Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98557

ZIP code 98557 has one listed public school, Mccleary Elementary, serving students from prekindergarten through eighth grade in the McCleary area. The school enrolls 332 students and is part of the McCleary School District. Families will not find separate middle or high schools listed within this ZIP code. The school has a 15:1 student-teacher ratio, 45.18% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and reported per-student spending is $20,692. It has a two-star rating, while the district ranks 144th out of 238 Washington districts, or approximately the 39th percentile.

Academic results are mixed. English language arts is the school’s strongest overall subject: 49.50% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, compared with 52.81% statewide. Math is the clearest concern, with 31.34% proficiency compared with 43.11% statewide. Science proficiency was 43.66%, below the state rate of 50.95%. Third grade is a standout, with 74.29% proficiency in English language arts and 60.00% in math, both above state averages. In contrast, math results from fourth through eighth grade were all below the state, with the largest gaps in fifth grade and seventh grade. Seventh-grade English language arts also lagged notably, while eighth-grade English and science were comparatively close to statewide results.

Recent trends offer both encouragement and caution. English language arts was nearly unchanged from the prior year, while math declined by about 4.5 percentage points and science fell by approximately 13.5 points. At the same time, the school’s statewide ranking improved from the 35th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 44th percentile in 2025–2026. For families, the main takeaway is that this is a small, single-school setting with a particularly strong third-grade performance, relatively competitive English results, and a significant need for improvement in upper-grade math. The science decline also merits attention, and parents may want to ask about math interventions, curriculum continuity, and plans to build on the practices producing stronger results in third grade.