Summary:
ZIP code 98612 has one high school, Wahkiakum High School, serving grades 9–12 in a small, rural community. The school enrolls 127 students and is part of the Wahkiakum School District. With only one high school in the ZIP code, there are no local school-to-school comparisons; the most useful benchmarks are the district and Washington state. About 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student–teacher ratio is 17.6 to 1.
Wahkiakum High School has shown substantial recent improvement. Its ranking rose from 199th of 437 schools, at the 54th percentile with a 3-star rating in 2023–24, to 102nd of 396 schools, at the 74th percentile with a 4-star rating in 2025–26. Science is the clearest academic strength: 57.58% of students were proficient in 2025–26, above both the district’s 54.44% and the state’s 50.95%. The school also performed strongly in 2024–25 ELA, when 68.75% of students were proficient—about 16 percentage points higher than both district and state results. The latest school-level ELA result is suppressed, so it cannot be used to evaluate the current trend.
Math is the main area needing attention. In 2025–26, 37.5% of students were proficient, below the district’s 38.96% and the state’s 43.11%, and down from 40.63% the previous year. However, 10th-grade math matched the district and exceeded the state rate, suggesting results may vary by class or grade. Earlier school-level data also show a strong 91.6% graduation rate and an 8.3% dropout rate in 2021–22, though newer school-specific figures were not provided. Overall, the school combines improving statewide standing, consistent science strength, and a relatively small setting with the need for continued focus on math.
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