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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 98550

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Schools

677

Students

Top rankedLincoln Elementary960^th of 1,138 Washington elementary schools

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Lincoln Elementary up 86 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 98550 covers Hoquiam, WA, and has three elementary schools in the Hoquiam School District — Lincoln Elementary and Central Elementary School, which serve grades 2–5, and Emerson Elementary, which serves PK–1. Total enrollment is 677, and all three serve high-poverty populations, with free/reduced lunch rates from 74.06% to 77.59%. The district is ranked 215 of 238 in Washington, at the 10th percentile with 1 star. Emerson has no state test or rank data in this extract because it serves PK–1, not because of missing or suppressed scores.

Among the two tested schools, Lincoln Elementary is stronger. In 2025–26, its all-grade proficiency was 28.48% ELA, 24.05% math, and 32.20% science. Central Elementary School scored 25.48%, 17.95%, and 20.41%. District: 30.71%, 19.39%, 35.01%; state: 52.81%, 43.11%, 50.95%. Both remain far below state, but Lincoln math is above district and Central math is below district in every reported grade. Central’s bright spot is 4th grade ELA at 26.92%, above Lincoln’s 20.41% and district’s 23.53%, but below state’s 50.43%. Central’s 5th grade math, 14.29%, is the lowest reported proficiency figure here. Lincoln improved to 960 of 1,138, 16th percentile, 1 star; Central is 1,056 of 1,138, 7th percentile, 0 stars. Science declined at both schools from 2024–25 to 2025–26.

Resources differ. Emerson Elementary has the highest per-student spending at $22,363 and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 14.2, with the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 74.06%, but it cannot be compared academically because it serves PK–1. Central Elementary School has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 77.59%, the lowest spending at $19,818, and the highest student-teacher ratio at 17.2, along with the weakest tested outcomes. Lincoln Elementary falls between them: 75.54% free/reduced lunch, $21,441 in spending, and a 16.7 ratio. These patterns are descriptive only; they do not prove that spending or ratios caused achievement differences. Because of the PK–1/2–5 split, any ZIP-level elementary performance summary is based only on Lincoln and Central.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th 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 All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th 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
Central Elementary School	Public	2-5	310 Simpson Avenue	Hoquiam	98550	Grays Harbor County	Hoquiam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 538-8230	232	13	17.2	77.6%	127 (54.7%)	5 (2.2%)	63 (27.2%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.6%)	8	1056^th of 1138 public elementary schools	7.2%		6.7	1130^th of 1160 public elementary schools	2.6%	74	20.4	20.4	25.0	26.9	24.5	25.5	19.6	19.6	14.3	18.0											$19,818	$2,598	$17,219
Lincoln Elementary	Public	2-5	700 Wood	Hoquiam	98550	Grays Harbor County	Hoquiam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 538-8250	233	14	16.7	75.5%	128 (54.9%)	2 (0.9%)	74 (31.8%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.0%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.2%)	15.3	960^th of 1138 public elementary schools	15.6%		13.6	1046^th of 1160 public elementary schools	9.8%	86	32.2	32.2	30.0	20.4	33.9	28.5	30.0	20.4	22.0	24.1											$21,441	$4,107	$17,334
Emerson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	101 W Emerson	Hoquiam	98550	Grays Harbor County	Hoquiam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 538-8240	212	15	14.2	74.1%	124 (58.5%)	8 (3.8%)	60 (28.3%)	4 (1.9%)	9 (4.2%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)								(n/a)											95.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	98.0	95.9	96.9	96.9	$22,363	$3,493	$18,870

Cities Near Zip Code 98550

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hoquiam	0.21 mi	6	267^th
Ocean Shores	2.65 mi	3	236^th
Aberdeen	2.67 mi	13	247^th
Cosmopolis	6.05 mi	2	241^st
Westport	12.87 mi	2	201^st

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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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