Best Public Schools in Carson, WA

Carson, Washington, has two public schools serving kindergarten through eighth grade: Carson Elementary School serves grades K–6, and Wind River Middle School serves grades 7–8. Together, they enroll 476 students and are part of the Stevenson-Carson School District. The Carson list does not include a high school, alternative school, or additional elementary or middle school, so families will need to look outside this list for high school options.

Carson Elementary School enrolls 290 students and has a lower student-teacher ratio than the middle school, 16.6 compared with 19.7. Its strongest area is science, with 45.10% of students proficient, nearly matching the district rate. Sixth-grade math is also a bright spot at 38.89%, almost equal to the state rate. However, overall proficiency is lower in English language arts at 29.59% and math at 25.00%. Fourth-grade math and sixth-grade ELA are the most significant grade-level concerns. The school ranks at the 20th percentile statewide and has a one-star rating in the supplied data.

Wind River Middle School has 186 students and currently compares more favorably in ELA and math. Its overall proficiency rates are 38.53% in ELA and 28.97% in math, with math essentially matching the district average. Seventh grade is stronger than eighth grade in both subjects, while science is a major weakness at 35.42%. The school ranks at the 28th percentile, above Carson Elementary, but its ranking fell from the 61st percentile two years earlier, along with declines in all three tested subjects. Overall, Carson is stronger in science, while Wind River is stronger in ELA and math; both schools remain below statewide averages and have one-star ratings.