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Chief Umtuch Middle

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Chief Umtuch Middle ranks 132 nd of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Chief Umtuch Middle is a public school in Battle Ground, Washington, serving 522 students in grades 5–8 as part of the Battle Ground School District. The school ranks 132nd out of 514 Washington middle schools, placing it in the 74th percentile with a 4-star rating. Its latest results make it one of the stronger schools in the local comparison group, although View Ridge Middle School and Hockinson Middle School rank higher.

Chief Umtuch’s 2025–26 proficiency rates were 54.39% in English language arts, 48.26% in math, and 53.23% in science. Each result is above both the district and Washington state averages. Math is a particular strength: Chief Umtuch leads the nearby Battle Ground schools in math and exceeds Pleasant Valley Middle by 6.53 percentage points and Laurin Middle School by 16.51 points. ELA performance also improves by grade, reaching 61.07% in eighth grade, while eighth-grade science reaches 56.25%. Science is solid overall, though Tukes Valley Middle School and Pleasant Valley post higher schoolwide science rates.

The school has made broad recent progress. Since 2024–25, ELA increased by 6.94 percentage points, math by 4.24 points, and science by 5.17 points; its ranking improved from 251st of 534 schools and the 53rd percentile to its current position. Chief Umtuch also shows strong effectiveness comparisons for Hispanic students, students from low-income households, and students receiving special education services. Its 17.4:1 student-teacher ratio and $16,893 per-student spending are broadly comparable with nearby schools, suggesting its results are not tied to unusually high spending. The main areas to watch are fifth-grade ELA and science and sixth-grade ELA, while View Ridge Middle School and Hockinson remain useful higher-performing benchmarks.

522

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,298

Per pupil spending ?

37.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Battle Ground School District

✓Above the Washington median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg47%

Washington avg48%

132^nd of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Middle Schools in the Battle Ground School District

89^th of 238Battle 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
2026	71.1	132 of 514	74.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	66.4	132 of 443	70.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	84.5	40 of 347	88.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	75.9	75 of 453	83.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	72.4	107 of 454	76.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	53.0	76 of 226	66.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	57.2	185 of 453	59.2%	★★★☆☆
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)

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

Female (2026)70th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Science53%~ state avg

Math48%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	71.1	132^nd of 514 public middle schools	74.3%		49.1	251^st of 534 public middle schools	53.0%	119	50.4	56.3	53.2	50.4	50.0	56.1	61.1	54.4	45.2	47.2	52.7	48.1	48.3	$18,298	$478	$17,820
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%)	39.3	298^th of 514 public middle schools	42.0%		42.4	289^th of 534 public middle schools	45.9%	9	45.1	32.7	39.2	39.6	53.5	50.4	41.4	46.5	26.1	35.3	30.6	23.5	29.1	$19,758	$355	$19,403
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%)	59.9	177^th of 514 public middle schools	65.6%		46.4	265^th of 534 public middle schools	50.4%	88	62.0	50.9	56.6	49.6	46.4	44.4	55.3	49.0	41.3	42.0	42.6	54.9	45.2	$18,347	$191	$18,157
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%)	82.3	87^th of 514 public middle schools	83.1%		82.4	87^th of 534 public middle schools	83.7%			79.6	79.6		45.7	64.6	76.4	63.0		48.6	54.7	69.3	58.0	$15,257	$157	$15,100
Laurin Middle School	Public	5-8	13601 NE 97th Ave	Vancouver	98604	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%)	33.3	335^th of 514 public middle schools	34.8%		25.5	409^th of 534 public middle schools	23.4%	74	55.3	35.3	45.8	46.8	43.2	46.1	36.0	43.2	37.3	26.9	38.6	23.7	31.8	$17,187	$220	$16,967
Pleasant Valley Middle	Public	5-8	14320 NE 50th Ave	Vancouver	98604	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%)	60.9	173^rd of 514 public middle schools	66.3%		57.3	204^th of 534 public middle schools	61.8%	31	54.4	55.9	55.2	43.0	47.1	52.0	54.5	49.2	37.6	48.3	36.9	42.6	41.7	$18,472	$414	$18,058
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%)	48.7	238^th of 514 public middle schools	53.7%		54	221^st of 534 public middle schools	58.6%	17		46.3	46.3		42.9	51.5	48.5	48.0		36.5	42.0	31.6	37.0	$16,485	$252	$16,233
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%)	86.9	64^th of 514 public middle schools	87.5%		66.3	157^th of 534 public middle schools	70.6%	93		68.9	68.9			65.1	64.0	64.6			60.0	60.2	60.1	$15,736	$124	$15,612
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)	64.5		64.5	59.1	59.4			59.2	53.4	54.0			53.7	$15,684	$513	$15,170
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%)	8.6	487^th of 514 public middle schools	5.3%		6.7	519^th of 534 public middle schools	2.8%	32		30.2	30.2		24.3	21.9	18.9	21.8		15.5	14.3	10.5	13.5	$18,909	$828	$18,081

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 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 132^nd of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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

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2024–25 school spending dataNewNov 2, 2026

2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026

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