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J M Weatherwax High School

410 North G Street, Aberdeen, WA 98520 · (360) 538-2043 · Grays Harbor County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL919 STUDENTS
Enrollment
919
High
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 573
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
556 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
236
Grade 10
229
Grade 11
235
Grade 12
219
Student demographics
White
47452%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 47%
Hispanic
34037%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 27%
Black
142%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Asian
142%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9%
Two+
617%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 9%
Native American
142%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
45750%
Female
46250%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
53.7%
WA avg 58.4% . +33.0pp since 2014
Math
18.2%
WA avg 51.2%

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 54 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 up about 33 points since 2014.

Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
919
-26 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 17.9:1
% White
52%
was 57%
% Hispanic
37%
was 28%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About J M Weatherwax High School

Located at 410 North G Street, in Aberdeen, Washington, J M Weatherwax High School is a well-populated 9-12 campus that hosts 919 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by Aberdeen School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so J M Weatherwax High School sits 60% larger than that benchmark.

Within Aberdeen School District, which oversees 13 schools and 3,183 students, J M Weatherwax High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, J M Weatherwax High School shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 37% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Grays Harbor County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, J M Weatherwax High School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Roughly 61% of students at J M Weatherwax High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, J M Weatherwax High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.6%, the actual is 33.2%, a residual of -6.4 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Grays Harbor County put the typical household earns roughly $64,414 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Grays Harbor County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,564 students), of which J M Weatherwax High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Twin Harbors A Branch of New Market Skills Center, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around J M Weatherwax High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J M Weatherwax High School at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 29.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. J M Weatherwax High School's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 945 (now 919). Hispanic enrollment moved from 28% to 37% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

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Grays Harbor County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
J M Weatherwax High School
District
Aberdeen School District
Address
410 North G Street, Aberdeen, WA 98520
Phone
(360) 538-2043
County
Grays Harbor County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
919
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
20.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
556 (61%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
530003000007
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About J M Weatherwax High School
How large is J M Weatherwax High School?
J M Weatherwax High School enrolls approximately 919 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does J M Weatherwax High School serve?
J M Weatherwax High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J M Weatherwax High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J M Weatherwax High School is approximately 20.4:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at J M Weatherwax High School?
At J M Weatherwax High School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 37% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is J M Weatherwax High School in?
J M Weatherwax High School is part of Aberdeen School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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