Chimacum Elementary School

Chimacum is a small, rural community on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, the kind of place where neighbors still know each other by name and kids grow up with a real sense of belonging. Chimacum Elementary reflects that tight-knit character, and families drawn to a quieter, outdoors-oriented lifestyle — farming country, close to Port Townsend's arts scene, and surrounded by natural beauty — often find the tradeoff of a smaller school community well worth it. Academic scores are modest, particularly in math and English, though science stands out as a relative strength, which isn't surprising given how connected this school is to the natural world around it.