Schools in Zip Code 98538

ZIP code 98538 is a rural area served by two schools in the Boistfort School District: Boistfort Online School, an alternative program for grades 3–12, and Boistfort Elementary, serving prekindergarten through grade 8, with 284 students listed across both programs.

Boistfort Elementary currently has the stronger academic profile. In 2025–2026, 51.02% of students were proficient in English language arts, nearly matching the Washington rate of 52.81%, while 66.67% were proficient in science, exceeding the state rate of 50.95%. Math was weaker at 28.57%, compared with 43.11% statewide. The school’s science results improved sharply from the prior year, although small enrollment means year-to-year percentages can change substantially. Historical rankings were relatively low, so the latest science and English results suggest a more mixed and potentially improving profile than older rankings alone indicate.

Boistfort Online School enrolls most students in the ZIP code, but its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were considerably below state averages: 22.5% in English, 9.09% in math, and 22% in science. Its graduation rate was 64.8%, compared with 82.6% statewide, and its dropout rate was 20.3%, compared with 9.8% statewide. As an online and alternative program, it may serve students with different enrollment histories and needs, so these comparisons require context. Across both schools, math is the clearest shared weakness. Many grade-level results are suppressed to protect privacy and should be treated as unknown, not as zero.