Summary:
The city of Ocean Shores, Washington is home to three public schools serving grades K-12: Ocean Shores Elementary, North Beach Senior High School, and North Beach Junior High School. These schools are part of the North Beach School District No. 64, which has struggled to provide quality education across all grade levels, with consistently low performance, potential equity concerns, and significant challenges at the high school level.
Among the standout schools, North Beach Senior High School has a relatively high 11th grade science proficiency rate, but also a concerning 20.0% dropout rate and a 71.1% four-year graduation rate, both of which are significantly worse than the state averages. North Beach Junior High School stands out for its relatively strong 8th grade English Language Arts proficiency rate, but struggles in other areas, with low proficiency rates in 7th grade ELA and 7th and 8th grade math.
Across the district, all three schools are ranked in the bottom half of their respective school types in Washington, with 1- or 2-star ratings from SchoolDigger. The district-wide proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are significantly below the state averages, indicating a systemic issue that needs to be addressed. Additionally, the high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients across all three schools suggest that the district serves a predominantly low-income population, which may contribute to the overall academic underperformance and raise questions about potential equity and opportunity gaps.
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