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Castle Rock Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

470^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Castle Rock Middle School is a public school serving 316 students in grades 6-8 in Castle Rock, Washington, and is part of the Castle Rock School District, which ranks in the state's bottom 10%.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science all well below state averages; notably, only 18.75% of students are proficient in math. Its statewide ranking has declined over recent years to the 12th percentile. While over half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, nearby schools like Coweeman Middle School and Monticello Middle School achieve stronger results with similar or higher levels of student need, indicating room for improvement.

Resources appear to be a factor, as the school's per-student spending is lower than many surrounding schools, including Mt. Solo Middle School and Toledo Middle School. An interesting comparison is Kalama Middle School, which spends a similar amount per student but achieves much higher proficiency, suggesting differences in instructional practices or support systems may be at play. The school's performance decline and particular struggle in middle school math are key areas of concern for parents to consider.

316

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,389

Per pupil spending ?

55.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 Front Ave SW
Castle Rock, WA 98611

(360) 501-2920

District: Castle Rock School District

Students who attend Castle Rock Middle School usually attend:

High:

Castle Rock High School

Feeder schools for Castle Rock Middle School:

Elementary:

Castle Rock Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.1%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (25% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

470^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

223^rd of 247Castle Rock 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	13.9	470 of 534	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	502 of 535	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	450 of 539	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	428 of 541	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	433 of 529	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	331 of 512	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	285 of 437	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.4	347 of 435	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.2	349 of 443	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	337 of 445	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.7	382 of 498	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.0	390 of 497	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.0	332 of 492	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.5	265 of 483	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.7	391 of 476	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.0	399 of 466	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.4	363 of 463	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.5	272 of 449	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.8	266 of 425	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.2	248 of 421	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	403 of 471	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	413 of 464	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	398 of 464	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	374 of 479	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	396 of 469	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	275 of 452	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	218 of 376	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	268 of 360	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	244 of 344	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	387 of 457	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	398 of 455	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	409 of 463	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	378 of 475	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	402 of 458	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	195 of 448	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	201 of 349	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	432 of 472	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	436 of 466	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	394 of 470	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	376 of 480	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	353 of 476	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	318 of 453	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	282 of 371	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	24.8	195 of 231	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	96 of 268	64.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	468 of 488	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	478 of 486	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	455 of 488	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	439 of 488	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	451 of 480	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	387 of 470	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	285 of 325	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)26th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2019)16th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-22 vs state

Science26%-23 vs state

Math19%-24 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
Castle Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	615 Front Ave SW	Castle Rock	98611	Cowlitz County	Castle Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 501-2920	316	18	17.5	55.7%	269 (85.1%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	13.9	470^th of 534 public middle schools	12.0%		10.3	502^nd of 535 public middle schools	6.2%	32	26.1	26.1	28.7	33.3	30.9	30.9	21.8	21.5	13.6	18.8	$15,389	$1,573	$13,817
Huntington Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Redpath	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-1700	559	29	19.1	63.9%	369 (66.0%)	6 (1.1%)	118 (21.1%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	21 (3.8%)	32 (5.7%)	28.7	385^th of 534 public middle schools	27.9%		33.9	345^th of 535 public middle schools	35.5%	40	35.6	35.6	33.5	46.7	41.5	40.9	27.0	33.0	23.3	27.9	$16,561	$565	$15,995
Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	2821 Parkview Drive	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 575-7772	463	27	17.3	60.3%	290 (62.6%)	3 (0.6%)	112 (24.2%)	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	5 (1.1%)	33 (7.1%)	33.9	349^th of 534 public middle schools	34.6%		32.3	356^th of 535 public middle schools	33.5%	7	32.0	32.0	32.9	42.1	49.7	41.8	37.5	31.8	32.0	33.6	$17,294	$1,302	$15,992
Coweeman Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 Allen St	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-1750	501	26	19.4	62.3%	335 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (20.0%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	15 (3.0%)	36 (7.2%)	46.5	264^th of 534 public middle schools	50.6%		39.3	311^th of 535 public middle schools	41.9%	47	47.7	47.7	42.5	52.7	49.7	48.3	31.8	45.7	30.3	35.9	$16,887	$561	$16,327
Mt. Solo Middle School	Public	6-8	5300 Mt. Solo Road	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 577-2800	401	24	16.7	59.1%	272 (67.8%)	2 (0.5%)	79 (19.7%)	10 (2.5%)	8 (2.0%)	5 (1.2%)	25 (6.2%)	48.1	259^th of 534 public middle schools	51.5%		51	242^nd of 535 public middle schools	54.8%	17	37.8	37.8	54.2	58.1	57.3	56.6	33.3	34.7	29.6	32.4	$18,198	$1,186	$17,011
Monticello Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 28th Avenue	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 575-7040	525	30	17.6	73.1%	304 (57.9%)	12 (2.3%)	122 (23.2%)	22 (4.2%)	9 (1.7%)	21 (4.0%)	35 (6.7%)	42.4	288^th of 534 public middle schools	46.1%		47.2	264^th of 535 public middle schools	50.7%	24	40.5	40.5	49.3	50.3	46.3	48.7	35.1	29.2	36.5	33.7	$17,906	$2,254	$15,653
Toledo Middle School	Public	6-8	155 N 5th St	Toledo	98591	Lewis County	Toledo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 864-2395	186	11	16.4	48.4%	165 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	25.4	411^th of 534 public middle schools	23.0%		36.5	322^nd of 535 public middle schools	39.8%	89	24.6	24.6	34.9	42.9	45.9	41.1	25.4	25.0	27.9	26.1	$18,093	$1,330	$16,763
Winlock Middle School	Public	6-8	241 North Military Road	Winlock	98596	Lewis County	Winlock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 785-3046	160	10	15.7	68.1%	106 (66.3%)	1 (0.6%)	37 (23.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.8%)	12.3	483^rd of 534 public middle schools	9.6%		26.3	393^rd of 535 public middle schools	26.5%	90	25.5	25.5	27.5	32.6	33.3	31.0	16.0	16.3	15.4	15.9	$16,366	$993	$15,373
Kalama Middle School	Public	6-8	548 China Garden Road	Kalama	98625	Cowlitz County	Kalama School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 673-5212	266	24	11.1	40.2%	217 (81.6%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.0%)	28.4	387^th of 534 public middle schools	27.5%		19.7	447^th of 535 public middle schools	16.4%	60	32.2	32.2	44.1	37.8	28.3	37.9	41.9	29.6	21.7	32.3	$15,431	$432	$15,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Castle Rock Middle School

What high school do graduates of Castle Rock Middle School attend?

Students who attend Castle Rock Middle School usually go on to attend Castle Rock High School

What is the racial makeup of Castle Rock Middle School?

Students at Castle Rock Middle School are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Castle Rock Middle School in?

Castle Rock School District

Is Castle Rock Middle School a good school?

Castle Rock Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.0% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Castle Rock Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Castle Rock Middle School.

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