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Ocosta Junior - Senior High

2580 S Montesano St, Westport, WA 98595 · (360) 268-9125 · Grays Harbor County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
Enrollment
272
High
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 573
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
178 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Grade 7
45
Grade 8
55
Grade 9
39
Grade 10
49
Grade 11
40
Grade 12
44
Student demographics
White
16159%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 47%
Hispanic
7929%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 27%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 9%
Two+
228%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 9%
Native American
73%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1%
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
14353%
Female
12847%

School pathway

Feeds from
Ocosta Elementary SchoolPK06
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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
50.8%
WA avg 58.4% . +6.5pp since 2014
Math
24.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -7.9pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.

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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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
272
-16 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.9:1
% White
59%
was 64%
% Hispanic
29%
was 18%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Ocosta Junior - Senior High

Ocosta Junior - Senior High is a 9-12 campus of modestly sized scale in Westport, Washington, one of the schools within Ocosta School District, serveing 272 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 53% smaller than the state mean of about 573.

Ocosta Junior - Senior High is one of 3 schools operated by Ocosta School District, a district that works with 600 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ocosta Junior - Senior High records that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment; the rest reads as 29% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Roughly 65% of students at Ocosta Junior - Senior High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ocosta Junior - Senior High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.3%; this one delivers 35.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Grays Harbor County shows median household income runs about $64,414, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Ocosta Junior - Senior High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ocosta ALE, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ocosta Junior - Senior High comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 30.7%.

Ocosta Junior - Senior High operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 288 students in 2018 compared to 272 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 18% to 29% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Ocosta Junior - Senior High typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.

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
Ocosta Junior - Senior High
District
Ocosta School District
Address
2580 S Montesano St, Westport, WA 98595
Phone
(360) 268-9125
County
Grays Harbor County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
272
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
16.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
178 (65%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
530609000914
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Ocosta School District
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Frequently asked questions

About Ocosta Junior - Senior High
What is the total enrollment at Ocosta Junior - Senior High?
Ocosta Junior - Senior High enrolls approximately 272 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Ocosta Junior - Senior High serve?
Ocosta Junior - Senior High serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocosta Junior - Senior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ocosta Junior - Senior High is approximately 16.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ocosta Junior - Senior High?
At Ocosta Junior - Senior High, the student body is approximately 59% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Ocosta Junior - Senior High?
Ocosta Junior - Senior High is overseen by Ocosta School District in Grays Harbor County.
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