Enrollment
198
High
DISTRICT 160 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 64·NCES 530570000842
North Beach Senior High School
336 State Route 115, Ocean Shores, WA 98569 · (360) 289-3888 · Grays Harbor County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Washington public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
118 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 61 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 18% |
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within North Beach School District No. 64. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
34.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -10.1pp since 2014
Math
15.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -10.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.4% | 15.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 19.5% |
| 2022-23 | 45.2% | 11.9% |
| 2021-22 | 66.7% | 16.3% |
| 2018-19 | 59.3% | 24.1% |
| 2017-18 | 67.4% | 39.1% |
| 2016-17 | 19.1% | 15.9% |
| 2015-16 | 11.1% | 8.5% |
| 2014-15 | 44.4% | 25.9% |
% 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 North Beach Senior High School
North Beach Senior High School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Beach Senior High School this school | 198 | 59.6% | 36.2% |
| Winlock Senior High WINLOCK | 226 | 60.2% | 35.5% |
| Legacy High School Marysville | 143 | 56.6% | 36.8% |
| Morton Junior-Senior High MORTON | 205 | 55.1% | 41.9% |
| Darrington High School DARRINGTON | 113 | 58.4% | 41.9% |
| Kettle Falls High School KETTLE FALLS | 230 | 59.6% | 43.3% |
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 North Beach Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grays Harbor County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #188 of 271 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #257 of 321 ▼ 35 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #299 of 327 ▼ 38 | #6 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -16.5pp | #3 of 259 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #319 of 570 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #121 of 386 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #130 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
198
+6 (+3%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 213
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 198 | 12.9 | 15.4:1 | 60% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 10.6 | 18.9:1 | 65% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 12.9 | 13.8:1 | 63% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 192 | 9 | 21.3:1 | 69% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 206 | 7.8 | 26.5:1 | 58% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 201 | 11 | 18.3:1 | 63% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | 15 | 14.7:1 | 51% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 202 | 12 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 213 | 12 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Beach Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (206 to 198); teachers up 65% (7.8 to 12.9).
About North Beach Senior High School
North Beach Senior High School is a very small high school in Ocean Shores, Washington, (ZIP code 98569). In all, 198 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 65% below the average for high schools in Washington.
North Beach School District No. 64 runs North Beach Senior High School along with 3 other schools, enrolling 638 students in total.
More than half of the students at North Beach Senior High School are White (61%). The remaining shares are 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 8% Native American, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Grays Harbor County's population at about 79%. The diversity index for North Beach Senior High School is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at North Beach Senior High School totals 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. The average for high schools in Washington is 21.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at North Beach Senior High School is about 60%.
North Beach Senior High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 29% of Washington public high schools.
Test results at North Beach Senior High School are 4.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (36.2% actual, 40.2% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Grays Harbor County show that the median household earns about $64,414 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Grays Harbor County has 46 public schools with about 10,564 students, including North Beach Senior High School.
Among nearby public schools, North Beach Junior High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, North Beach Senior High School is 1st among 7 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Remote.
The school's student count rose 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 21.3:1 to 15.4:1.
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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 North Beach School District No. 64
- Ocean Shores ElementaryElementary · 254 students
- North Beach Junior High SchoolMiddle · 95 students
- Pacific Beach Elementary SchoolElementary · 91 students
Other schools in Ocean Shores
- Ocean Shores ElementaryElementary · 254 students
- North Beach Junior High SchoolMiddle · 95 students
Nearby schools
- North Beach Junior High School0.0 mi · 95
- Ocean Shores Elementary2.9 mi · 254
- Ocosta ALE11.1 mi · 7
- Ocosta Elementary School11.1 mi · 321
- Ocosta Junior - Senior High11.1 mi · 272
- Hoquiam High School11.9 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About North Beach Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Beach Senior High School?
North Beach Senior High School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does North Beach Senior High School serve?
North Beach Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at North Beach Senior High School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at North Beach Senior High School.
How diverse is North Beach Senior High School?
North Beach Senior High School reports a student body of 61% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees North Beach Senior High School?
North Beach Senior High School is overseen by North Beach School District No. 64 in Grays Harbor County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.