Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98844

ZIP code 98844 includes three schools serving about 1,401 students across preschool through 12th grade in two districts: Quincy High School, Oroville Elementary, and Oroville Middle-High School. The schools serve communities with substantial economic need, with roughly 68% to 78% of students participating in free or reduced-price lunch programs.

Quincy High School is the largest school and has the strongest graduation results. Its 89.8% graduation rate is well above Washington’s 82.6% rate, while its 4.7% dropout rate is below the state average. Quincy also leads the three schools in English language arts, with 53.22% of students proficient—about equal to the state rate—and ELA performance improved from the prior year. However, math and science remain significant concerns, with only 18.70% and 24.73% proficiency, respectively. The school has a higher student-teacher ratio than the Oroville schools, at 18.2 students per teacher.

Oroville Elementary reports lower proficiency than the state in all tested subjects, with especially weak upper-elementary math results: proficiency falls from 44.83% in third grade to 13.51% in sixth grade. Oroville Middle-High School is the strongest in science, at 45.21%, but its graduation rate is 73.1% and its dropout rate is 14.6%. It also experienced notable year-over-year declines in ELA, math, and science. Both Oroville schools have lower student-teacher ratios and higher reported per-student spending than Quincy High, but their results indicate that math improvement, upper-grade support, and student completion should be priorities. Overall, Quincy stands out for graduation and ELA, while Oroville Middle-High shows a relative science strength.