Summary:
ZIP code 98550 covers Hoquiam in Grays Harbor County, Washington, and contains exactly one middle school — Hoquiam Middle School — so families here have a single public option for grades 6 through 8 rather than a set of schools to compare. The school enrolls 372 students and belongs to the Hoquiam School District.
On test scores, science is the clear bright spot: 41.96% of students met the standard in 2025‑26, close to the state's 50.95% and a jump from 24.56% the year before. Reading (ELA) sits at 29.91% overall versus 52.81% statewide, and math at 19.40% versus 43.11% — both well behind the state. Math is where the concern is sharpest: proficiency falls from 27.35% in 6th grade to 17.59% in 7th and just 12.73% in 8th, the lowest figure for the school and a gap of about 26 points against the state. Seventh grade ELA (36.79%) is the strongest non-science result and runs about 10 points above the school's 6th and 8th grade reading scores. In every subject and grade, the school slightly edges out its own district, but the margins are small and the district itself ranks near the bottom of the state.
About 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, per-student spending is $18,459, and the student-teacher ratio is 20.6 — roughly 21 students per teacher, which suggests resources are not translating into smaller classes. The school's state rank improved to 423 of 514 (18th percentile, 1 star) in 2025‑26 from the 11th percentile, but reading and math scores were essentially flat, so that gain reflects relative position more than measurable academic growth.
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