Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 221 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABERDEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530003000001
A J West Elementary
1801 Bay Ave., Aberdeen, WA 98520 · (360) 538-2131 · Grays Harbor County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
241 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
38.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +8.3pp since 2014
Math
31.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.4% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 28.8% |
| 2022-23 | 32.9% | 26.3% |
| 2021-22 | 36.7% | 19.0% |
| 2018-19 | 38.0% | 32.5% |
| 2017-18 | 32.9% | 30.4% |
| 2016-17 | 31.8% | 27.8% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 36.8% |
| 2014-15 | 30.1% | 28.7% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A J West Elementary
A J West Elementary's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A J West Elementary this school | 281 | 85.8% | 31.4% |
| Stevens Elementary School Aberdeen | 332 | 87.0% | 29.6% |
| Jefferson Lincoln Elementary Centralia | 357 | 82.1% | 23.7% |
| Robert Gray Elementary Aberdeen | 210 | 80.0% | 21.1% |
| Ocosta Elementary School Westport | 321 | 81.3% | 30.4% |
| Washington Elementary School Centralia | 294 | 77.6% | 41.9% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A J West Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grays Harbor County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #782 of 936 | #8 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #857 of 1,103 ▲ 17 | #9 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #787 of 1,102 ▲ 150 | #7 of 16 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.9pp | #178 of 928 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #1,006 of 1,268 | #8 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #284 of 1,085 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #496 of 1,088 | #2 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #60 of 1,169 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.6% | #103 of 778 | #3 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
281
-25 (-8%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 281 | 19.1 | 14.7:1 | 86% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 21.6 | 13.9:1 | 86% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 22.5 | 13.6:1 | 86% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 77% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 26.4 | 15.4:1 | 74% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 76% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 22 | 19.0:1 | 82% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 20 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 19 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A J West Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (405 to 281); teachers down 28% (26.4 to 19.1).
About A J West Elementary
A J West Elementary sits in Aberdeen, Washington, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment is 281 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 380-student average for elementary schools in Washington, enrollment here is 26% lower.
A total of 13 schools make up Aberdeen School District, with 3,183 students enrolled.
At A J West Elementary, the largest share of students is White, at 44%. The next largest groups are 43% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Native American. The school's White share is 34 points below the 79% share among Grays Harbor County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 19.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Washington have 17.3:1, compared with 14.7:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 86% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Grays Harbor County is 65%.
Test results at A J West Elementary are 8.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (31.4% actual, 22.7% predicted).
Grays Harbor County has these Census figures: the median household income is $64,414, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Grays Harbor County has 46 public schools and roughly 10,564 students.
The nearest public school is Grays Harbor Academy, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, A J West Elementary ranks 3rd on proficiency.
A J West Elementary falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has fallen by 25 students since 2020-21, to 281. Students per teacher fell from 16.1 in 2020-21 to 14.7 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Grays Harbor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
77,053
Census ACS
Median income
$64,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
10,564 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aberdeen School District
- J M Weatherwax High SchoolHigh · 919 students
- Miller Junior HighMiddle · 656 students
- Stevens Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- McDermoth ElementaryElementary · 288 students
- Robert Gray ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Harbor Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 128 students
Other schools in Aberdeen
- J M Weatherwax High SchoolHigh · 919 students
- Miller Junior HighMiddle · 656 students
- Stevens Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- McDermoth ElementaryElementary · 288 students
- Robert Gray ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Wishkah Valley Elementary/High SchoolCombined · 178 students
Nearby schools
- Grays Harbor Academy0.3 mi · 64
- Harbor Junior/Senior High School0.3 mi · 128
- Harbor Open Doors0.3 mi · 49
- Hopkins Elementary0.3 mi · 103
- McDermoth Elementary0.8 mi · 288
- Twin Harbors A Branch of New Market Skills Center1.1 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About A J West ElementaryHow large is A J West Elementary?
A J West Elementary enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does A J West Elementary serve?
A J West Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at A J West Elementary?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at A J West Elementary.
How diverse is A J West Elementary?
A J West Elementary reports a student body of 44% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees A J West Elementary?
A J West Elementary is overseen by Aberdeen School District in Grays Harbor County.
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