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Kalama Middle School

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Kalama Middle School ranks 364 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Kalama Middle School serves 266 students in grades 6–8 in the small, rural community of Kalama, Washington, about 8–18 miles from the nearby comparison schools. The school is part of the Kalama School District and currently ranks 364th of 514 Washington middle schools, placing it in the 29th percentile and earning 1 out of 5 stars. Its 11.1:1 student-teacher ratio is much lower than at nearby schools, although that figure does not necessarily represent individual class sizes. About 40.23% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25.

Academic results are below Washington averages in all three reported subjects: 39.15% of students were proficient in English language arts, 27.50% in math, and 30.12% in science. Eighth grade is the clearest concern, with proficiency of 22.89% in ELA and 15.66% in math; its science result was 30.12%. Kalama’s math performance was higher than Castle Rock Middle School and Huntington Middle School, but lower than most other comparisons. Its ELA result was close to Cascade Middle School and above Castle Rock. In contrast, View Ridge Middle School, Woodland Middle School, and La Center Middle School posted substantially stronger results, especially in science.

There are some encouraging signs: the school’s ranking improved from the 16th percentile in 2023–24 to the 29th percentile currently, and ELA proficiency has risen for two consecutive years. Math remains uneven, while science has declined from 46.99% in 2022–23 and is now Kalama’s largest comparative weakness. The district ranks in the 46th percentile and reported a 91.0% graduation rate in 2024–25, above the state rate, though district graduation results do not directly measure middle-school performance. Overall, Kalama offers favorable staffing levels and a small-school setting, but families should pay particular attention to eighth-grade support, math, and science improvement efforts.

266

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,777

Per pupil spending ?

40.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

548 China Garden Road
Kalama, WA 98625

(360) 673-5212

District: Kalama School District

Students who attend Kalama Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kalama High School

Feeder schools for Kalama Middle School:

Elementary:

Kalama Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.6%

Hispanic:

13.5%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (33% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 21 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg41%

Washington avg48%

364^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

128^th of 238Kalama 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	364 of 514	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	387 of 534	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	447 of 535	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	363 of 539	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	332 of 541	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	270 of 529	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	287 of 512	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	196 of 437	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.8	244 of 435	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.1	252 of 443	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.8	213 of 445	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.3	271 of 498	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.3	313 of 497	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.5	201 of 492	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.8	141 of 483	70.8%	★★★★☆
2009	50.6	236 of 476	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	32.4	328 of 466	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.2	298 of 463	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.5	262 of 449	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.2	203 of 425	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.9	265 of 421	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	293 of 443	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.1	344 of 471	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	381 of 464	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	309 of 464	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	351 of 479	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.6	221 of 469	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.9	244 of 452	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	153 of 376	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	109 of 347	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	97 of 347	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	34 of 360	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	76.6	55 of 353	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	46 of 344	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	324 of 453	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	302 of 457	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	284 of 455	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	337 of 463	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	296 of 475	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	285 of 458	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	193 of 448	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	77 of 349	77.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	362 of 454	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	344 of 472	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	398 of 466	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	341 of 470	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	229 of 480	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	247 of 476	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	269 of 453	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	188 of 371	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	53.4	61 of 199	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	118 of 210	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	102 of 268	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	381 of 453	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	416 of 488	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	457 of 486	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	396 of 488	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	383 of 488	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	314 of 480	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	362 of 470	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	241 of 325	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	56.2	155 of 315	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.6	187 of 301	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.7	137 of 306	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.4	60 of 341	82.4%	★★★★☆
2013	64.8	149 of 454	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.7	195 of 450	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.5	127 of 440	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	59.5	195 of 423	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.0	165 of 402	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.4	276 of 396	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.8	207 of 399	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.0	154 of 395	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.8	145 of 394	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	59.1	177 of 390	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	54.3	130 of 243	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	65.2	65 of 227	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	52.7	128 of 254	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	86.6	12 of 139	91.4%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2022)69th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+39 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-13 vs school

High school

Special Education (2018)91st percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)71st percentile+21 vs school

Male (2018)50th percentile~ school

Female (2018)47th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Science30%-21 vs state

Math28%-16 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 (2025)
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 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
Kalama Middle School	Public	6-8	548 China Garden Road	Kalama	98625	Cowlitz County	Kalama School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 673-5212	266	24	11.1	40.2%	217 (81.6%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.0%)	28.9	364^th of 514 public middle schools	29.2%		28.4	387^th of 534 public middle schools	27.5%	23		30.1	30.1		41.8	50.5	22.9	39.2		28.4	36.8	15.7	27.5	$14,777	$00	$14,777
Woodland Middle School	Public	5-8	755 Park St	Woodland	98674	Cowlitz County	Woodland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 841-2850	739	35	20.8	49.8%	499 (67.5%)	4 (0.5%)	176 (23.8%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.9%)	64.1	164^th of 514 public middle schools	68.1%		53.5	223^rd of 534 public middle schools	58.2%	59	65.8	54.1	60.0	54.1	48.3	57.1	55.1	53.9	47.5	52.1	44.9	36.0	45.0	$18,509	$736	$17,774
Coweeman Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 Allen St	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-1750	501	26	19.4	62.3%	335 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (20.0%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	15 (3.0%)	36 (7.2%)	43.2	278^th of 514 public middle schools	45.9%		46.5	264^th of 534 public middle schools	50.6%	14		46.5	46.5		41.2	56.1	36.8	44.9		29.2	40.3	31.9	33.7	$17,879	$442	$17,436
Huntington Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Redpath	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-1700	559	29	19.1	63.9%	369 (66.0%)	6 (1.1%)	118 (21.1%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	21 (3.8%)	32 (5.7%)	36.6	315^th of 514 public middle schools	38.7%		28.7	385^th of 534 public middle schools	27.9%	70		40.5	40.5		46.2	51.3	43.3	46.9		23.1	31.6	23.4	25.9	$17,333	$437	$16,896
Monticello Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 28th Avenue	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 575-7040	525	30	17.6	73.1%	304 (57.9%)	12 (2.3%)	122 (23.2%)	22 (4.2%)	9 (1.7%)	21 (4.0%)	35 (6.7%)	54.4	209^th of 514 public middle schools	59.3%		42.4	288^th of 534 public middle schools	46.1%	79		51.8	51.8		46.1	57.2	49.6	51.5		45.2	33.0	33.3	37.1	$17,669	$1,644	$16,026
Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	2821 Parkview Drive	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 575-7772	463	27	17.3	60.3%	290 (62.6%)	3 (0.6%)	112 (24.2%)	11 (2.4%)	9 (1.9%)	5 (1.1%)	33 (7.1%)	34.8	329^th of 514 public middle schools	36.0%		33.9	349^th of 534 public middle schools	34.6%	20		43.4	43.4		39.3	34.6	44.8	39.7		31.7	28.7	32.6	31.1	$18,387	$1,213	$17,174
La Center Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 NE Lockwood Creek Rd	La Center	98629	Clark County	La Center School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 263-2136	441	23	19.0	33.6%	353 (80.0%)	3 (0.7%)	54 (12.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	48.7	238^th of 514 public middle schools	53.7%		54	221^st of 534 public middle schools	58.6%	17		46.3	46.3		42.9	51.5	48.5	48.0		36.5	42.0	31.6	37.0	$16,485	$252	$16,233
Mt. Solo Middle School	Public	6-8	5300 Mt. Solo Road	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 577-2800	401	24	16.7	59.1%	272 (67.8%)	2 (0.5%)	79 (19.7%)	10 (2.5%)	8 (2.0%)	5 (1.2%)	25 (6.2%)	46.9	252^nd of 514 public middle schools	51.0%		48.1	259^th of 534 public middle schools	51.5%	7		42.3	42.3		50.0	48.7	51.6	50.1		40.0	33.0	26.8	33.6	$19,319	$778	$18,541
View Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	3215 S Hillhurst Rd	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 619-1400	666	33	20.3	29.6%	485 (72.8%)	7 (1.1%)	101 (15.2%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.3%)	86.9	64^th of 514 public middle schools	87.5%		66.3	157^th of 534 public middle schools	70.6%	93		68.9	68.9			65.1	64.0	64.6			60.0	60.2	60.1	$15,736	$124	$15,612
Sunset Ridge Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3215 South Hillhurst Road	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 619-1420	616	31	19.8	27.3%	435 (70.6%)	7 (1.1%)	88 (14.3%)	17 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	63 (10.2%)								(n/a)	64.5		64.5	59.1	59.4			59.2	53.4	54.0			53.7	$15,684	$513	$15,170

Frequently Asked Questions about Kalama Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Kalama Middle School?

Students at Kalama Middle School are 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Kalama Middle School a good school?

Kalama Middle School ranks 364^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Kalama Middle School attend?

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

What district is Kalama Middle School in?

Kalama School District

How many students attend Kalama Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Kalama Middle School.

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