Enrollment
372
Middle
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOQUIAM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530366000565
Hoquiam Middle School
200 Spencer, Hoquiam, WA 98550 · (360) 538-8220 · Grays Harbor County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Washington public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
258 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 127 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 130 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 115 | 31% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hoquiam Middle School→Hoquiam High School
Based on grade levels within Hoquiam School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
29.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.7pp since 2014
Math
18.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.4% | 18.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 15.7% |
| 2022-23 | 25.3% | 14.9% |
| 2021-22 | 32.2% | 13.6% |
| 2018-19 | 36.5% | 29.0% |
| 2017-18 | 40.8% | 29.9% |
| 2016-17 | 36.1% | 23.5% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 24.4% |
| 2014-15 | 37.1% | 21.4% |
% 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
23.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Hoquiam Middle School
Hoquiam Middle School's state test result (23.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoquiam Middle School this school | 372 | 69.4% | 23.3% |
| Elma Middle School Elma | 324 | 65.7% | 37.7% |
| Goldendale Middle School GOLDENDALE | 255 | 68.2% | 23.2% |
| Monticello Middle School Longview | 525 | 73.1% | N/A |
| East Valley Middle School Spokane Valley | 394 | 69.8% | 31.8% |
| Huntington Middle School Kelso | 559 | 63.9% | N/A |
Matched among Washington middle 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 Hoquiam Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #258 of 294 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #304 of 357 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #310 of 357 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #174 of 290 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #295 of 377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #254 of 340 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #162 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #67 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #113 of 130 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
372
+57 (+18%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 352
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 372 | 18 | 20.7:1 | 69% (258) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 19.6 | 18.2:1 | 73% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 18.2 | 20.3:1 | 74% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 17 | 18.5:1 | 75% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 20.8 | 17.6:1 | 63% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 69% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 22 | 18.7:1 | 65% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 16 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 352 | 15 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoquiam Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (366 to 372); teachers down 13% (20.8 to 18).
About Hoquiam Middle School
Federal records list Hoquiam Middle School as a middle school in Hoquiam, Washington. Its 372 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 36% smaller than the 577 average for middle schools in Washington.
Hoquiam School District is responsible for 6 schools, Hoquiam Middle School included, with 1,566 students in all.
White students are the majority at Hoquiam Middle School, with 59% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 5% Native American. Among all residents of Grays Harbor County, the White share is about 79%. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Hoquiam Middle School's 18 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 20.7:1. That is higher than the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 69%.
Measured against Washington public middle schools, Hoquiam Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hoquiam Middle School would be expected to post about 33.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Grays Harbor County show that the median household income is $64,414, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Hoquiam Middle School is one of 46 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Hoquiam Middle School is Emerson Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Hoquiam Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Hoquiam Middle School in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
Enrollment climbed 18% from its 2020-21 level of 315. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.5:1 in 2020-21 to 20.7:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Hoquiam Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Hoquiam School District
- Hoquiam High SchoolHigh · 410 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 233 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Emerson ElementaryElementary · 212 students
- Hoquiam Homelink SchoolCombined · 107 students
Other schools in Hoquiam
- Hoquiam High SchoolHigh · 410 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 233 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Emerson ElementaryElementary · 212 students
- Hoquiam Homelink SchoolCombined · 107 students
Nearby schools
- Emerson Elementary0.1 mi · 212
- Hoquiam High School0.3 mi · 410
- Central Elementary School0.8 mi · 232
- Lincoln Elementary1.0 mi · 233
- Hoquiam Homelink School1.9 mi · 107
- A J West Elementary3.3 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Hoquiam Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hoquiam Middle School?
Hoquiam Middle School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hoquiam Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hoquiam Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Hoquiam Middle School?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Hoquiam Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hoquiam Middle School?
At Hoquiam Middle School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Hoquiam Middle School public or private?
Hoquiam Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hoquiam School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.