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B+

Sequim School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Sequim.

Sequim’s School Grade B+ better than 65% of Washington school districts

Students
2,580
Schools
6
Spent per student
$17,851
WA $18,444
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
The gist

What stands out about Sequim School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 65% of Washington districts
  • 18 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 65% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Sequim 8,215

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sequim. Grade by grade →

PK–2Greywolf Elementary SchoolThis district
3–5Helen Haller Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Sequim Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Sequim Senior HighThis district

Test scores vs. WA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 40.1% · 1,316 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 53.4% · 1,316 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 83.8% · 191 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
$17,851 per student · 3% below WA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 25%State 68%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,529’20
2,587’21
2,602’22
2,613’23
2,580’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 7%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Greywolf Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sequim
506 students16:1
Olympic Peninsula Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Sequim
117 students18:1
Dungeness Virtual School
Other · Grades K–12 · Sequim
97 students24:1
Helen Haller Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Sequim
508 students16:1
Sequim Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sequim
548 students19:1
Sequim Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sequim
804 students21:1

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.