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Schools in Puget Island · Wahkiakum School District

Puget Island’s public schools outscore 60% of Washington districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Puget Island, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
53%
▼ 0 pts vs WA 53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▼ 4 pts vs WA 40%
2021–22
Spent per student
$19.8K
▲ 7% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.6
WA 17.7
Schools in town
0
399 students on the public path
In brief

Puget Island’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 98 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Puget Island’s, its schools beat 76%, higher than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 53% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 53% and 40% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,803 per student, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Wahkiakum High School. Enrollment is down 18% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Puget Island’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 60% of Washington school districts. Test scores are below the Washington average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Washington school districts we grade (289)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (98)Better than 76%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 234 test results could put Puget Island anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Puget Island’s students in the tested grades sat them (234 in math, 234 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Puget Island, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle Schoolin CathlametNo scores
9–12Wahkiakum High Schoolin CathlametNo scores

Puget Island’s public schools are run by Wahkiakum School District, which also serves Cathlamet. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Wahkiakum School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 399 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 17.6 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$19,803WA $18,444 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 53.4% · 234 students tested
Math36%
State average 40.1% · 234 students tested

Puget Island vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Puget Island’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Puget IslandBWahkiakum

Every school in Puget Island

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Puget Islandin other towns
Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Cathlamet
272 students18:1Rate it →
Wahkiakum High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cathlamet
127 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Puget Island’s schools

Are Puget Island’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Washington: the public schools Puget Island children attend outscore 60% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Puget Island in?

Wahkiakum School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 399 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Puget Island kids go to high school?

Wahkiakum High School in Cathlamet, with 127 students.

How much does Puget Island spend per student?

$19,803 in Wahkiakum School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.