McDermoth Elementary

McDermoth Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary campus in Aberdeen, Washington, overseen by Aberdeen School District. The school teaches 288 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so McDermoth Elementary sits 24% smaller than that benchmark.

Aberdeen School District runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 3,183 students. McDermoth Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, McDermoth Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 58%. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Native American. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, McDermoth Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.2%.

Zooming out to the county, Grays Harbor County reports that median household earnings sit near $64,414, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Grays Harbor County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,564 students), McDermoth Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Twin Harbors A Branch of New Market Skills Center, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, McDermoth Elementary comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 27.3%.

McDermoth Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. McDermoth Elementary's enrollment has decreased 24% since 2018, when it stood at 377 (now 288).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.