Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

Summary:

Chimacum Junior/Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the Port Townsend School District in Chimacum, Washington, with a student population of 258 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school has faced several challenges, including declining academic performance, high dropout rates, and a student population that is predominantly White (79.07%) with a notable percentage of Hispanic (9.3%) and two or more races (7.36%) students.

Chimacum Junior/Senior High School has had a fluctuating statewide ranking, ranging from 165th out of 417 schools in 2018-2019 to 263rd out of 437 schools in the current 2023-2024 school year, with a 2-3 star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rates have declined from a high of 91% in 2018-2019 to 75% in the current 2022-2023 school year, which is lower than the state average and the graduation rates of nearby schools like Kingston High School (93%) and South Whidbey High School (93.5%). Additionally, the school's dropout rates have significantly increased from 6.4% in 2018-2019 to 16.6% in the current 2022-2023 school year, which is notably higher than the dropout rates of nearby schools.

Chimacum Junior/Senior High School's test scores in English Language Arts, Math, and Science are consistently lower than the state averages and the scores of nearby schools. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 10th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 48.65%, compared to the state average of 66.2%, and its 10th-grade Math proficiency rate was 26.32%, compared to the state average of 33.4%. These challenges suggest the need for the school and district to closely examine their educational practices and support systems, and to learn from the successes of higher-performing nearby schools like Kingston High School, South Whidbey High School, and Port Townsend High School.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 91 West Valley Rd
       Chimacum, WA  98325


(360) 302-5900

District: Chimacum School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
263rd of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $22,241 Help


Feeder schools for Chimacum Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:    Chimacum Creek Primary School
    Chimacum Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.1 Help
Number of students:  258

Racial breakdown:

White:
79.1%
Hispanic:
9.3%
Two or more races:
7.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54.7% Help


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Compare Details Chimacum Junior/Senior High School ranks worse than 65.8% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.12. (See more...)
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Compare Details Chimacum Junior/Senior High School ranks worse than 60.2% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.58. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Chimacum Junior/Senior High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (79.1%), Hispanic (9.3%), two or more races (7.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 54.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School is 18.1. (See more...)
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Compare Chimacum Junior/Senior High School employs 14.1 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School is $22,241.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chimacum Junior/Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Chimacum Junior/Senior High School 352nd of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Chimacum Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Chimacum Junior/Senior High School 263rd of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Chimacum Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Chimacum School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Chimacum School District 147th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.98 321st 529 39.3%
2022 38.68 317th 541 41.4%
2023 29.63 381st 539 29.3%
2024 33.12 352nd 535 34.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 54.12 175th 458 61.8%
2022 37.17 304th 475 36.0%
2023 41.75 256th 463 44.7%
2024 30.37 331st 455 27.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.57 163rd 469 65.2%
2022 49.15 219th 479 54.3%
2023 40.07 267th 464 42.5%
2024 36.66 293rd 464 36.9%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 26.45 352nd 476 26.1%
2022 29.89 339th 480 29.4%
2023 31.67 323rd 470 31.3%
2024 30.90 316th 466 32.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.63 354th 480 26.3%
2022 29.57 357th 488 26.8%
2023 20.85 404th 488 17.2%
2024 30.05 356th 486 26.7%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 47.28 228th 390 41.5%
2005 62.87 158th 394 59.9%
2006 66.54 133rd 395 66.3%
2007 59.20 184th 399 53.9%
2008 52.06 231st 396 41.7%
2009 60.72 182nd 402 54.7%
2010 61.09 188th 423 55.6%
2011 48.05 225th 440 48.9%
2012 40.22 301st 450 33.1%
2013 47.32 277th 454 39.0%
2017 38.26 211th 301 29.9%
2019 57.80 165th 417 60.4%
2021 52.98 192nd 455 57.8%
2022 39.50 266th 434 38.7%
2023 54.66 184th 442 58.4%
2024 40.58 263rd 437 39.8%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.96 124th 344 64.0%
2021 64.88 92nd 392 76.5%
2022 48.76 179th 370 51.6%
2023 81.80 33rd 362 90.9%
2024 37.00 231st 356 35.1%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.29 110th 358 69.3%
2021 51.74 160th 390 59.0%
2022 46.14 195th 368 47.0%
2023 57.55 144th 357 59.7%
2024 47.54 185th 347 46.7%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.75 215th 355 39.4%
2021 53.77 164th 395 58.5%
2022 40.00 220th 363 39.4%
2023 66.19 100th 358 72.1%
2024 28.92 268th 362 26.0%
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Rank History for high school White students at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.58 206th 382 46.1%
2021 44.32 214th 413 48.2%
2022 24.35 324th 390 16.9%
2023 51.70 181st 379 52.2%
2024 36.36 263rd 374 29.7%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 265 1 3 4 7 n/a n/a 0 280
1989 252 2 2 3 6 n/a n/a 0 265
1990 292 6 3 4 11 n/a n/a 0 316
1991 309 5 3 2 12 n/a n/a 0 331
1992 293 3 9 3 11 n/a n/a 0 319
1993 338 6 12 5 8 n/a n/a 0 369
1994 393 4 13 6 5 n/a n/a 0 421
1995 438 5 13 7 12 n/a n/a 0 475
1996 438 5 13 7 12 n/a n/a 0 475
1997 408 2 11 7 8 n/a n/a 0 436
1998 429 4 14 13 12 n/a n/a 0 472
1999 447 3 12 17 13 n/a n/a 0 492
2000 429 2 13 13 13 n/a n/a 0 470
2001 399 3 12 10 15 n/a n/a 0 439
2002 387 6 10 6 25 n/a n/a 0 434
2003 387 6 10 6 25 n/a n/a 0 434
2004 402 8 14 7 21 n/a n/a 0 452
2005 394 7 15 11 12 n/a n/a 2 441
2006 372 2 16 10 5 n/a n/a 1 406
2007 373 2 15 9 5 n/a n/a 1 405
2008 345 3 11 10 9 n/a n/a 2 380
2009 312 3 8 11 14 n/a n/a 1 349
2010 304 7 11 20 15 n/a n/a 1 358
2011 274 5 1 23 7 0 23 0 333
2012 278 3 3 23 5 1 25 0 338
2013 268 2 7 24 3 2 21 0 327
2014 262 3 9 25 5 1 17 0 322
2015 274 3 14 22 4 1 17 0 335
2016 280 3 12 28 6 1 16 0 346
2017 262 3 8 22 7 0 19 0 321
2018 259 4 4 24 5 0 27 0 323
2019 206 3 3 24 1 0 20 0 257
2020 255 2 4 29 1 1 32 0 324
2021 236 1 5 22 2 1 35 1 303
2022 227 0 3 22 1 1 22 3 279
2023 204 3 5 24 1 1 19 1 258

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 Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 280 15.0 18.6 0
1989 265 17.0 15.5 n/a
1990 316 16.5 19.1 0
1991 331 17.0 19.4 n/a
1992 319 18.5 17.2 n/a
1993 369 18.8 19.6 n/a
1994 421 21.6 19.5 n/a
1995 475 18.8 25.3 n/a
1996 475 18.8 25.3 n/a
1997 436 16.4 26.6 n/a
1998 472 17.6 26.8 n/a
1999 492 19.2 25.6 n/a
2000 470 17.1 27.5 n/a
2001 439 14.6 30.1 n/a
2002 434 19.6 22.1 25.3
2003 434 19.6 22.1 25.3
2004 452 20.0 22.6 21.5
2005 441 20.9 21.1 28.7
2006 406 20.1 20.2 34.1
2007 405 19.2 21.1 33.7
2008 380 17.7 21.5 37.8
2009 349 17.7 19.7 33.9
2010 358 16.8 21.2 46.2
2011 333 15.2 21.9 40.2
2012 338 14.0 24.1 43.5
2013 327 14.6 22.3 46.2
2014 322 n/a n/a 43.5
2015 335 15.0 22.3 45.4
2016 346 15.0 23.0 39.9
2017 321 14.6 21.9 38.6
2018 323 15.0 21.5 39
2019 257 15.2 16.8 42.4
2020 324 17.0 19.0 44.1
2021 303 14.0 21.5 47.9
2022 279 16.0 17.4 48.4
2023 258 14.1 18.1 54.7

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 Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 280 15.0 18.6 0
1989 265 17.0 15.5 n/a
1990 316 16.5 19.1 0
1991 331 17.0 19.4 n/a
1992 319 18.5 17.2 n/a
1993 369 18.8 19.6 n/a
1994 421 21.6 19.5 n/a
1995 475 18.8 25.3 n/a
1996 475 18.8 25.3 n/a
1997 436 16.4 26.6 n/a
1998 472 17.6 26.8 n/a
1999 492 19.2 25.6 n/a
2000 470 17.1 27.5 n/a
2001 439 14.6 30.1 n/a
2002 434 19.6 22.1 25.3
2003 434 19.6 22.1 25.3
2004 452 20.0 22.6 21.5
2005 441 20.9 21.1 28.7
2006 406 20.1 20.2 34.1
2007 405 19.2 21.1 33.7
2008 380 17.7 21.5 37.8
2009 349 17.7 19.7 33.9
2010 358 16.8 21.2 46.2
2011 333 15.2 21.9 40.2
2012 338 14.0 24.1 43.5
2013 327 14.6 22.3 46.2
2014 322 n/a n/a 43.5
2015 335 15.0 22.3 45.4
2016 346 15.0 23.0 39.9
2017 321 14.6 21.9 38.6
2018 323 15.0 21.5 39
2019 257 15.2 16.8 42.4
2020 324 17.0 19.0 44.1
2021 303 14.0 21.5 47.9
2022 279 16.0 17.4 48.4
2023 258 14.1 18.1 54.7

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.

Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201977.2%0.3%1.7%12.1%94.1%92.4%90.7%88.3%91.7%93.5%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $743 (4.7%) $14,996 (95.3%) $15,739
2020 $490 (4.4%) $10,628 (95.6%) $11,117
2021 $569 (3.1%) $18,033 (96.9%) $18,602
2022 $2,528 (11.4%) $19,712 (88.6%) $22,241

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 165th of 417 High schoolsRanks 184th of 442 High schools
 2.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Chimacum Junior/Senior High School)75.465.6
 9.8%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Chimacum School District)73.366.7
 6.7%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)72.865.9
 6.9%
10th Grade Math (Chimacum Junior/Senior High School)39.721.2
 18.5%
   10th Grade Math (Chimacum School District)37.720.8
 16.9%
   10th Grade Math (Washington)42.433.3
 9.1%
11th Grade Science (Chimacum Junior/Senior High School)52.463.3
 11%
   11th Grade Science (Chimacum School District)53.457.9
 4.5%
   11th Grade Science (Washington)5050.5
 0.5%
All Grades English Language Arts (Chimacum Junior/Senior High School)75.454
 21.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Chimacum School District)54.842.9
 11.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Chimacum Junior/Senior High School)39.722.5
 17.1%
   All Grades Math (Chimacum School District)40.427.7
 12.7%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Chimacum Junior/Senior High School)52.439.5
 12.9%
   All Grades Science (Chimacum School District)51.542.3
 9.2%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students257258
 0.4%
African American33
American Indian11
Asian35
 66.7%
Hispanic2424
Pacific Islander01
White206204
 1%
Two or More Races2019
 5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.4%54.7%
 12.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Chimacum Junior/Senior High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 258 students attended Chimacum Junior/Senior High School.

Chimacum Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chimacum Creek Primary School
Elementary : Chimacum Elementary School

Chimacum Junior/Senior High School ranks 263rd of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Chimacum Junior/Senior High School are 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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