Enrollment
272
Elementary
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAHKIAKUM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530933001593
Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School
265 SOUTH THIRD ST, CATHLAMET, WA 98612 · (360) 795-3261 · Wahkiakum County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Washington public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
157 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School→Wahkiakum High School
Based on grade levels within Wahkiakum School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.5pp since 2014
Math
32.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -14.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.7% | 39.1% |
| 2022-23 | 47.2% | 38.6% |
| 2021-22 | 46.8% | 36.3% |
| 2018-19 | 59.4% | 48.9% |
| 2017-18 | 54.9% | 50.8% |
| 2016-17 | 59.6% | 48.9% |
| 2015-16 | 58.6% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 57.8% | 47.2% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School
Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School this school | 272 | 57.7% | 43.8% |
| South Pines Elementary Spokane Valley | 288 | 60.4% | 50.8% |
| Chimacum Elementary School Chimacum | 257 | 62.3% | 41.8% |
| Franklin Elementary PORT ANGELES | 318 | 56.0% | N/A |
| Tenino Elementary School Tenino | 293 | 58.4% | 42.3% |
| Evergreen Elementary Lakebay | 336 | 58.0% | 51.1% |
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 Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #545 of 936 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #825 of 1,103 ▼ 176 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #526 of 1,102 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #355 of 928 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #1,022 of 1,268 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #920 of 1,085 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #989 of 1,088 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #488 of 1,169 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #360 of 778 |
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
272
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 324
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 272 | 15.5 | 17.6:1 | 58% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 15.7 | 17.3:1 | 62% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 16.6 | 16.3:1 | 65% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 17 | 16.6:1 | 55% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 17.5 | 18.9:1 | 64% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 16 | 20.2:1 | 64% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 53% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 315 | 16 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 324 | 13 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (331 to 272); teachers down 12% (17.5 to 15.5).
About Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School
Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School is a small elementary school in CATHLAMET, Washington, (ZIP code 98612). It covers kindergarten through 8, with a total enrollment of 272 students. Enrollment is 28% lower than the average for elementary schools in Washington, which is about 380.
The Wahkiakum School District system has 2 schools and 399 students.
At Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School, White students make up 81% of the student body. It is also 12% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. By the diversity index, Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School comes in at 33%.
Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School counts 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.6 students for each one. Elementary schools in Washington have a similar average ratio of 17.3:1. About 58% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Wahkiakum County, the average is about the same, 56%.
Measured against Washington public elementary schools, Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 41.5% for a school in Washington with Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School posts 43.8%.
Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School is located in Wahkiakum County, where median household income is about $62,653, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School is one of 2 public schools in Wahkiakum County, which together enroll about 399 students.
The closest public school, Wahkiakum High School, is about 0.2 miles from Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School. By average proficiency, Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 283 in 2020-21 and 272 in 2024-25, a decrease of 11 students.
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Wahkiakum County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,658
Census ACS
Median income
$62,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
399 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Wahkiakum High School0.2 mi · 127
- Clatskanie Middle/High School10.7 mi · 307
- Clatskanie Elementary School10.9 mi · 387
- Knappa High School11.9 mi · 131
- Hilda Lahti Elementary School12.0 mi · 293
- Mist Elementary School15.2 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle SchoolHow many students attend Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School?
Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School serve?
Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School.
How diverse is Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School?
Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School reports a student body of 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School?
Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School is overseen by Wahkiakum School District in Wahkiakum County.
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