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Pacific Middle School

Q: Is Pacific Middle School a good school?

Pacific Middle School ranks 304 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Pacific Middle School is a public school serving 817 students in grades 6–8 in Vancouver, Washington, as part of the Evergreen School District (Clark). Located among several Evergreen middle schools and near higher-performing schools in the Camas area, Pacific is a relatively large local school with a 19.1-to-1 student-teacher ratio and a 37.45% free/reduced-price lunch rate. Its latest statewide ranking is 304th out of 514 Washington middle schools, placing it at the 41st percentile.

Within its nearby Evergreen comparison group, Pacific is one of the stronger performers, ranking second behind Shahala Middle School. Pacific’s strongest subject is English Language Arts, with 42.10% of students proficient—higher than every nearby Evergreen school except Shahala and slightly above the district average. Math proficiency is 33.80%, roughly in line with the district and better than most local peers, including Wyeast Middle School, Covington Middle School, and Cascade Middle School. Pacific also outperforms Frontier Middle School in ELA, although Frontier has stronger math and science results. Seventh grade stands out as Pacific’s strongest grade in both ELA and math.

The most important concern is science. Proficiency declined from 47.80% in 2022–23 to 36.64% in 2025–26, leaving Pacific well below the Washington average and behind Shahala and Frontier. Eighth-grade math is another area to watch, with 30.16% proficiency compared with 40.44% in seventh grade. Pacific performs far below nearby Skyridge Middle School, Odyssey Middle School, and Liberty Middle School in the Camas School District, but it compares favorably with Laurin Middle School and substantially outperforms Mcloughlin Middle School. Overall, Pacific offers solid local performance, with ELA as a clear strength and science as the priority for improvement.

817

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,894

Per pupil spending ?

37.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2017 NE 172nd Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98684-9749

(360) 604-6500

District: Evergreen School District (Clark)

Students who attend Pacific Middle School usually attend:

High:

Union High School

Feeder schools for Pacific Middle School:

Elementary:	Harmony Elementary School
	Mill Plain Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.6%

Hispanic:

21.7%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (38% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 14 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Washington avg48%

304^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Middle Schools in the Evergreen School District (Clark)

158^th of 238Evergreen School District (Clark) 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	37.7	304 of 514	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	339 of 534	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	333 of 535	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	285 of 539	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	351 of 541	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	319 of 529	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	284 of 512	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	229 of 437	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	66.7	136 of 435	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.5	159 of 443	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.5	135 of 445	69.7%	★★★★☆
2013	66.7	155 of 498	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.8	117 of 497	76.5%	★★★★☆
2011	63.9	152 of 492	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.8	124 of 483	74.3%	★★★★☆
2009	53.3	213 of 476	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.9	175 of 466	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.0	202 of 463	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.4	185 of 449	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.4	132 of 425	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.3	172 of 421	59.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	59.9	35 of 96	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	66 of 114	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	80 of 147	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	91 of 148	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	68 of 145	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	92 of 161	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	83 of 149	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	85 of 152	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	63 of 123	48.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	89 of 143	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.4	69 of 96	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	135 of 135	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	248 of 443	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	318 of 471	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	322 of 464	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	292 of 464	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	326 of 479	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	300 of 469	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	245 of 452	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	206 of 376	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	236 of 347	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	223 of 347	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	197 of 344	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	179 of 336	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	244 of 360	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	202 of 353	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	239 of 344	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	133 of 259	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	75.2	4 of 59	93.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	278 of 453	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.0	319 of 457	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	316 of 455	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	281 of 463	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	339 of 475	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	315 of 458	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	242 of 448	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	149 of 349	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	307 of 454	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	311 of 472	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	282 of 466	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	226 of 470	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	295 of 480	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	263 of 476	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	255 of 453	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	195 of 371	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	120 of 222	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.1	203 of 246	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	147 of 243	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	135 of 244	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	205 of 257	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	163 of 250	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	187 of 246	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	120 of 166	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	127 of 226	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.0	179 of 186	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	137 of 167	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	150 of 199	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	179 of 210	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	110 of 231	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.3	174 of 268	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	297 of 453	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	357 of 488	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	360 of 486	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.8	306 of 488	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	334 of 488	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	328 of 480	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	283 of 470	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	218 of 325	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)93rd percentile+49 vs school

African American (2023)64th percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)46th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-11 vs state

Science37%-14 vs state

Math34%-9 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, June 16, 2021

12000 per student of your tax money so they can segregate children into vaxed and unvaxxed. Which means hugs or no hugs. The Vax is not fda approved. Coercion to take an experimental drug is against the law and violates the Nuremberg code. Parents of non vaxxed students should sue this place royal. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 16, 2021

You have a teacher saying they will only hug the Covid-19 vaccinated students because the unvaccinated are a risk to others’ health. Shame on you for allowing this type of medical discrimination. Being unvaccinated for Covid is a medical condition. It’s called body autonomy. I’ve never been more ashamed to live in the state of WA. Close Quote

by a citizen
Wednesday, June 16, 2021

You support segregation? Willing support segregating vaccinated and unvaccinated children? Allowing your teachers to shame the unvaccinated children by denying them human touch? You do remember that you are funded by the taxpayers money? You are willingly violating federal and state law. I had to give you a one star rating so that I could leave a rating. Stop this brownshirt behavior. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

We been living in this neighborhood for 15 years we know many of our neighbor's kids went there and they all seem to have good says about the school as a whole. Many smart kids came out of Pacific. The school offers many music programs, excel courses for those who are more advance, many clubs and sports activities. My son goes there now and he really enjoys it. He said he is learning a lot from all his teachers. He gets good amount of homeworks n projects to keep his brain stimulate it. Teachers really try to prepare these kids for high school. They teach my son to take initiation if he doesn't understand any subject, he needs to go to his teachers and ask for help. His math teacher offers after school tutors on Tuesday for those who needs extra help. As far as bullying, my son has not experience it, but I'm sure the school would take the subject of bullying seriously. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Saturday, November 5, 2011

i have been there and it is not a good school unless you are rich or uper middle class oh and if you have never done any thing wrong at any other school you have gone too. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 26, 2010

Not too much to say that is good about this school.1 star at most Close Quote

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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 (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/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 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
Pacific Middle School	Public	6-8	2017 NE 172nd Avenue	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6500	817	43	19.1	37.5%	446 (54.6%)	26 (3.2%)	177 (21.7%)	49 (6.0%)	5 (0.6%)	20 (2.4%)	86 (10.5%)	37.7	304^th of 514 public middle schools	40.9%		35	339^th of 534 public middle schools	36.5%	35	36.6	36.6	42.2	44.8	39.6	42.1	31.4	40.4	30.2	33.8	$15,894	$1,693	$14,201
Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	13900 NE 18th Street	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3600	815	41	19.8	59.5%	352 (43.2%)	36 (4.4%)	254 (31.2%)	26 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.7%)	82 (10.1%)	9.8	481^st of 514 public middle schools	6.4%		10	498^th of 534 public middle schools	6.7%	17	22.2	22.2	28.1	23.1	19.2	23.3	21.3	16.9	13.2	17.0	$17,398	$1,207	$16,191
Shahala Middle School	Public	6-8	601 SE 192nd Avenue	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3800	732	37	19.6	31.4%	348 (47.5%)	28 (3.8%)	155 (21.2%)	105 (14.3%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.9%)	78 (10.7%)	65.9	157^th of 514 public middle schools	69.5%		63.9	169^th of 534 public middle schools	68.4%	12	53.6	53.6	47.3	55.3	53.1	52.0	40.6	53.6	51.3	48.6	$15,016	$1,096	$13,920
Wyeast Middle School	Public	6-8	1112 SE 136th Avenue	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6400	747	39	19.2	53.0%	316 (42.3%)	29 (3.9%)	286 (38.3%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.3%)	64 (8.6%)	22.1	406^th of 514 public middle schools	21.0%		16.7	460^th of 534 public middle schools	13.9%	54	29.7	29.7	35.1	38.3	33.8	35.7	25.5	25.2	23.3	24.7	$17,146	$2,010	$15,136
Skyridge Middle School	Public	6-8	5220 NW Parker Street	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5800	760	36	21.2	16.4%	457 (60.1%)	15 (2.0%)	72 (9.5%)	135 (17.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.1%)	95.3	27^th of 514 public middle schools	94.7%		93.4	35^th of 534 public middle schools	93.4%	8	83.0	83.0	74.5	78.6	82.9	78.8	61.4	61.1	70.6	64.3	$16,430	$267	$16,163
Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	7600 NE 166th Avenue	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3200	767	40	19.0	43.5%	396 (51.6%)	21 (2.7%)	218 (28.4%)	41 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	69 (9.0%)	34.1	331^st of 514 public middle schools	35.6%		31.6	365^th of 534 public middle schools	31.6%	34	41.0	41.0	36.3	33.2	34.2	34.5	34.1	36.7	36.4	35.8	$16,879	$1,174	$15,706
Odyssey Middle School	Public	6-8	5780 Pacific Rim Blvd	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5780	277	14	20.2	15.9%	179 (64.6%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (12.6%)	25 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.9%)	90.6	45^th of 514 public middle schools	91.2%		94.8	28^th of 534 public middle schools	94.8%	17	81.6	81.6	60.2		73.7	75.2	53.5	78.4	57.9	63.6	$16,389	$85	$16,304
Covington Middle School	Public	6-8	11200 NE Rosewood Rd	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6300	830	47	17.7	58.1%	372 (44.8%)	30 (3.6%)	269 (32.4%)	40 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (4.7%)	75 (9.0%)	15.7	449^th of 514 public middle schools	12.6%		10.6	492^nd of 534 public middle schools	7.9%	43	29.8	29.8	28.7	30.4	29.5	29.5	23.4	19.3	21.2	21.4	$17,233	$1,260	$15,973
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1612 NE Garfield St	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5850	708	36	19.8	26.1%	476 (67.2%)	13 (1.8%)	79 (11.2%)	50 (7.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	85 (12.0%)	83.7	78^th of 514 public middle schools	84.8%		76.1	107^th of 534 public middle schools	80.0%	29	65.1	65.1	64.0	67.8	59.9	63.9	54.7	57.1	52.7	54.9	$17,183	$85	$17,099
Mcloughlin Middle School	Public	6-8	5802 MacArthur Blvd	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-3600	849	42	20.2	81.2%	244 (28.7%)	30 (3.5%)	406 (47.8%)	7 (0.8%)	11 (1.3%)	93 (11.0%)	57 (6.7%)	3.7	511^th of 514 public middle schools	0.6%		4.1	530^th of 534 public middle schools	0.7%	19	17.7	17.7	14.0	13.7	14.5	14.1	6.3	8.3	11.0	8.5	$19,284	$1,926	$17,358

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacific Middle School

How many students attend Pacific Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 817 students attended Pacific Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Pacific Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pacific Middle School usually go on to attend Union High School

What is the racial makeup of Pacific Middle School?

Students at Pacific Middle School are 55% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Pacific Middle School in?

Evergreen School District (Clark)

Is Pacific Middle School a good school?

Pacific Middle School ranks 304^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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