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Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School

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Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School ranks 353 rd of 514 Washington alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Alternative Schools

Better than 31% of Washington alternative schools

Summary

Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School is a small K–12 alternative school serving 178 students in the rural Wishkah Valley area near Aberdeen, Washington, within the Wishkah Valley School District. Its 10.3 students per teacher create a comparatively small-school setting, and 60.67% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. Per-student spending was $23,219 in 2023–24, higher than at most nearby alternative schools but below Mary M. Knight School.

Science is the school’s clearest academic strength. In 2025–26, 52.63% of students were proficient in science, slightly above Washington’s 50.95% and higher than reported results at Mary M. Knight School, Grays Harbor Academy, and Hoquiam Homelink School. The school also had the strongest reported nearby-school results in math, at 28.57%, and English Language Arts, at 35.71%, although both remained below state averages. Science improved substantially from 28.13% in 2022–23, while math has risen over the longer term. ELA has fluctuated, reaching 42.22% in 2024–25 before declining in the latest year.

For parents, the main academic opportunity is strengthening literacy and mathematics while maintaining science gains. Available results point to particular challenges in eighth-grade ELA, at 25%, and fifth-grade math, at 25%; several other grade-level results were suppressed because cohorts were small. Those suppressed figures should be viewed as unknown, not as zero or poor performance. The school’s reported graduation rate was 75.0% in 2022–23, but newer school-specific graduation and dropout results are unavailable. Overall, Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School compares favorably with nearby alternative schools in published academic results and staffing levels, while its state-level gaps in ELA and math remain important considerations.

178

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,219

Per pupil spending ?

60.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4640 Wishkah Rd.
Aberdeen, WA 98520-9626

(360) 532-3128

District: Wishkah Valley School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Two or more races:

9.6%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 48th percentile in 2025 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Graduation rate below the Washington average (75% vs 84%)

!Ranking has slipped from its 48th-percentile peak (2025) to 31st (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Washington avg48%

353^rd of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	608 of 1160	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	646 of 1168	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	673 of 1169	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	734 of 1169	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	879 of 1107	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	860 of 1130	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	720 of 1054	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.9	903 of 1056	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.5	697 of 1053	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.4	586 of 1067	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.2	383 of 1106	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.3	711 of 1097	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	13.9	965 of 1067	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	33.2	771 of 1069	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	59.7	421 of 1051	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.3	396 of 1026	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	70.5	234 of 1024	77.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	38.8	670 of 1099	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	643 of 1007	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	824 of 1009	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	768 of 1011	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	885 of 1031	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	845 of 943	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	353 of 514	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	369 of 534	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	451 of 539	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	475 of 541	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	412 of 529	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	414 of 512	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	432 of 437	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	373 of 435	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	358 of 443	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	60.7	160 of 445	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	27.7	386 of 498	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	452 of 497	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.0	395 of 492	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.6	334 of 483	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.8	336 of 476	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.7	333 of 466	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.2	349 of 463	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.7	313 of 449	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.6	208 of 425	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.4	119 of 421	71.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	33.4	313 of 463	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	374 of 458	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	367 of 453	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	366 of 488	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	447 of 488	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	476 of 488	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	424 of 480	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	412 of 470	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	0.5	325 of 325	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	42.7	248 of 455	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	337 of 417	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	268 of 315	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.2	279 of 454	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.4	260 of 450	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.6	176 of 440	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.1	201 of 423	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	28.5	315 of 396	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.0	240 of 399	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	76.1	83 of 394	78.9%	★★★★☆
2004	63.0	153 of 390	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	30.4	266 of 358	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	78.4	42 of 392	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	41.3	214 of 344	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	11.2	331 of 355	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	46.1	207 of 413	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.1	336 of 382	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)77th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2024)39th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)32nd percentile+16 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-12 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)89th percentile+44 vs school

White (2021)50th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2019)26th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2019)7th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science53%~ state avg

English Language Arts36%-17 vs state

Math29%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				WCAS Science (2026)				SBAC English Language Arts (2026)								SBAC Math (2026)								% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	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 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4640 Wishkah Rd.	Aberdeen	98520	Grays Harbor County	Wishkah Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 532-3128	178	17	10.3	60.7%	147 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.6%)								(n/a)		36.4		52.6					35.3	25.0	36.4	35.7	40.0		25.0		47.1			28.6	75.0	75.0	83.3	83.3	83.3	75.0	91.7	75.0	75.0	75.0	$23,219	$863	$22,357
Grays Harbor Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	300 N. Williams St.	Aberdeen	98520	Grays Harbor County	Aberdeen School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 538-2180	64	1	49.6	64.1%	36 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)		30.0		34.8					26.7		28.6	25.9								5.3											$15,042	$1,660	$13,382
Hoquiam Homelink School	Public, Alternative	K-12	2500 Simpson Ave	Hoquiam	98550	Grays Harbor County	Hoquiam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 538-8200	107	4	26.7	64.5%	71 (66.4%)	1 (0.9%)	25 (23.4%)	3 (2.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)								(n/a)			21.1	19.4							35.3	29.7																			$14,988	$1,138	$13,850
Mary M. Knight School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2987 W Matlock Brady RD	Elma	98541	Grays Harbor County	Mary M Knight School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-6767	184	18	10.2	65.8%	145 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.9%)								(n/a)	30.8	38.1		32.7	33.3		30.8	35.3		28.6	42.1	28.6	50.0		15.4	23.5		19.1	15.8	21.9	80.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	80.0	90.0	90.0	80.0	80.0	$34,703	$3,481	$31,222
Eagle Virtual Sky Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	705 W Waldrip	Elma	98541	Grays Harbor County	Elma School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(360) 482-5086	41	1	41.0	80.5%	23 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (26.8%)	3 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (9.8%)								(n/a)												35.3																			$10,632	$4,605	$6,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School

What district is Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School in?

Wishkah Valley School District

What is the racial makeup of Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School?

Students at Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School are 83% White, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

How many students attend Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 178 students attended Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School.

Is Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School a good school?

Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School ranks 353^rd of 514 Washington alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 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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