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Shahala Middle School

Q: Is Shahala Middle School a good school?

Shahala Middle School ranks 169 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 68% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Shahala Middle School is a public school in Vancouver, WA, serving about 730 students in grades 6-8 within the Evergreen School District (Clark), and stands out as a relatively strong performer in its local area.

Within its own district, Shahala consistently achieves higher academic results than most peers, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science often double those of schools like Covington Middle School and Cascade Middle School. It accomplishes this despite having a lower rate of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch and spending less per student than many of these neighboring schools, suggesting efficient use of resources. However, its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, and recent data shows performance dips for some student groups, such as those in special education or from low-income families, which are areas the school is likely monitoring.

The school's story becomes more complex when looking across district lines. Just a few miles away, middle schools in the highly-ranked Camas School District, such as Odyssey Middle School and Skyridge Middle School, achieve significantly higher test scores. This highlights how school performance can vary dramatically between neighboring communities. For families, Shahala represents an above-average option within its district, effectively serving its community, though its proximity to these top-performing schools underscores the broader educational landscape in the region.

732

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,016

Per pupil spending ?

31.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 SE 192nd Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98683-9508

(360) 604-3800

District: Evergreen School District (Clark)

Feeder schools for Shahala Middle School:

Elementary:	Columbia Valley Elementary
	Fishers Landing Elementary School
	Illahee Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.5%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Asian:

14.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 61st percentile in 2021 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 68th (2025) from a 61st-percentile low (2021)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Evergreen School District (Clark)

✓Above the Washington median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg37%

Washington avg48%

169^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	63.9	169 of 534	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	170 of 535	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	187 of 539	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	199 of 541	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	206 of 529	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	128 of 512	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	105 of 437	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	76.6	92 of 435	78.9%	★★★★☆
2016	84.1	58 of 443	86.9%	★★★★☆
2015	80.6	67 of 445	84.9%	★★★★☆
2013	84.6	48 of 498	90.4%	★★★★★
2012	83.7	51 of 497	89.7%	★★★★☆
2011	83.3	58 of 492	88.2%	★★★★☆
2010	82.3	59 of 483	87.8%	★★★★☆
2009	82.3	62 of 476	87.0%	★★★★☆
2008	84.6	46 of 466	90.1%	★★★★★
2007	82.6	55 of 463	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	81.1	60 of 449	86.6%	★★★★☆
2005	83.8	52 of 425	87.8%	★★★★☆
2004	83.3	48 of 421	88.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	53.2	36 of 90	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	30 of 96	68.8%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	38 of 104	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	30 of 106	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	16 of 111	85.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	47 of 147	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	45 of 148	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	48 of 145	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	56 of 161	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	52 of 149	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	39 of 152	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	38 of 123	69.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	26.4	119 of 135	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	136 of 471	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	119 of 464	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	136 of 464	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	144 of 479	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	142 of 469	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	132 of 452	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	117 of 376	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	201 of 347	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	169 of 344	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	180 of 336	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	230 of 360	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	191 of 353	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	134 of 344	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	93 of 259	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	289 of 457	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	214 of 455	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	217 of 463	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	233 of 475	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	243 of 458	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	249 of 448	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	122 of 349	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	167 of 472	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	183 of 466	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	202 of 470	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	218 of 480	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	227 of 476	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	106 of 453	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	82 of 371	77.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	91 of 246	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	152 of 243	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	93 of 244	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	104 of 257	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	92 of 250	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	53 of 246	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	59 of 166	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	124 of 186	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	83 of 179	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.7	138 of 167	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	166 of 199	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	136 of 210	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	122 of 231	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	156 of 268	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	142 of 488	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	131 of 486	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	172 of 488	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	195 of 488	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	212 of 480	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	145 of 470	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	110 of 325	66.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2024)60th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)12th percentile-64 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science59%+10 vs state

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Math47%+5 vs state

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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 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	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 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
Shahala Middle School	Public	6-8	601 SE 192nd Avenue	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3800	732	37	19.6	31.4%	348 (47.5%)	28 (3.8%)	155 (21.2%)	105 (14.3%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.9%)	78 (10.7%)	63.9	169^th of 534 public middle schools	68.4%		64.5	170^th of 535 public middle schools	68.2%	1	59.4	59.4	54.0	47.8	55.6	52.6	46.2	46.9	48.2	47.1	$15,016	$1,096	$13,920
Skyridge Middle School	Public	6-8	5220 NW Parker Street	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5800	760	36	21.2	16.4%	457 (60.1%)	15 (2.0%)	72 (9.5%)	135 (17.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.1%)	93.4	35^th of 534 public middle schools	93.4%		94.8	31^st of 535 public middle schools	94.2%	4	73.3	73.3	74.8	85.4	77.7	79.1	59.7	67.4	65.1	63.9	$16,430	$267	$16,163
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
Odyssey Middle School	Public	6-8	5780 Pacific Rim Blvd	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5780	277	14	20.2	15.9%	179 (64.6%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (12.6%)	25 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.9%)	94.8	28^th of 534 public middle schools	94.8%		95.9	21^st of 535 public middle schools	96.1%	7	78.8	78.8	77.1	80.2	77.2	78.2	67.6	67.8	66.3	67.3	$16,389	$85	$16,304
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
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
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1612 NE Garfield St	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5850	708	36	19.8	26.1%	476 (67.2%)	13 (1.8%)	79 (11.2%)	50 (7.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	85 (12.0%)	76.1	107^th of 534 public middle schools	80.0%		82.9	83^rd of 535 public middle schools	84.5%	24	64.3	64.3	60.3	59.5	60.3	60.0	53.0	51.6	53.2	52.7	$17,183	$85	$17,099
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Shahala Middle School

Is Shahala Middle School a good school?

Shahala Middle School ranks 169^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Shahala Middle School?

Students at Shahala Middle School are 48% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Shahala Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 732 students attended Shahala Middle School.

What district is Shahala Middle School in?

Evergreen School District (Clark)

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