Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School

Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School is one of the mid-sized unified-grade schools in Aberdeen, Washington, overseen by Wishkah Valley School District, with 178 students on its rolls from grades K through 12.

Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School is a school of Wishkah Valley School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School reports that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 33.2:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.8%.

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 roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Grays Harbor County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,564 students), Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School is one campus in the mix.

Robert Gray Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.3 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 31.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School's enrollment has grew 16% since 2018, when it stood at 153 (now 178). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 93% to 83%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.