Summary:
Tolt Middle School is the only middle school listed in the Riverview School District, serving grades 6–8 and 633 students in the Carnation, Washington area. The school offers a relatively small middle-school setting, with a student–teacher ratio of 18.6 to 1. Tolt’s 2025–26 results were above Washington averages in English language arts and math: 60.32% of students met standards in ELA compared with 52.81% statewide, while 51.53% met math standards compared with 43.11% statewide. Because it is the only middle school in the district, there are no direct school-to-school comparisons.
For parents, Tolt’s strongest overall feature is its consistent statewide standing. The school ranked between 120th and 126th among roughly 500 Washington middle schools over the past three years, placing it around the 76th–78th percentiles and indicating performance in the upper portion of the state. Grade-level results are generally encouraging: 6th- and 7th-grade ELA slightly exceeded district averages, and math performance was above the district average in every grade when examined separately. Seventh grade was the strongest ELA grade at 65.33%, while 6th grade was strongest in math at 54.95%. All grades performed above corresponding state averages in both subjects.
The main area parents may want to monitor is science. Tolt’s science proficiency fell from 56.67% in 2024–25 to 50.27% in 2025–26, a 6.40-point decline. The latest result was close to the state average but 17.87 points below the district average, making science the clearest gap compared with the broader Riverview School District. Eighth grade also had the lowest results in both ELA, at 55.80%, and math, at 45.20%, although both remained above state averages. Overall, Tolt appears to be a stable, above-state-performing school, with science and 8th-grade achievement serving as the most important areas for continued attention.
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