Is J M Weatherwax High School a good school?

J M Weatherwax High School ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Washington high schools.

How many students attend J M Weatherwax High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 916 students attended J M Weatherwax High School.

What is the racial makeup of J M Weatherwax High School?

Students at J M Weatherwax High School are 52% White, 37% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

What schools feed into J M Weatherwax High School?

J M Weatherwax High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : A J West Elementary Elementary : Central Park Elementary Elementary : McDermoth Elementary Elementary : Robert Gray Elementary Elementary : Stevens Elementary School Middle : Miller Junior High

J M Weatherwax High School

Summary:

J M Weatherwax High School is a public high school in Aberdeen, Washington, serving 916 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Aberdeen School District, which is ranked 225 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

J M Weatherwax High School faces several challenges, including consistently low statewide rankings, declining graduation rates, high dropout rates, and underperformance on standardized tests compared to state and district averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has dropped from 82.1% in 2018-2019 to 80.6% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school's dropout rate has increased from 5.1% to 12.5% over the same period, significantly higher than the state average. On standardized tests, only 50.64% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 66.2%.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Elma High School, J M Weatherwax High School generally performs worse on key metrics. For example, Elma High School has a significantly higher graduation rate of 95.4% and better test scores than J M Weatherwax. The school's high poverty rates, with 62.99% to 66.96% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch over the past three years, may be contributing to the achievement gaps observed among different student subgroups, particularly for Hispanic students and those with special education needs.

Detail:

Public 9-12

410 North G Street
Aberdeen, WA 98520

(360) 538-2043

District: Aberdeen School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
370^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,538

Feeder schools for J M Weatherwax High School:

Elementary:	A J West Elementary
	Central Park Elementary
	McDermoth Elementary
	Robert Gray Elementary
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	Stevens Elementary School
Middle:	Miller Junior High

Student/teacher ratio: 17.6

Number of students: 916

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.6%

Hispanic:

36.8%

Two or more races:

6.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details J M Weatherwax High School ranks worse than 84.7% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.53. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at J M Weatherwax High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details J M Weatherwax High School has the largest high school student body size in the Aberdeen School District. Racial makeup is: White (51.6%), Hispanic (36.8%), two or more races (6.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 63% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at J M Weatherwax High School is 17.6, which is the 2^nd best among 2 high schools in the Aberdeen School District. (See more...)

Compare J M Weatherwax High School employs 51.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at J M Weatherwax High School is $18,538. 2 high schools in the Aberdeen School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

J M Weatherwax High School:

SchoolDigger ranks J M Weatherwax High School 370^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See J M Weatherwax High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Aberdeen School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Aberdeen School District 225^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for J M Weatherwax High School

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Rank History for all students at J M Weatherwax High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	38.59	263^rd	390	32.6%
2005	37.11	281^st	394	28.7%
2006	45.30	255^th	395	35.4%
2007	35.37	297^th	399	25.6%
2008	42.02	269^th	396	32.1%
2009	23.91	323^rd	402	19.7%
2010	39.29	285^th	423	32.6%
2011	28.73	326^th	440	25.9%
2012	33.90	318^th	450	29.3%
2013	39.12	314^th	454	30.8%
2015	32.68	245^th	341	28.2%
2016	41.95	204^th	306	33.3%
2017	31.70	226^th	301	24.9%
2018	23.86	263^rd	315	16.5%
2019	19.77	353^rd	417	15.3%
2021	21.10	375^th	455	17.6%
2022	28.99	316^th	434	27.2%
2023	30.63	308^th	442	30.3%
2024	18.53	370^th	437	15.3%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at J M Weatherwax High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	15.81	149^th	163	8.6%
2021	1.19	195^th	195	0.0%
2022	24.31	145^th	179	19.0%
2023	9.16	164^th	166	1.2%
2024	50.00	68^th	161	57.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at J M Weatherwax High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	18.79	61^st	65	6.2%
2021	32.97	64^th	102	37.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at J M Weatherwax High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	23.75	178^th	212	16.0%
2024	17.49	103^rd	110	6.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at J M Weatherwax High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	20.88	199^th	227	12.3%
2019	22.02	291^st	344	15.4%
2021	26.48	314^th	392	19.9%
2022	31.88	260^th	370	29.7%
2023	38.52	223^rd	362	38.4%
2024	20.48	310^th	356	12.9%

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Rank History for Female students at J M Weatherwax High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	23.70	290^th	358	19.0%
2021	17.69	338^th	390	13.3%
2022	29.05	274^th	368	25.5%
2023	27.59	266^th	357	25.5%
2024	20.24	291^st	347	16.1%

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Rank History for Male students at J M Weatherwax High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	13.28	323^rd	355	9.0%
2021	23.43	323^rd	395	18.2%
2022	23.34	287^th	363	20.9%
2023	28.63	264^th	358	26.3%
2024	14.06	333^rd	362	8.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at J M Weatherwax High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	18.28	214^th	241	11.2%
2021	24.06	233^rd	278	16.2%
2022	29.74	193^rd	261	26.1%
2023	42.00	134^th	249	46.2%
2024	11.66	239^th	248	3.6%

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Rank History for Native American students at J M Weatherwax High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	54.91	5^th	12	58.3%

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Rank History for White students at J M Weatherwax High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	11.79	208^th	222	6.3%
2019	20.69	329^th	382	13.9%
2021	19.88	355^th	413	14.0%
2022	30.30	295^th	390	24.4%
2023	22.32	314^th	379	17.2%
2024	17.35	331^st	374	11.5%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for J M Weatherwax High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1073	1	32	8	23	n/a	n/a	0	1137
1989	1059	4	41	6	38	n/a	n/a	0	1148
1990	983	6	35	8	31	n/a	n/a	0	1063
1991	955	4	33	11	31	n/a	n/a	0	1034
1992	953	4	36	13	37	n/a	n/a	0	1043
1993	981	7	25	23	33	n/a	n/a	0	1069
1994	953	13	25	23	48	n/a	n/a	0	1062
1995	952	9	35	31	40	n/a	n/a	0	1067
1996	952	9	35	31	40	n/a	n/a	0	1067
1997	954	8	36	37	45	n/a	n/a	0	1080
1998	929	4	41	50	56	n/a	n/a	0	1080
1999	917	6	51	47	85	n/a	n/a	0	1106
2000	903	5	48	39	80	n/a	n/a	0	1075
2001	904	6	43	49	77	n/a	n/a	0	1079
2002	846	6	82	60	107	n/a	n/a	0	1101
2003	846	6	82	60	107	n/a	n/a	0	1101
2004	827	15	70	72	78	n/a	n/a	0	1062
2005	831	11	67	80	67	n/a	n/a	0	1056
2006	838	9	52	92	59	n/a	n/a	0	1050
2007	869	14	44	105	58	n/a	n/a	10	1100
2008	855	9	41	131	49	n/a	n/a	8	1093
2009	752	11	33	141	45	n/a	n/a	14	996
2010	705	6	24	158	30	n/a	n/a	46	969
2011	623	6	20	186	7	6	100	0	948
2012	643	6	24	208	15	4	86	0	986
2013	605	7	41	210	35	8	21	0	927
2014	588	15	35	218	33	8	24	0	921
2015	568	14	33	225	37	5	27	0	909
2016	545	8	31	255	35	6	34	0	914
2017	550	9	27	236	39	6	30	0	897
2018	542	13	32	267	48	4	39	0	945
2019	553	10	26	271	35	2	58	0	955
2020	533	8	22	305	37	1	59	0	965
2021	521	12	19	325	33	0	66	0	976
2022	484	6	21	334	24	1	53	0	923
2023	473	13	18	337	17	1	57	0	916

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at J M Weatherwax High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1137	53.0	21.4	0
1989	1148	54.0	21.2	n/a
1990	1063	53.3	19.9	0
1991	1034	53.0	19.5	n/a
1992	1043	52.0	20.0	n/a
1993	1069	53.8	19.9	n/a
1994	1062	53.2	20.0	n/a
1995	1067	53.2	20.1	n/a
1996	1067	53.2	20.1	n/a
1997	1080	52.6	20.5	n/a
1998	1080	52.8	20.5	n/a
1999	1106	52.0	21.3	n/a
2000	1075	50.7	21.2	n/a
2001	1079	53.4	20.2	n/a
2002	1101	54.1	20.4	32.1
2003	1101	54.1	20.4	32.1
2004	1062	53.0	20.0	36.6
2005	1056	53.1	19.9	35.6
2006	1050	51.4	20.4	38.4
2007	1100	52.4	21.0	39.4
2008	1093	54.7	20.0	40.6
2009	996	54.7	18.2	44
2010	969	44.9	21.5	49.7
2011	948	46.5	20.3	50.4
2012	986	46.2	21.3	55.4
2013	927	42.7	21.7	54.9
2014	921	n/a	n/a	57.8
2015	909	50.0	18.1	61.4
2016	914	51.0	17.9	61.3
2017	897	52.1	17.1	60
2018	945	52.7	17.9	59.6
2019	955	51.8	18.4	54.7
2020	965	49.6	19.4	58.9
2021	976	41.6	23.4	63
2022	923	49.0	18.8	67
2023	916	51.9	17.6	63

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio J M Weatherwax High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1137	53.0	21.4	0
1989	1148	54.0	21.2	n/a
1990	1063	53.3	19.9	0
1991	1034	53.0	19.5	n/a
1992	1043	52.0	20.0	n/a
1993	1069	53.8	19.9	n/a
1994	1062	53.2	20.0	n/a
1995	1067	53.2	20.1	n/a
1996	1067	53.2	20.1	n/a
1997	1080	52.6	20.5	n/a
1998	1080	52.8	20.5	n/a
1999	1106	52.0	21.3	n/a
2000	1075	50.7	21.2	n/a
2001	1079	53.4	20.2	n/a
2002	1101	54.1	20.4	32.1
2003	1101	54.1	20.4	32.1
2004	1062	53.0	20.0	36.6
2005	1056	53.1	19.9	35.6
2006	1050	51.4	20.4	38.4
2007	1100	52.4	21.0	39.4
2008	1093	54.7	20.0	40.6
2009	996	54.7	18.2	44
2010	969	44.9	21.5	49.7
2011	948	46.5	20.3	50.4
2012	986	46.2	21.3	55.4
2013	927	42.7	21.7	54.9
2014	921	n/a	n/a	57.8
2015	909	50.0	18.1	61.4
2016	914	51.0	17.9	61.3
2017	897	52.1	17.1	60
2018	945	52.7	17.9	59.6
2019	955	51.8	18.4	54.7
2020	965	49.6	19.4	58.9
2021	976	41.6	23.4	63
2022	923	49.0	18.8	67
2023	916	51.9	17.6	63

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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