Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98844

Zip code 98844 in Washington is served by three public schools—Quincy High School (grades 9-12), Oroville Elementary (PK-6), and Oroville Middle-High School (7-12)—across the Quincy School District and Oroville School District, all supporting a student population with high economic need.

Among these schools, Oroville Middle-High School stands out as the strongest academically, with test scores closest to state averages, particularly in science, and it holds the highest overall ranking. In contrast, Quincy High School shows a notable strength in student persistence, boasting the highest graduation rate and lowest dropout rate of the three, despite having the lowest test scores, especially in math. Oroville Elementary has seen a recent decline in its performance ranking even though it spends the most per student.

The two districts show a significant performance gap, with the Oroville School District ranking substantially higher than the Quincy School District. Key takeaways include the surprising combination of low test scores but high graduation success at Quincy High, the outperformance of the combined middle-high school model at Oroville, and the need to understand the performance dip at Oroville Elementary given its high level of resources.