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Covington Middle School

Q: Is Covington Middle School a good school?

Covington Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Washington middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Covington Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 830 students attended Covington Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Covington Middle School?

Students at Covington Middle School are 45% White, 32% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of Covington Middle School attend?

Students who attend Covington Middle School usually go on to attend Heritage High School

Public Grades 6-8

492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Covington Middle School is a public school serving about 830 students in grades 6-8 within the Evergreen School District (Clark) in Vancouver, WA, and it currently faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 10% of all Washington middle schools.

Academic proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science are well below both district and state averages, a trend that has persisted over time. While the school invests more per student ($17,233) than many nearby schools like Shahala Middle School or Pacific Middle School, this higher spending has not yet translated into stronger academic outcomes. The school's performance profile is very similar to that of nearby Cascade Middle School, suggesting shared challenges in their area of the district.

A notable positive trend is a substantial decrease in the percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, dropping from 73% to 58% over two years, which may reflect changing community demographics. However, academic scores have not yet shown a corresponding improvement. This creates a stark performance gap within the Evergreen School District, where some middle schools like Shahala Middle School perform significantly higher, raising important questions about educational equity and how resources are used to support student learning.

830

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,233

Per pupil spending ?

58.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11200 NE Rosewood Rd
Vancouver, WA 98662-5447

(360) 604-6300

District: Evergreen School District (Clark)

Students who attend Covington Middle School usually attend:

High:

Heritage High School

Feeder schools for Covington Middle School:

Elementary:	Image Elementary School
	Orchards Elementary School
	Silver Star Elementary School
	Sunset Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.8%

Hispanic:

32.4%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (22% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg37%

Washington avg48%

492^nd of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Middle Schools in the Evergreen School District (Clark)

183^rd of 247Evergreen School District (Clark) among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	492 of 534	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	494 of 535	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	518 of 539	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	503 of 541	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	474 of 529	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	474 of 512	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	348 of 437	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	319 of 435	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	336 of 443	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	329 of 445	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.6	276 of 498	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.9	255 of 497	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.7	267 of 492	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.2	229 of 483	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.0	264 of 476	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.1	254 of 466	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.9	312 of 463	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.6	327 of 449	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.1	289 of 425	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.0	305 of 421	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	37.9	66 of 106	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	133 of 147	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	140 of 148	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	143 of 145	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	151 of 161	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	142 of 149	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	152 of 152	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	84 of 123	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	89 of 100	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	87 of 135	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	443 of 471	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	429 of 464	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	450 of 464	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	459 of 479	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	410 of 469	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	415 of 452	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	304 of 376	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	328 of 347	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	312 of 344	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	334 of 336	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	316 of 360	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	288 of 353	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	317 of 344	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	223 of 259	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	36.3	20 of 27	25.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	52 of 59	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	434 of 457	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	410 of 455	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	453 of 463	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	446 of 475	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	419 of 458	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	429 of 448	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	262 of 349	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	428 of 472	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	428 of 466	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	459 of 470	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	435 of 480	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	412 of 476	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	423 of 453	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	318 of 371	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	231 of 246	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	235 of 243	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	236 of 244	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	257 of 257	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	245 of 250	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	231 of 246	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	137 of 166	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	20 of 20	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	58.8	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆
2019	39.3	15 of 31	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	14.5	227 of 231	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	257 of 268	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	466 of 488	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	463 of 486	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	472 of 488	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	470 of 488	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	460 of 480	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	446 of 470	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	299 of 325	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2021)38th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2021)26th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)11th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2019)2nd percentile-6 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-28 vs state

Science24%-25 vs state

Math17%-25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Monday, August 5, 2019

Administrators and teachers believe that relationships with students are #1! Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

i went here my 7th an 8th grade year. it was a little rough at first because i had gone to a different school my first year of middle scool. But after some getting use to, i loved covington. The teachers are exellent! an the school is really easy to find your way around(: over all a great school.
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Schools Near Covington Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Covington Middle School	Public	6-8	11200 NE Rosewood Rd	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6300	830	47	17.7	58.1%	372 (44.8%)	30 (3.6%)	269 (32.4%)	40 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (4.7%)	75 (9.0%)	10.6	492^nd of 534 public middle schools	7.9%		11.6	494^th of 535 public middle schools	7.7%	2		24.1	24.1		28.4	29.7	18.8	25.6		16.2	21.5	14.4	17.3	$17,233	$1,260	$15,973
Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	13900 NE 18th Street	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3600	815	41	19.8	59.5%	352 (43.2%)	36 (4.4%)	254 (31.2%)	26 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.7%)	82 (10.1%)	10	498^th of 534 public middle schools	6.7%		12	490^th of 535 public middle schools	8.4%	8		25.4	25.4		23.2	26.5	27.9	25.9		16.7	16.5	14.9	16.1	$17,398	$1,207	$16,191
Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	7600 NE 166th Avenue	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3200	767	40	19.0	43.5%	396 (51.6%)	21 (2.7%)	218 (28.4%)	41 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	69 (9.0%)	31.6	365^th of 534 public middle schools	31.6%		28.8	380^th of 535 public middle schools	29.0%	15		39.2	39.2		32.9	34.6	36.1	34.6		35.4	31.8	38.9	35.4	$16,879	$1,174	$15,706
Laurin Middle School	Public	5-8	13601 NE 97th Ave	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-5200	745	43	17.3	54.6%	475 (63.8%)	13 (1.7%)	136 (18.3%)	49 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.5%)	59 (7.9%)	25.5	409^th of 534 public middle schools	23.4%		22.5	431^st of 535 public middle schools	19.4%	22	45.1	35.5	40.0	43.7	45.1	30.3	39.9	40.2	30.1	28.6	24.7	22.3	26.4	$16,283	$1,024	$15,259
Pacific Middle School	Public	6-8	2017 NE 172nd Avenue	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6500	817	43	19.1	37.5%	446 (54.6%)	26 (3.2%)	177 (21.7%)	49 (6.0%)	5 (0.6%)	20 (2.4%)	86 (10.5%)	35	339^th of 534 public middle schools	36.5%		35.6	333^rd of 535 public middle schools	37.8%	6		42.1	42.1		39.3	35.7	43.7	39.5		37.7	31.5	32.4	33.7	$15,894	$1,693	$14,201
Mcloughlin Middle School	Public	6-8	5802 MacArthur Blvd	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-3600	849	42	20.2	81.2%	244 (28.7%)	30 (3.5%)	406 (47.8%)	7 (0.8%)	11 (1.3%)	93 (11.0%)	57 (6.7%)	4.1	530^th of 534 public middle schools	0.7%		5.7	530^th of 535 public middle schools	0.9%			16.7	16.7		11.2	16.8	16.8	14.9		6.2	11.9	10.8	9.6	$19,284	$1,926	$17,358
Wyeast Middle School	Public	6-8	1112 SE 136th Avenue	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6400	747	39	19.2	53.0%	316 (42.3%)	29 (3.9%)	286 (38.3%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.3%)	64 (8.6%)	16.7	460^th of 534 public middle schools	13.9%		15.8	465^th of 535 public middle schools	13.1%	5		29.1	29.1		26.2	30.5	33.5	30.0		18.6	24.9	26.1	23.1	$17,146	$2,010	$15,136
Gaiser Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 NE 99th St	Vancouver	98665	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3400	750	34	22.3	67.6%	321 (42.8%)	31 (4.1%)	259 (34.5%)	26 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	42 (5.6%)	66 (8.8%)	6.7	519^th of 534 public middle schools	2.8%		8.1	513^th of 535 public middle schools	4.1%	6		23.1	23.1		22.5	24.4	17.3	21.3		13.7	14.6	6.6	11.5	$18,851	$1,077	$17,774
Pleasant Valley Middle	Public	5-8	14320 NE 50th Ave	Vancouver	98686	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-5500	447	26	17.1	49.2%	286 (64.0%)	14 (3.1%)	89 (19.9%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.3%)	57.3	204^th of 534 public middle schools	61.8%		54.6	220^th of 535 public middle schools	58.9%	16	44.4	50.0	47.1	47.0	44.9	56.4	58.3	51.5	27.6	33.3	42.2	50.9	38.3	$19,076	$793	$18,283
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	800 E 40th St	Vancouver	98663	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-3300	525	26	20.2	67.0%	221 (42.1%)	13 (2.5%)	188 (35.8%)	15 (2.9%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.0%)	60 (11.4%)	6.6	521^st of 534 public middle schools	2.4%		6.7	526^th of 535 public middle schools	1.7%	5		17.8	17.8		23.4	21.8	22.0	22.4		12.4	15.7	10.5	12.9	$21,736	$1,702	$20,035

Frequently Asked Questions about Covington Middle School

Is Covington Middle School a good school?

Covington Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Washington middle schools.

What district is Covington Middle School in?

Evergreen School District (Clark)

How many students attend Covington Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 830 students attended Covington Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Covington Middle School?

Students at Covington Middle School are 45% White, 32% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% African American.

What high school do graduates of Covington Middle School attend?

Students who attend Covington Middle School usually go on to attend Heritage High School

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