Ilwaco High School

Located at 404 School Rd, in Ilwaco, Washington, Ilwaco High School is a tight-knit four-year high school that hosts 297 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Ocean Beach School District. Compared to the state average of about 573 students per school, that is 48% below typical.

Ocean Beach School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 942 students. Ilwaco High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ilwaco High School shows that 68% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Pacific County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Ilwaco High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.6%; this one delivers 37.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Pacific County indicate median household income runs about $67,081, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pacific County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,243 students), Ilwaco High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hilltop Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Ilwaco High School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ilwaco High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 36.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 9%: 272 students in 2018 compared to 297 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 79% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.