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Hockinson Middle School

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Hockinson Middle School ranks 87 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 84% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Hockinson Middle School is a top-performing public school serving 480 students in grades 6-8 in Brush Prairie, Washington, operating within the highly-ranked Hockinson School District.

The school consistently ranks in the top 20% of Washington middle schools, with student proficiency in English, Math, and Science significantly exceeding state averages. What truly sets Hockinson apart is the substantial performance gap compared to nearby schools; for example, its math proficiency is nearly five times higher than that of Gaiser Middle School and more than double most others, including Pacific Middle School and Pleasant Valley Middle. This excellence is achieved despite spending less per student than these neighboring schools, demonstrating remarkable resource efficiency.

Hockinson Middle School shows exceptional strength in supporting all students, ranking in the 94th percentile for low socioeconomic status students and showing steady academic growth from 6th to 8th grade. Its consistent high performance, even through challenging times, and the strong foundation provided by its district create a distinctly effective educational environment compared to other options in the Vancouver, Evergreen School District (Clark), and Battle Ground School District areas.

480

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,825

Per pupil spending ?

30.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15916 NE 182nd Ave
Brush Prairie, WA 98606

(360) 448-6440

District: Hockinson School District

Students who attend Hockinson Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hockinson High School

Feeder schools for Hockinson Middle School:

Elementary:

Hockinson Heights Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.3%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (64% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Washington middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg60%

Washington avg48%

87^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 247Hockinson 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	82.4	87 of 534	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	84 of 535	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	102 of 539	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	79 of 541	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	95 of 529	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	86 of 512	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	160 of 437	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.0	212 of 435	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.2	142 of 443	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.7	172 of 445	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.9	111 of 498	77.7%	★★★★☆
2012	69.5	122 of 497	75.5%	★★★★☆
2011	68.0	124 of 492	74.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.8	84 of 483	82.6%	★★★★☆
2009	69.0	119 of 476	75.0%	★★★★☆
2008	74.7	94 of 466	79.8%	★★★★☆
2007	76.7	78 of 463	83.2%	★★★★☆
2006	72.5	103 of 449	77.1%	★★★★☆
2005	76.5	83 of 425	80.5%	★★★★☆
2004	80.7	60 of 421	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	62 of 471	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	68 of 464	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	72 of 464	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	53 of 479	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	89 of 469	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	63 of 452	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	144 of 376	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	40 of 347	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	51 of 344	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	47 of 336	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	35 of 360	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	32 of 353	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	61.1	107 of 344	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	28 of 457	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	23 of 455	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.2	48 of 463	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	39 of 475	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	17 of 458	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	76.3	49 of 448	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	31.2	255 of 349	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	92 of 472	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	74 of 466	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	112 of 470	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	89 of 480	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	82 of 476	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	83 of 453	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.5	150 of 371	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	86.4	29 of 243	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	34 of 244	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	19 of 257	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	29 of 250	88.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	55 of 186	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	42 of 179	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	48.4	78 of 167	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	81 of 199	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	83 of 210	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	62 of 231	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	60 of 268	77.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	97 of 488	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	104 of 486	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	123 of 488	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	90 of 488	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	105 of 480	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	112 of 470	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	42.6	188 of 325	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)88th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+14 vs state

Science67%+17 vs state

Math58%+16 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 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
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%)	82.4	87^th of 534 public middle schools	83.7%		82.6	84^th of 535 public middle schools	84.3%	3		66.7	66.7		53.9	67.7	80.0	67.2		49.0	56.1	69.7	58.2	$14,825	$188	$14,637
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%)	46.4	265^th of 534 public middle schools	50.4%		43.9	287^th of 535 public middle schools	46.4%	22	43.7	33.7	39.0	46.6	47.7	41.7	38.5	43.7	37.1	53.2	33.6	54.4	44.2	$18,349	$526	$17,823
Laurin Middle School	Public	5-8	13601 NE 97th Ave	Vancouver	98662	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%)	25.5	409^th of 534 public middle schools	23.4%		22.5	431^st of 535 public middle schools	19.4%	22	45.1	35.5	40.0	43.7	45.1	30.3	39.9	40.2	30.1	28.6	24.7	22.3	26.4	$16,283	$1,024	$15,259
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%)	31.6	365^th of 534 public middle schools	31.6%		28.8	380^th of 535 public middle schools	29.0%	15		39.2	39.2		32.9	34.6	36.1	34.6		35.4	31.8	38.9	35.4	$16,879	$1,174	$15,706
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%)	49.1	251^st of 534 public middle schools	53.0%		58.3	201^st of 535 public middle schools	62.4%	50	57.3	39.6	48.1	51.6	43.0	58.3	36.8	47.5	44.3	44.3	56.7	31.3	44.0	$16,893	$1,244	$15,649
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%)	42.4	289^th of 534 public middle schools	45.9%		37.1	320^th of 535 public middle schools	40.2%	31	53.5	47.0	50.2	53.5	41.1	47.3	55.7	49.3	30.7	33.9	35.5	26.6	31.7	$19,283	$1,261	$18,023
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%)	10.6	492^nd of 534 public middle schools	7.9%		11.6	494^th of 535 public middle schools	7.7%	2		24.1	24.1		28.4	29.7	18.8	25.6		16.2	21.5	14.4	17.3	$17,233	$1,260	$15,973
Pleasant Valley Middle	Public	5-8	14320 NE 50th Ave	Vancouver	98686	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%)	57.3	204^th of 534 public middle schools	61.8%		54.6	220^th of 535 public middle schools	58.9%	16	44.4	50.0	47.1	47.0	44.9	56.4	58.3	51.5	27.6	33.3	42.2	50.9	38.3	$19,076	$793	$18,283
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%)	35	339^th of 534 public middle schools	36.5%		35.6	333^rd of 535 public middle schools	37.8%	6		42.1	42.1		39.3	35.7	43.7	39.5		37.7	31.5	32.4	33.7	$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%)	10	498^th of 534 public middle schools	6.7%		12	490^th of 535 public middle schools	8.4%	8		25.4	25.4		23.2	26.5	27.9	25.9		16.7	16.5	14.9	16.1	$17,398	$1,207	$16,191

Frequently Asked Questions about Hockinson Middle School

Is Hockinson Middle School a good school?

Hockinson Middle School ranks 87^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hockinson Middle School?

Students at Hockinson Middle School are 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Hockinson Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Hockinson Middle School.

What district is Hockinson Middle School in?

Hockinson School District

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

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