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Enrollment
919
High
DISTRICT 228 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABERDEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530003000007
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
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Washington public high schools
- C-Test 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.
- DThree-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 high schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 236 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 229 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 235 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 219 | 24% |
Student demographics
59%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
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.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 11.5% |
| 2022-23 | 56.7% | 20.4% |
| 2021-22 | 63.2% | 23.3% |
| 2018-19 | 53.8% | 22.1% |
| 2017-18 | 57.0% | 22.1% |
| 2016-17 | 6.4% | 3.2% |
| 2015-16 | 12.0% | 21.6% |
| 2014-15 | 20.7% | N/A |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like J M Weatherwax High School
J M Weatherwax High School's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J M Weatherwax High School this school | 919 | 60.5% | 33.2% |
| Ephrata High School EPHRATA | 886 | 60.4% | 33.8% |
| Shelton High School Shelton | 1,455 | 58.4% | 32.7% |
| Walla Walla High School WALLA WALLA | 1,554 | 59.3% | 47.9% |
| R A Long High School Longview | 926 | 63.8% | N/A |
| Rochester High School Rochester | 608 | 55.6% | 39.3% |
Matched among Washington high 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 J M Weatherwax High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grays Harbor County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #213 of 271 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #243 of 321 ▲ 46 | #4 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #205 of 327 ▲ 24 | #3 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.3pp | #39 of 259 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 919 | #161 of 570 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #143 of 311 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #121 of 316 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.5% | #116 of 386 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #141 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
919
-57 (-6%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,034
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 919 | 45.1 | 20.4:1 | 61% (556) |
| 2023-24 | 935 | 47.6 | 19.6:1 | 63% (591) |
| 2022-23 | 916 | 52 | 17.6:1 | 63% (577) |
| 2020-21 | 976 | 41 | 23.8:1 | 63% (615) |
| 2017-18 | 945 | 52.8 | 17.9:1 | 60% (563) |
| 2015-16 | 914 | 51 | 17.9:1 | 61% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 948 | 46 | 20.6:1 | 50% (478) |
| 2000-01 | 1,079 | 53 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,034 | 53 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J M Weatherwax High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (945 to 919); teachers down 15% (52.8 to 45.1).
About J M Weatherwax High School
J M Weatherwax High School is a large high school. Its address is in Aberdeen, Washington. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 919 students on the rolls. High schools in Washington average about 573 students, which makes this school 60% bigger than average.
In Aberdeen School District, 13 schools enroll a combined 3,183 students.
The largest group at J M Weatherwax High School is White students, at 52%. The remaining students are 37% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Grays Harbor County, the White share is about 79%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, J M Weatherwax High School scores 59%.
The school's 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. Statewide, high schools in Washington average 21.6:1. Income data for the school show 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, J M Weatherwax High School lands at C-, ahead of 15% of Washington public high schools.
In Washington, J M Weatherwax High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.2% actual against a predicted 39.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Grays Harbor County show that median household income comes to about $64,414, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grays Harbor County counts 46 public schools with about 10,564 students.
J M Weatherwax High School's nearest public school is Twin Harbors A Branch of New Market Skills Center (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of J M Weatherwax High School. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, J M Weatherwax High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around J M Weatherwax High School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, J M Weatherwax High School had a net loss of 57 students, or 6%. The school's ratio dropped from 23.8:1 to 20.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
- Miller Junior HighMiddle · 656 students
- Stevens Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- McDermoth ElementaryElementary · 288 students
- A J West ElementaryElementary · 281 students
- Robert Gray ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Harbor Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 128 students
Other schools in Aberdeen
- Miller Junior HighMiddle · 656 students
- Stevens Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- McDermoth ElementaryElementary · 288 students
- A J West ElementaryElementary · 281 students
- Robert Gray ElementaryElementary · 210 students
- Wishkah Valley Elementary/High SchoolCombined · 178 students
Nearby schools
- Twin Harbors A Branch of New Market Skills Center0.0 mi · 31
- McDermoth Elementary0.3 mi · 288
- Robert Gray Elementary0.5 mi · 210
- Hopkins Elementary0.8 mi · 103
- Grays Harbor Academy0.8 mi · 64
- Harbor Junior/Senior High School0.8 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About J M Weatherwax High SchoolHow 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.