Quincy Innovation Academy

Quincy Innovation Academy is a small alternative school in Quincy, Washington, serving 153 students in grades K–12 within the Quincy School District. It serves a high-need student population, with 84.97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. Because it is an alternative school, students may have different academic histories, attendance patterns, and support needs than students in conventional schools, so results should be viewed in that context.

The school’s biggest challenges are graduation and student persistence. In 2024–25, its graduation rate was 40.0%, compared with 76.3% for the district and 82.6% statewide. Its dropout rate was 20.0%, more than twice Washington’s 9.8% rate and well above the district’s 8.8%. Academic results are mixed: 2025–26 ELA proficiency was 38.33%, better than the district’s 32.96% but below the state’s 52.81%. Mathematics was 18.33%, roughly in line with the district but far below the state’s 43.11%, while science was especially weak at 16.98%, compared with 50.95% statewide. Some grade-level results were more encouraging, including 7th-grade ELA and 10th-grade math, but several middle- and high-school results were low or suppressed.

There are signs of progress: ELA, math, and science scores have generally improved from recent years, with ELA showing the strongest gains. The most important priorities are improving attendance, credit accumulation, re-engagement, graduation planning, and math and science instruction. Families may also want to ask about the reported student-teacher ratio, which rose sharply to 51.0 in 2024–25, although this may reflect unusual staffing or reporting practices rather than actual class size. Per-student spending also declined to $11,871 in 2023–24. No other schools were identified within 20 miles, so the most useful comparisons are with the district and state rather than nearby campuses.