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Chief Umtuch Middle

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Chief Umtuch Middle ranks 251 st of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

251^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 53% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Chief Umtuch Middle is a public school serving about 520 students in grades 5 through 8 in the Battle Ground School District, performing near the state average academically with a particular strength in mathematics.

When compared to other middle schools in the Battle Ground School District, Chief Umtuch stands out for its stronger math scores, outperforming Pleasant Valley Middle and Daybreak Middle despite spending less per student. The school shows notable effectiveness in supporting its special education students. However, performance varies significantly by grade, with seventh graders excelling while eighth-grade scores drop considerably, suggesting a key area for attention in student transitions.

Looking at neighboring districts, schools like Hockinson Middle School and those in the Ridgefield School District (such as View Ridge Middle School) achieve higher proficiency rates, indicating a broader district-level performance gap. Chief Umtuch's statewide ranking has also been somewhat volatile in recent years. Overall, it is a mid-performing school with specific strengths in math and in serving certain student populations, but it faces challenges common across its district when compared to higher-performing neighbors.

522

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,893

Per pupil spending ?

37.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 NW 9th St
Battle Ground, WA 98604

(360) 885-6350

District: Battle Ground School District

Students who attend Chief Umtuch Middle usually attend:

High:

Battle Ground High School

Feeder schools for Chief Umtuch Middle:

Elementary:

Captain Strong

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.9%

Hispanic:

10.2%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Washington median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg46%

Washington avg48%

251^st of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Battle Ground School District

97^th of 247Battle Ground School District 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	49.1	251 of 534	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	201 of 535	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	198 of 539	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	163 of 541	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	163 of 529	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	241 of 512	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	190 of 437	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.2	195 of 435	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.1	151 of 443	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.4	155 of 445	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.0	195 of 498	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.3	127 of 497	74.4%	★★★★☆
2011	80.8	68 of 492	86.2%	★★★★☆
2010	63.3	159 of 483	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	232 of 471	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	182 of 464	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	192 of 464	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	178 of 479	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	162 of 469	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	189 of 452	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	146 of 376	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	112 of 347	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	75 of 344	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	45 of 336	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	68 of 360	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	76 of 353	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	37.8	212 of 344	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	117 of 259	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	235 of 457	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	180 of 455	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	180 of 463	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.3	60 of 475	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	95 of 458	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	180 of 448	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	89 of 349	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	227 of 472	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	177 of 466	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	180 of 470	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	124 of 480	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	130 of 476	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	45.8	241 of 453	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	179 of 371	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	65.5	46 of 179	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	33 of 167	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	45.6	85 of 199	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	105 of 210	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	163 of 231	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	185 of 268	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	311 of 488	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	272 of 486	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	278 of 488	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	232 of 488	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	215 of 480	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	263 of 470	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	190 of 325	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)74th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science48%~ state avg

English Language Arts47%-6 vs state

Math44%~ state avg

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Schools Near Chief Umtuch Middle

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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
Chief Umtuch Middle	Public	5-8	700 NW 9th St	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6350	522	30	17.4	37.4%	417 (79.9%)	8 (1.5%)	53 (10.2%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.1%)	49.1	251^st of 534 public middle schools	53.0%		58.3	201^st of 535 public middle schools	62.4%	50	57.3	39.6	48.1	51.6	43.0	58.3	36.8	47.5	44.3	44.3	56.7	31.3	44.0	$16,893	$1,244	$15,649
Daybreak Middle	Public	5-8	1900 NW 20th Ave	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6900	480	30	16.2	46.3%	355 (74.0%)	11 (2.3%)	65 (13.5%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	34 (7.1%)	42.4	289^th of 534 public middle schools	45.9%		37.1	320^th of 535 public middle schools	40.2%	31	53.5	47.0	50.2	53.5	41.1	47.3	55.7	49.3	30.7	33.9	35.5	26.6	31.7	$19,283	$1,261	$18,023
Tukes Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	20601 NE 167th Avenue	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6250	449	26	17.2	43.2%	370 (82.4%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (10.5%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.8%)	46.4	265^th of 534 public middle schools	50.4%		43.9	287^th of 535 public middle schools	46.4%	22	43.7	33.7	39.0	46.6	47.7	41.7	38.5	43.7	37.1	53.2	33.6	54.4	44.2	$18,349	$526	$17,823
Hockinson Middle School	Public	6-8	15916 NE 182nd Ave	Brush Prairie	98606	Clark County	Hockinson School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 448-6440	480	23	20.4	30.4%	376 (78.3%)	8 (1.7%)	53 (11.0%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	82.4	87^th of 534 public middle schools	83.7%		82.6	84^th of 535 public middle schools	84.3%	3		66.7	66.7		53.9	67.7	80.0	67.2		49.0	56.1	69.7	58.2	$14,825	$188	$14,637
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
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
La Center Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 NE Lockwood Creek Rd	La Center	98629	Clark County	La Center School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 263-2136	441	23	19.0	33.6%	353 (80.0%)	3 (0.7%)	54 (12.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	54	221^st of 534 public middle schools	58.6%		44.2	282^nd of 535 public middle schools	47.3%	61		46.8	46.8		47.7	50.4	49.0	49.0		43.9	47.7	39.3	43.5	$16,219	$286	$15,933
View Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	3215 S Hillhurst Rd	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 619-1400	666	33	20.3	29.6%	485 (72.8%)	7 (1.1%)	101 (15.2%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.3%)	66.3	157^th of 534 public middle schools	70.6%		63.8	176^th of 535 public middle schools	67.1%	19		52.5	52.5			59.9	50.6	55.3			53.8	45.4	49.6	$15,535	$116	$15,418
Sunset Ridge Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3215 South Hillhurst Road	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 619-1420	616	31	19.8	27.3%	435 (70.6%)	7 (1.1%)	88 (14.3%)	17 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	63 (10.2%)								(n/a)	60.0		60.0	61.6	63.7			62.6	48.8	57.9			53.5	$14,442	$461	$13,982
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chief Umtuch Middle

How many students attend Chief Umtuch Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Chief Umtuch Middle.

What district is Chief Umtuch Middle in?

Battle Ground School District

What high school do graduates of Chief Umtuch Middle attend?

Students who attend Chief Umtuch Middle usually go on to attend Battle Ground High School

What is the racial makeup of Chief Umtuch Middle?

Students at Chief Umtuch Middle are 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Chief Umtuch Middle a good school?

Chief Umtuch Middle ranks 251^st of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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