Summary:
ZIP code 98572 has one listed school, Pe Ell School, an alternative school serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The school enrolls 284 students and is part of the Pe Ell School District. Because it is the only school in the area, families should focus on its grade-level strengths, areas needing support, and alternative-school setting rather than comparing it with another local school.
Pe Ell’s strongest current academic area is science. In 2025–2026, 57.41% of students were proficient in science, about 6.5 percentage points above the Washington average. Fifth-grade science was especially strong. The school also exceeded state results in fourth-grade ELA and math, fifth-grade math, and eighth-grade math. Overall performance improved substantially from the prior year: ELA rose 10.14 percentage points, math increased 12.08 points, and science improved 22.12 points. The school’s reported 2021–2022 graduation rate was 90%, while its dropout rate was 5%, although those figures come from an earlier year than the available state comparisons.
Performance varies considerably by grade. Sixth grade is the clearest concern, particularly math, where 12.5% of students were proficient compared with 39.79% statewide; sixth-grade ELA was also well below the state average. Fifth-grade ELA, tenth-grade math, and eleventh-grade science were additional weaker areas. Several grade-level results were suppressed, meaning they are unavailable rather than zero. More than half of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, and the student–teacher ratio was 17.3:1. As an alternative PK–12 school, Pe Ell may offer a different structure from a traditional school, so families should consider whether its program and supports match their child’s needs.
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