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Frontier Middle School

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Frontier Middle School ranks 331 st of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 36% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Frontier Middle School is a public school for grades 6–8 in Vancouver, Washington, serving 767 students in the suburban Evergreen School District. Its student-teacher ratio is 19:1, typical for nearby middle schools. Frontier is improving steadily: its statewide ranking rose from the 21st percentile in 2021–2022 to the 36th percentile in 2025–2026. The school remains below the statewide midpoint, but its upward trend is encouraging.

Frontier’s strongest academic areas are math and science. Math proficiency was 35.78%, slightly above the district’s 33.45%, and ranked second among Evergreen middle schools behind Shahala Middle School. Science proficiency was 41%, also slightly above the district average and second within the district. Math performance has risen consistently over the past three years, while science has remained fairly stable. English language arts is the clearest challenge: 34.49% of students were proficient, compared with 40.55% districtwide. For comparison, nearby Pacific Middle School posted stronger ELA results at 42.10%, although Frontier performed better in both math and science.

Frontier’s results place it in the middle of its Evergreen comparison group. It outperforms Wyeast Middle School, Covington Middle School, and Cascade Middle School overall, but trails Shahala. The school’s English Language Learner subgroup performs comparatively well, ranking at the 50th percentile statewide. Its highest-priority concern is special education effectiveness, which ranked at the 19th percentile. Overall, Frontier appears to be a school making meaningful progress, with priorities centered on strengthening literacy, sustaining math gains, and improving support for students receiving special education services.

767

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,879

Per pupil spending ?

43.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7600 NE 166th Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98682-3100

(360) 604-3200

District: Evergreen School District (Clark)

Students who attend Frontier Middle School usually attend:

High:

Union High School

Feeder schools for Frontier Middle School:

Elementary:	Pioneer Elementary School
	Sifton Elementary School
	York Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.6%

Hispanic:

28.4%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

Washington avg48%

331^st of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	34.1	331 of 514	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.6	365 of 534	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	380 of 535	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	406 of 539	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	425 of 541	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	407 of 529	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	397 of 512	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	307 of 437	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.1	337 of 435	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.1	288 of 443	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.8	255 of 445	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.6	301 of 498	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.9	295 of 497	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.8	247 of 492	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.4	228 of 483	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.0	278 of 476	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.2	261 of 466	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.6	240 of 463	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.2	273 of 449	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.5	263 of 425	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.9	251 of 421	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	60 of 114	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.6	118 of 147	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	100 of 148	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.4	134 of 145	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	88 of 161	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	104 of 149	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	128 of 152	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	71 of 143	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	32 of 96	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	46 of 78	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	96 of 135	28.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	287 of 443	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.4	338 of 471	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	331 of 464	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	378 of 464	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	394 of 479	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	368 of 469	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	336 of 452	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	282 of 376	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	230 of 347	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.8	240 of 347	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	235 of 344	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	231 of 336	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	249 of 360	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	232 of 353	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	291 of 344	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	214 of 259	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	313 of 453	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.1	345 of 457	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	295 of 455	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	340 of 463	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	362 of 475	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	333 of 458	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	364 of 448	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	233 of 349	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	320 of 454	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	330 of 472	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	354 of 466	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	347 of 470	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	377 of 480	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	366 of 476	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	371 of 453	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	267 of 371	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	153 of 222	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.1	214 of 246	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	215 of 243	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	218 of 244	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	219 of 257	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	194 of 250	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.9	123 of 246	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	183 of 226	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	187 of 199	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	156 of 210	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	193 of 231	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	123 of 268	54.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	312 of 453	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.5	352 of 488	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	385 of 486	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	391 of 488	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	420 of 488	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	423 of 480	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	397 of 470	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	273 of 325	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)50th percentile+15 vs school

Asian (2026)47th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile~ school

White (2026)31st percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)31st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science41%-10 vs state

Math36%-7 vs state

English Language Arts34%-18 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 (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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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	$14,825	$188	$14,637
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
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	$16,283	$1,024	$15,259
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Frontier Middle School

What district is Frontier Middle School in?

Evergreen School District (Clark)

What is the racial makeup of Frontier Middle School?

Students at Frontier Middle School are 52% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Frontier Middle School a good school?

Frontier Middle School ranks 331^st of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Frontier Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Frontier Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 767 students attended Frontier Middle School.

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