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Centralia Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Centralia Middle School is a public school serving about 480 students in grades 7 and 8 in the Centralia School District, which faces broader challenges as it ranks in the bottom quartile of districts statewide.

The school serves a community with significant economic need, with about 75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than most nearby schools. Academically, the school has struggled, with its statewide ranking falling significantly over the past decade to the bottom quartile. Proficiency rates in English, math, and science are all below state averages, with mathematics being a particular area of concern at only 17% proficient. This is notably lower than neighboring Chehalis Middle School, which is just six miles away and serves a similar region but has better academic outcomes.

An interesting finding is that despite the school having higher per-student spending than many comparable schools, it yields the lowest academic results, suggesting challenges in how resources are used. Historical data shows the school was once more effective with certain student groups, indicating a capacity for success that has diminished. The school's struggles appear connected to district-wide factors, as other districts in the area like the Tumwater School District perform much better.

479

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,295

Per pupil spending ?

74.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Johnson Road
Centralia, WA 98531-1429

(360) 330-7619

District: Centralia School District

Students who attend Centralia Middle School usually attend:

High:

Centralia High School

Feeder schools for Centralia Middle School:

Elementary:	Edison Elementary
	Fords Prairie Elementary
	Jefferson Lincoln Elementary
	Oakview Elementary School
	More...
	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.6%

White:

44.5%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (29% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg34%

Washington avg48%

446^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

213^th of 247Centralia 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	19.2	446 of 534	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	427 of 535	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	435 of 539	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	414 of 541	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	434 of 529	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	406 of 512	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	260 of 437	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.2	302 of 435	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.1	297 of 443	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.6	316 of 445	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.3	331 of 498	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.9	345 of 497	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.7	381 of 492	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.3	349 of 483	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.4	318 of 476	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.6	326 of 466	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.5	280 of 463	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.7	241 of 449	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.9	294 of 425	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.1	303 of 421	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	65.1	13 of 135	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	382 of 471	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	384 of 464	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	377 of 464	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	380 of 479	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	390 of 469	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	348 of 452	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	250 of 376	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	296 of 347	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	280 of 344	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	268 of 336	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	271 of 360	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	285 of 353	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	276 of 344	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	162 of 259	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	40.6	20 of 33	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	41 of 59	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	348 of 457	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	304 of 455	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	348 of 463	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	321 of 475	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	328 of 458	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	283 of 448	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	109 of 349	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	404 of 472	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	360 of 466	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	385 of 470	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	370 of 480	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	377 of 476	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	376 of 453	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	216 of 371	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	50.5	113 of 244	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	115 of 257	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.4	180 of 250	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	23.7	137 of 179	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	189 of 231	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	66.6	51 of 268	81.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	386 of 488	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	378 of 486	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	395 of 488	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	389 of 488	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	411 of 480	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	382 of 470	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	214 of 325	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)90th percentile+50 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)54th percentile+34 vs school

Homeless (2022)39th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2024)23rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-13 vs state

Science28%-22 vs state

Math17%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

This is the worst school I have ever dealt with. My child is in 7th grade and has had problems with this school since the first week of school in September 2017. The staff is rude, belittling, they harass student's, make police threat's to student's, when talking to parent's they will call your child a liar, and so on. They even call the school resource officer on my child and she was almost arrested for THEIR miscommunication. As a parent you will need to be ready for a battle and be involved with your child. Close Quote

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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
Centralia Middle School	Public	7-8	901 Johnson Road	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 330-7619	479	27	17.9	74.9%	213 (44.5%)	3 (0.6%)	233 (48.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	19.2	446^th of 534 public middle schools	16.5%		22.9	427^th of 535 public middle schools	20.2%	19	27.9	27.9		41.8	39.5	40.6		18.3	16.0	17.1	$17,295	$2,561	$14,734
Chehalis Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 SW 20th Street	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 807-7230	692	32	21.4	49.3%	481 (69.5%)	10 (1.4%)	151 (21.8%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.5%)	49.5	247^th of 534 public middle schools	53.7%		41.8	299^th of 535 public middle schools	44.1%	52	46.7	46.7	52.3	54.6	52.1	53.1	34.1	34.9	35.1	34.7	$16,329	$391	$15,938
Rochester Middle School	Public	6-8	9937 Highway 12 SW	Rochester	98579	Thurston County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 273-5958	535	28	19.3	60.0%	317 (59.3%)	1 (0.2%)	152 (28.4%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.0%)	49.9	243^rd of 534 public middle schools	54.5%		55.5	213^th of 535 public middle schools	60.2%	30	46.6	46.6	43.8	54.3	53.7	50.3	39.1	39.6	34.4	37.8	$18,077	$2,074	$16,002
Tenino Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Old HWY 99 N	Tenino	98589	Thurston County	Tenino School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 264-3600	291	18	16.3	52.6%	212 (72.9%)	3 (1.0%)	39 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.3%)	35.3	338^th of 534 public middle schools	36.7%		32.4	355^th of 535 public middle schools	33.6%	17	54.9	54.9	29.5	43.4	49.0	41.6	32.9	25.0	26.0	27.6	$18,842	$723	$18,119
Onalaska Middle School	Public	6-8	280 5th Street W	Onalaska	98570	Lewis County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 978-4111	195	11	18.4	52.8%	158 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.3%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)	56.4	209^th of 534 public middle schools	60.9%		49.9	247^th of 535 public middle schools	53.8%	38	65.7	65.7	31.5	59.3	67.2	53.9	27.8	43.3	40.3	37.6	$16,459	$1,183	$15,275
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
George Bush Middle School	Public	6-8	2120 83rd Avenue SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7400	762	42	18.0	39.0%	491 (64.4%)	17 (2.2%)	154 (20.2%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	76 (10.0%)	65.6	164^th of 534 public middle schools	69.3%		63.6	177^th of 535 public middle schools	66.9%	13	45.4	45.4	63.4	61.6	57.1	60.7	55.2	44.6	37.1	45.5	$16,333	$274	$16,059
Rainier Middle School	Public	6-8	202 2nd St. W	Rainier	98576	Thurston County	Rainier School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 446-2206	241	11	20.9	46.9%	198 (82.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.5%)	53.5	224^th of 534 public middle schools	58.1%		46.6	267^th of 535 public middle schools	50.1%	43	41.3	41.3	46.2	47.4	58.1	51.1	36.4	50.0	44.1	43.9	$15,550	$586	$14,963
Tumwater Middle School	Public	6-8	6335 Littlerock Road SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7500	665	34	19.5	35.6%	409 (61.5%)	19 (2.9%)	118 (17.7%)	26 (3.9%)	7 (1.1%)	8 (1.2%)	77 (11.6%)	70.2	137^th of 534 public middle schools	74.3%		68.1	148^th of 535 public middle schools	72.3%	11	56.0	56.0	65.1	57.7	61.4	61.3	48.4	46.1	44.3	46.2	$16,737	$470	$16,267

Frequently Asked Questions about Centralia Middle School

What high school do graduates of Centralia Middle School attend?

Students who attend Centralia Middle School usually go on to attend Centralia High School

Is Centralia Middle School a good school?

Centralia Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.5% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Centralia Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Centralia Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Centralia Middle School?

Students at Centralia Middle School are 49% Hispanic, 44% White, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Centralia Middle School in?

Centralia School District

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