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Aberdeen School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Aberdeen.

Aberdeen’s School Grade D better than 12% of Washington school districts

Students
3,183
Schools
13
Spent per student
$18,307
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Debt
$1.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Aberdeen School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of Washington districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 15 pts below the state
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $1.3M, about $416 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% of the 289 Washington school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DAberdeen 17,088

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Aberdeen. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–123 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency19%
State average 40.1% · 1,669 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 53.4% · 1,672 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)69%
State average 83.8% · 258 in the class

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,307 per student · 1% below WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 35%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 11%State 72%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,308’20
3,262’21
3,304’22
3,274’23
3,183’24

Down 3.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 50%Hispanic 38%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

13 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools.

Stevens Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aberdeen
332 students19:1
A J West Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aberdeen
281 students15:1
Robert Gray Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aberdeen
210 students16:1
Hopkins Elementary
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Aberdeen
103 students21:1
McDermoth Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aberdeen
288 students17:1
Central Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Aberdeen
111 students12:1
Grays Harbor Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Aberdeen
64 students
Miller Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Aberdeen
656 students20:1
Grays Harbor Juvenile Detention
High · Grades 6–12 · Aberdeen
11 students6:1
Harbor Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Aberdeen
128 students17:1
J M Weatherwax High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Aberdeen
919 students20:1
Twin Harbors A Branch of New Market Skills Center
High · Grades 9–12 · Aberdeen
31 students
Harbor Open Doors
High · Grades 10–12 · Aberdeen
49 students

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Cosmopolis School DistrictCosmopolis
$22,539per student
Hoquiam School DistrictHoquiam
$19,703per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Washington.