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Pacific Cascade Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Pacific Cascade Middle School is a highly-ranked public school serving 605 students in grades 6-8 within the top-performing Issaquah School District in Washington.

The school is a model of consistent excellence, ranking in the top 5% of state middle schools for the past decade, with students significantly outperforming state averages in English, Math, and Science. It shows particular strength in supporting students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, whose performance has improved dramatically to the 92nd percentile. While the school excels overall, there is a noted dip in 8th-grade math proficiency compared to 6th grade, a pattern also seen at nearby schools like Cougar Mountain Middle School and Pine Lake Middle School, suggesting a common regional focus area.

Located in an exceptional educational cluster, PCMS is surrounded by other top-tier schools, including higher-ranked Beaver Lake Middle School and Pine Lake Middle School. It achieves its strong results efficiently, with a higher student-teacher ratio and mid-range per-student spending compared to peers like Tillicum Middle School in the Bellevue School District. The school contributes to the Issaquah School District's outstanding reputation, where all middle schools rank in the top 12% statewide.

605

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,745

Per pupil spending ?

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24635 SE Issaquah Fall City Ro
Issaquah, WA 98029

(425) 837-5900

District: Issaquah School District

Students who attend Pacific Cascade Middle School usually attend:

High:

Issaquah High School

Feeder schools for Pacific Cascade Middle School:

Elementary:

Grand Ridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

44.8%

White:

39.3%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (77% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Washington middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

Washington avg48%

21^st of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Issaquah School District

3^rd of 247Issaquah 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	96.4	21 of 534	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	18 of 535	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	26 of 539	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	32 of 541	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	19 of 529	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	17 of 512	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	11 of 437	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	18 of 435	95.9%	★★★★★
2016	91.9	25 of 443	94.4%	★★★★★
2015	90.6	30 of 445	93.3%	★★★★★
2013	88.1	34 of 498	93.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	12 of 147	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	7 of 148	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	18 of 145	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	22 of 161	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	88.2	14 of 149	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	7 of 152	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	10 of 123	91.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	99.5	2 of 100	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	15 of 471	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	9 of 464	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	16 of 464	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	31 of 479	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	17 of 469	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	9 of 452	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	11 of 376	97.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	33 of 347	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	38 of 344	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	27 of 336	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	25 of 360	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	33 of 353	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	26 of 344	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	6 of 259	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	35 of 457	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	67.0	114 of 455	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	176 of 463	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	231 of 475	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	131 of 458	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	27.8	349 of 448	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.5	106 of 349	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	22 of 472	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	21 of 466	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	32 of 470	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	30 of 480	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	26 of 476	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	18 of 453	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	11 of 371	97.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	40 of 246	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	95.1	7 of 243	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	16 of 244	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.0	35 of 257	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.2	15 of 250	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	16 of 246	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	3 of 166	98.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	42 of 186	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	67 of 179	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	42 of 167	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	24 of 199	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.7	24 of 210	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	14 of 231	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	68.8	49 of 268	81.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	43 of 488	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	56 of 486	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	56 of 488	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	56 of 488	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	91.9	32 of 480	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	34 of 470	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	11 of 325	96.6%	★★★★★

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 (2019)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+26 vs state

Science77%+28 vs state

Math75%+33 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

PCMS teachers are really nice and the school has fantastic facilities. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, March 17, 2016

Laura Meserole, a counselor at the school and Kim Schneider, with the registrar, have been two of the most caring and helpful school staff I have ever met in my life. And I'm in the business of education and also have met many administrators. If staff are always like this in any school, the school is destined for success - as PCMS has achieved. It does deserve more credit in my humble opinion as a parent of two of its 8th graders currently. 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
Pacific Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	24635 SE Issaquah Fall City Ro	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5900	605	29	20.8	10.7%	238 (39.3%)	11 (1.8%)	39 (6.4%)	271 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	96.4	21^st of 534 public middle schools	96.1%		96.6	18^th of 535 public middle schools	96.6%	3	77.3	77.3	78.8	77.5	80.3	78.9	79.5	77.0	70.1	75.3	$17,745	$320	$17,426
Beaver Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	25025 SE 32nd St	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-4150	699	35	20.2	9.6%	248 (35.5%)	13 (1.9%)	58 (8.3%)	314 (44.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.0%)	98.4	8^th of 534 public middle schools	98.5%		97.7	9^th of 535 public middle schools	98.3%	1	81.5	81.5	84.3	84.4	87.7	85.4	81.4	84.7	81.0	82.4	$16,620	$286	$16,334
Pine Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	3095 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5700	877	40	21.8	8.4%	284 (32.4%)	15 (1.7%)	51 (5.8%)	461 (52.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.2%)	98	12^th of 534 public middle schools	97.8%		97.3	12^th of 535 public middle schools	97.8%		79.5	79.5	81.3	82.7	83.9	82.7	82.6	85.3	84.4	84.2	$16,019	$293	$15,726
Issaquah Middle School	Public	6-8	600 2nd Ave SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6800	808	41	19.5	29.0%	383 (47.4%)	46 (5.7%)	123 (15.2%)	156 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (12.0%)	86.9	62^nd of 534 public middle schools	88.4%		85.3	72^nd of 535 public middle schools	86.5%	10	65.0	65.0	66.6	70.3	66.1	67.6	58.0	61.1	68.9	62.5	$17,961	$415	$17,547
Cougar Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	1929 NW Talus Drive	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 683-8000	616	31	19.8	12.3%	256 (41.6%)	23 (3.7%)	58 (9.4%)	208 (33.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (11.0%)	95.2	26^th of 534 public middle schools	95.1%		93	39^th of 535 public middle schools	92.7%	13	68.0	68.0	81.3	84.4	74.5	80.1	77.7	71.4	69.0	72.7	$17,182	$338	$16,844
Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning	Public, Magnet	6-8	400 228th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-1544	80	5	17.3	3.8%	45 (56.3%)	3 (3.8%)	4 (5.0%)	18 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (12.5%)	93.2	37^th of 534 public middle schools	93.1%		85.2	74^th of 535 public middle schools	86.2%	37	90.0	90.0	75.0	80.8	90.0	81.1	60.7	73.1	52.6	63.0	$15,630	$163	$15,466
Inglewood Middle School	Public	6-8	24120 NE 8th ST	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2360	1,229	56	21.9	4.3%	427 (34.7%)	20 (1.6%)	85 (6.9%)	600 (48.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (7.1%)	98.1	11^th of 534 public middle schools	97.9%		97.6	10^th of 535 public middle schools	98.1%	1	80.4	80.4	83.0	86.7	84.2	84.6	79.8	81.6	76.5	79.2	$15,649	$736	$14,914
Chief Kanim Middle School	Public	6-8	32627 SE Redmond Fall City R	Fall City	98024	King County	Snoqualmie Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 831-8225	520	28	18.8	15.0%	316 (60.8%)	9 (1.7%)	69 (13.3%)	71 (13.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.8%)	91.1	46^th of 534 public middle schools	91.4%		92.4	44^th of 535 public middle schools	91.8%	2	60.6	60.6	71.3	81.6	72.5	74.8	72.0	67.3	60.8	66.9	$16,023	$175	$15,848
Tillicum Middle School	Public	6-8	1280 160th Avenue SE	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6700	676	37	18.2	19.8%	219 (32.4%)	27 (4.0%)	106 (15.7%)	212 (31.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (16.3%)	90.1	54^th of 534 public middle schools	89.9%		92.9	41^st of 535 public middle schools	92.3%	13	72.3	72.3	64.1	71.1	75.7	70.5	61.5	66.0	66.5	64.8	$21,640	$588	$21,052
Tyee Middle School	Public	6-8	13630 S.E. Allen Road	Bellevue	98006	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6800	1,007	53	19.1	18.8%	170 (16.9%)	13 (1.3%)	54 (5.4%)	675 (67.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	91 (9.0%)	98.4	9^th of 534 public middle schools	98.3%		96.8	15^th of 535 public middle schools	97.2%	6	80.2	80.2	84.5	82.9	86.7	84.7	85.5	83.3	85.0	84.6	$19,421	$328	$19,093

Frequently Asked Questions about Pacific Cascade Middle School

What district is Pacific Cascade Middle School in?

Issaquah School District

How many students attend Pacific Cascade Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Pacific Cascade Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Pacific Cascade Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pacific Cascade Middle School usually go on to attend Issaquah High School

What is the racial makeup of Pacific Cascade Middle School?

Students at Pacific Cascade Middle School are 45% Asian, 39% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Pacific Cascade Middle School a good school?

Yes! Pacific Cascade Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 21^st of 534 Washington middle schools.

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