Hoquiam Middle School

Hoquiam Middle School serves about 372 students in grades 6–8 in the coastal Hoquiam community through the Hoquiam School District. The school serves a community where 69.35% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, and its student-teacher ratio was 20.6. Statewide, it ranked 423rd of 514 Washington middle schools, placing it in the 18th percentile and earning a 1-star rating. That is an improvement from the 11th percentile in the two previous years and the 8th percentile in 2022–2023, but the school remains in the lower tier statewide.

Science is Hoquiam’s clearest current strength. In 2025–2026, 41.96% of students met the science standard, above the district’s 35.01% and close to Washington’s 50.95%; the result also rose sharply from 24.56% the year before. Math remains the biggest challenge: 19.40% met the standard, essentially matching the district but well below the state’s 43.11%. Math performance also fell from 27.35% in 6th grade to 12.73% in 8th grade. ELA proficiency was 29.91%, nearly the district rate but substantially below the state’s 52.81%. Compared with Miller Junior High, Hoquiam performed better in math and science, while ELA results were nearly tied.

North Beach Junior High School ranked higher overall and had stronger ELA and science results, though Hoquiam slightly led in math. North Beach also has only 95 students, a 12.5 student-teacher ratio, and higher per-student spending, so the schools operate under notably different conditions. Hoquiam’s recent science improvement may offer useful practices for strengthening math and literacy. Subgroup results were uneven, with relatively strong rankings for special education and multi-racial students, while low socioeconomic status students ranked near the school’s overall level. Overall, the school shows gradual recovery, but improving 7th- and 8th-grade math and sustaining stronger ELA growth remain important priorities.