 10th percentile statewide.

Graduation is one of the school’s clearest strengths. Hoquiam’s 2024–25 graduation rate was 85.1%, above the statewide 82.6% rate and higher than the district’s 78.8%. However, its 10.6% dropout rate was slightly above the state’s 9.8%, suggesting that many students complete high school successfully while a meaningful group remains at risk of leaving early. Academically, English Language Arts is the strongest tested subject, with 44.76% of students proficient in 2025–26—well above the district’s 30.71%, though below Washington’s 52.81%. Science proficiency was 41.86%, also above the district but below the state.

Math is the most important area for improvement: 21.36% of students were proficient in 2025–26, less than half the statewide 43.11%, although the result improved from 13.83% the prior year. Compared with nearby schools, Hoquiam generally performs in the middle: its graduation rate exceeds North Beach Senior High School and J M Weatherwax High School, while its math rate is higher than those of North Beach and Ocosta Junior - Senior High. The strongest nearby comparison is Montesano Junior-Senior High, which has notably higher academic and graduation results. Overall, Hoquiam shows encouraging progress, but sustained math gains and a lower dropout rate remain key priorities.

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: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2026
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (43% vs 48% meeting standards)
!Math scores 22 pts below the Washington average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school43%
District avg27%
Washington avg48%
284th of 396
Washington public high schools ?
Bottom 28%▼ down 9 pts since 2017
From bottom 38% (2017) to bottom 28% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
215th of 238Hoquiam 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202631.4284 of 39628.3%★☆☆☆☆
202528.0327 of 43825.3%★☆☆☆☆
202419.8365 of 43716.5%★☆☆☆☆
202318.8379 of 44214.3%★☆☆☆☆
202229.2315 of 43427.4%★☆☆☆☆
202122.7364 of 45520.0%★☆☆☆☆
201914.8371 of 41711.0%★☆☆☆☆
201811.2292 of 3157.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201744.7188 of 30137.5%★★☆☆☆
201522.1286 of 34116.1%★☆☆☆☆
201363.9159 of 45465.0%★★★☆☆
201253.0223 of 45050.4%★★★☆☆
201156.9170 of 44061.4%★★★☆☆
201046.9250 of 42340.9%★★☆☆☆
200927.9315 of 40221.6%★☆☆☆☆
200850.2237 of 39640.2%★★☆☆☆
200751.7228 of 39942.9%★★☆☆☆
200666.6132 of 39566.6%★★★☆☆
200525.4318 of 39419.3%★☆☆☆☆
200437.3265 of 39032.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202628.8230 of 30925.6%★☆☆☆☆
202529.6250 of 35028.6%★☆☆☆☆
202414.1319 of 3478.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.5317 of 35711.2%★☆☆☆☆
20229.3353 of 3684.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.2335 of 39014.1%★☆☆☆☆
201910.1339 of 3585.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.0234 of 2433.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202626.9177 of 23625.0%★☆☆☆☆
202515.0228 of 2498.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.8194 of 24821.8%★☆☆☆☆
202319.5218 of 24912.4%★☆☆☆☆
202236.5162 of 26137.9%★★☆☆☆
202127.8206 of 27825.9%★☆☆☆☆
201916.5217 of 24110.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202635.9221 of 32532.0%★★☆☆☆
202531.1253 of 35528.7%★☆☆☆☆
202421.6299 of 35616.0%★☆☆☆☆
202315.3335 of 3627.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202236.5238 of 37035.7%★★☆☆☆
202131.0289 of 39226.3%★☆☆☆☆
201915.8319 of 3447.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202631.7224 of 32631.3%★★☆☆☆
202522.3285 of 35920.6%★☆☆☆☆
202422.0296 of 36218.2%★☆☆☆☆
202317.0311 of 35813.1%★☆☆☆☆
202245.5196 of 36346.0%★★☆☆☆
202125.3310 of 39521.5%★☆☆☆☆
201916.9315 of 35511.3%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202557.065 of 17061.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202251.452 of 13060.0%★★★☆☆
202144.0105 of 21250.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202622.9268 of 31916.0%★☆☆☆☆
202522.6315 of 37315.5%★☆☆☆☆
202410.4351 of 3746.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.7348 of 3798.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.7335 of 39014.1%★☆☆☆☆
202116.6374 of 4139.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.3355 of 3827.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.6215 of 2223.2%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)32nd percentile+4 vs school
Male (2026)31st percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)26th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)16th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts45%-8 vs state
Science42%-9 vs state
Math21%-22 vs state

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Open Quote 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





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Frequently Asked Questions about Hoquiam High School

Hoquiam High School ranks 284th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended 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

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

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresNewSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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