Is Hoquiam High School a good school?

Hoquiam High School ranks in the bottom 16.5% of Washington high schools.

How many students attend Hoquiam High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 435 students attended Hoquiam High School.

What is the racial makeup of Hoquiam High School?

Students at Hoquiam High School are 61% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Hoquiam High School?

Hoquiam High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Central Elementary School Elementary : Emerson Elementary Elementary : Lincoln Elementary Middle : Hoquiam Middle School

Hoquiam High School

Summary:

Hoquiam High School is a public high school in Hoquiam, Washington, serving around 450 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Aberdeen School District, which is ranked 234 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hoquiam High School consistently performs below the state average in standardized test scores across English Language Arts, Math, and Science, with proficiency rates declining over the years. For example, in 2023-2024, only 49.41% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 52.63%. The school's performance is also significantly lower than nearby schools like Montesano Junior-Senior High and North Beach Senior High School, which have higher proficiency rates in all subject areas. Additionally, Hoquiam High School has a higher dropout rate, increasing from 4.5% in 2019-2020 to 9.4% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Despite the higher per-student spending of $17,753 in 2021-2022 (compared to the state average of around $13,000), Hoquiam High School's student-teacher ratio of 18.3 in 2022-2023 is higher than the state average, indicating a potential need for more teachers or resources. The school's diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (21.78%) and Native American (4%) students, as well as a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (65.56% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch), suggests the need for targeted interventions and support programs to address the specific needs of the student population and improve academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public 9-12

501 W. Emerson
Hoquiam, WA 98550

(360) 538-8210

District: Hoquiam School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
365^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,753

Feeder schools for Hoquiam High School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary School
	Emerson Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
Middle:	Hoquiam Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.1

Number of students: 435

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.4%

Hispanic:

25.7%

Two or more races:

6.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hoquiam High School ranks worse than 83.5% of high schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.82. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Hoquiam 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 Racial makeup is: White (61.4%), Hispanic (25.7%), two or more races (6.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hoquiam High School is 17.1. (See more...)

Compare Hoquiam High School employs 25.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hoquiam High School is $17,753.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hoquiam High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hoquiam High School 365^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Hoquiam High School in the ranking list.)

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Hoquiam School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hoquiam School District 234^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hoquiam High School

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Rank History for all students at Hoquiam High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	37.32	265^th	390	32.1%
2005	25.40	318^th	394	19.3%
2006	66.64	132^nd	395	66.6%
2007	51.74	228^th	399	42.9%
2008	50.18	237^th	396	40.2%
2009	27.92	315^th	402	21.6%
2010	46.91	250^th	423	40.9%
2011	56.92	170^th	440	61.4%
2012	52.99	223^rd	450	50.4%
2013	63.90	159^th	454	65.0%
2015	22.12	286^th	341	16.1%
2017	44.68	188^th	301	37.5%
2018	11.17	292^nd	315	7.3%
2019	14.78	371^st	417	11.0%
2021	22.73	364^th	455	20.0%
2022	29.21	315^th	434	27.4%
2023	18.81	379^th	442	14.3%
2024	19.82	365^th	437	16.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hoquiam High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	44.03	105^th	212	50.5%
2022	51.44	52^nd	130	60.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hoquiam High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	15.84	319^th	344	7.3%
2021	30.95	289^th	392	26.3%
2022	36.50	238^th	370	35.7%
2023	15.30	335^th	362	7.5%
2024	21.59	299^th	356	16.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Hoquiam High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	8.05	234^th	243	3.7%
2019	10.12	339^th	358	5.3%
2021	18.16	335^th	390	14.1%
2022	9.27	353^rd	368	4.1%
2023	16.50	317^th	357	11.2%
2024	14.06	319^th	347	8.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Hoquiam High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	16.86	315^th	355	11.3%
2021	25.32	310^th	395	21.5%
2022	45.50	196^th	363	46.0%
2023	16.98	311^th	358	13.1%
2024	21.97	296^th	362	18.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hoquiam High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	16.52	217^th	241	10.0%
2021	27.77	206^th	278	25.9%
2022	36.49	162^nd	261	37.9%
2023	19.48	218^th	249	12.4%
2024	26.76	194^th	248	21.8%

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Rank History for White students at Hoquiam High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	3.62	215^th	222	3.2%
2019	10.26	355^th	382	7.1%
2021	16.59	374^th	413	9.4%
2022	19.70	335^th	390	14.1%
2023	12.72	348^th	379	8.2%
2024	10.41	351^st	374	6.1%

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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

Review counts

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by a student
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

I am a student of Hoquiam High School who came from North Thurston and I personally don't think the school is that bad Close Quote

Enrollment information for Hoquiam High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	690	2	14	12	17	n/a	n/a	0	735
1989	631	1	17	10	26	n/a	n/a	0	685
1990	607	2	15	6	29	n/a	n/a	0	659
1991	611	3	18	11	17	n/a	n/a	0	660
1992	603	2	18	11	20	n/a	n/a	0	654
1993	625	1	12	12	21	n/a	n/a	0	671
1994	633	2	9	18	32	n/a	n/a	0	694
1995	671	3	5	17	34	n/a	n/a	0	730
1996	671	3	5	17	34	n/a	n/a	0	730
1997	662	6	7	22	40	n/a	n/a	0	737
1998	683	5	11	27	48	n/a	n/a	0	774
1999	620	6	12	32	43	n/a	n/a	0	713
2000	616	6	16	37	42	n/a	n/a	0	717
2001	616	6	15	39	39	n/a	n/a	0	715
2002	582	8	20	54	47	n/a	n/a	0	711
2003	582	8	20	54	47	n/a	n/a	0	711
2004	575	5	22	49	51	n/a	n/a	0	702
2005	614	6	17	45	54	n/a	n/a	0	736
2006	613	8	23	49	57	n/a	n/a	3	753
2007	588	6	23	50	51	n/a	n/a	4	722
2008	587	4	21	63	60	n/a	n/a	4	739
2009	570	5	18	63	45	n/a	n/a	8	709
2010	514	3	16	53	55	n/a	n/a	4	645
2011	430	4	15	75	35	1	13	0	573
2012	392	8	11	77	30	0	18	0	536
2013	354	14	9	86	25	0	21	0	509
2014	323	9	8	88	35	0	26	0	489
2015	322	10	7	92	33	0	26	0	490
2016	334	9	6	90	27	0	26	0	492
2017	343	7	7	86	22	1	28	0	494
2018	353	6	6	83	21	1	22	0	492
2019	342	6	5	74	23	1	24	0	475
2020	331	7	9	69	27	1	24	1	469
2021	309	2	3	78	24	0	30	1	447
2022	308	5	5	89	18	0	26	1	452
2023	298	5	5	98	18	0	24	2	450
2024	267	7	4	112	15	0	29	1	435

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 Hoquiam High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	735	34.0	21.6	0
1989	685	32.0	21.4	n/a
1990	659	32.2	20.4	0
1991	660	31.4	21.0	n/a
1992	654	32.0	20.4	n/a
1993	671	32.8	20.5	n/a
1994	694	34.9	19.9	n/a
1995	730	34.8	21.0	n/a
1996	730	34.8	21.0	n/a
1997	737	35.3	20.9	n/a
1998	774	35.6	21.7	n/a
1999	713	33.4	21.3	n/a
2000	717	33.2	21.6	n/a
2001	715	33.6	21.3	n/a
2002	711	34.8	20.4	35.3
2003	711	34.8	20.4	35.3
2004	702	35.0	20.1	37.2
2005	736	35.1	21.0	39.7
2006	753	36.6	20.6	50.4
2007	722	36.6	19.7	51
2008	739	35.9	20.6	50.5
2009	709	36.9	19.2	50.1
2010	645	30.9	20.8	59
2011	573	31.6	18.1	57.1
2012	536	26.1	20.4	58.8
2013	509	25.8	19.6	58.2
2014	489	n/a	n/a	61.6
2015	490	23.0	21.3	60.2
2016	492	23.0	21.3	57.3
2017	494	25.5	19.3	58.9
2018	492	25.3	19.4	57.7
2019	475	25.1	18.9	68.8
2020	469	21.4	21.9	70.4
2021	447	21.4	20.8	61.5
2022	452	24.4	18.4	69.2
2023	450	24.5	18.3	65.6
2024	435	25.4	17.1	67.4

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 Hoquiam High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	735	34.0	21.6	0
1989	685	32.0	21.4	n/a
1990	659	32.2	20.4	0
1991	660	31.4	21.0	n/a
1992	654	32.0	20.4	n/a
1993	671	32.8	20.5	n/a
1994	694	34.9	19.9	n/a
1995	730	34.8	21.0	n/a
1996	730	34.8	21.0	n/a
1997	737	35.3	20.9	n/a
1998	774	35.6	21.7	n/a
1999	713	33.4	21.3	n/a
2000	717	33.2	21.6	n/a
2001	715	33.6	21.3	n/a
2002	711	34.8	20.4	35.3
2003	711	34.8	20.4	35.3
2004	702	35.0	20.1	37.2
2005	736	35.1	21.0	39.7
2006	753	36.6	20.6	50.4
2007	722	36.6	19.7	51
2008	739	35.9	20.6	50.5
2009	709	36.9	19.2	50.1
2010	645	30.9	20.8	59
2011	573	31.6	18.1	57.1
2012	536	26.1	20.4	58.8
2013	509	25.8	19.6	58.2
2014	489	n/a	n/a	61.6
2015	490	23.0	21.3	60.2
2016	492	23.0	21.3	57.3
2017	494	25.5	19.3	58.9
2018	492	25.3	19.4	57.7
2019	475	25.1	18.9	68.8
2020	469	21.4	21.9	70.4
2021	447	21.4	20.8	61.5
2022	452	24.4	18.4	69.2
2023	450	24.5	18.3	65.6
2024	435	25.4	17.1	67.4

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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