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Cascade Middle School

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Cascade Middle School ranks 349 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Cascade Middle School is a public school serving about 460 students in grades 6-8 in the Longview School District, and recent data shows it is a school on a clear and positive upward trend after several challenging years.

While the school's overall test scores in English, math, and science are still below the Washington state average, it has made significant progress, improving its statewide ranking from the bottom quartile to the 35th percentile. This improvement is particularly notable because the school achieves this with the lowest per-student spending among the district's middle schools. A standout strength is its performance with Hispanic students, which ranks significantly higher than the school's overall rank. The school also shows a remarkable "eighth-grade leap" in English proficiency, where its 8th graders perform nearly as well as the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Cascade's journey is unique. It is improving while other local schools, like Huntington Middle School, have seen declines. However, it still trails peers like Mt. Solo Middle School (in the same district) and Coweeman Middle School (in neighboring Kelso) in core subjects, especially science—a subject where all Longview middle schools struggle. Key opportunities for continued growth include addressing a drop in math scores after 6th grade and building on the effective strategies that are driving its current improvement.

463

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,294

Per pupil spending ?

60.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2821 Parkview Drive
Longview, WA 98632-5501

(360) 575-7772

District: Longview School District

Students who attend Cascade Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mark Morris High School

Feeder schools for Cascade Middle School:

Elementary:	Columbia Heights Elementary
	Northlake Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.6%

Hispanic:

24.2%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2022 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2025) from a 18th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 17 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg41%

Washington avg48%

349^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Longview School District

169^th of 247Longview 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	33.9	349 of 534	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	356 of 535	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	401 of 539	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	446 of 541	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	425 of 529	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	387 of 512	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	334 of 437	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	335 of 435	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	331 of 443	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.5	256 of 445	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	21.1	419 of 498	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.0	338 of 497	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.3	352 of 492	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.9	297 of 483	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.7	299 of 476	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.3	357 of 466	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.3	364 of 463	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.3	333 of 449	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	55.1	194 of 425	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.6	225 of 421	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	45.0	57 of 135	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	306 of 471	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	281 of 464	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	325 of 464	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	362 of 479	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	351 of 469	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	322 of 452	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	284 of 376	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	179 of 347	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	205 of 344	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	238 of 336	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	348 of 360	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	345 of 353	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	303 of 344	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	227 of 259	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	271 of 457	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	269 of 455	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	319 of 463	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	394 of 475	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	344 of 458	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	345 of 448	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	307 of 349	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	334 of 472	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	347 of 466	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	383 of 470	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	434 of 480	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	407 of 476	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	372 of 453	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	306 of 371	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	161 of 246	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	158 of 244	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	195 of 257	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	207 of 250	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	190 of 246	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	25.7	172 of 210	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	225 of 231	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	155 of 268	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	379 of 488	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	350 of 486	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	418 of 488	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	427 of 488	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	402 of 480	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	369 of 470	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	267 of 325	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2018)58th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2021)18th percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-11 vs state

Math34%-9 vs state

Science32%-17 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
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%)	33.9	349^th of 534 public middle schools	34.6%		32.3	356^th of 535 public middle schools	33.5%	7		32.0	32.0		32.9	42.1	49.7	41.8		37.5	31.8	32.0	33.6	$17,294	$1,302	$15,992
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%)	42.4	288^th of 534 public middle schools	46.1%		47.2	264^th of 535 public middle schools	50.7%	24		40.5	40.5		49.3	50.3	46.3	48.7		35.1	29.2	36.5	33.7	$17,906	$2,254	$15,653
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%)	28.7	385^th of 534 public middle schools	27.9%		33.9	345^th of 535 public middle schools	35.5%	40		35.6	35.6		33.5	46.7	41.5	40.9		27.0	33.0	23.3	27.9	$16,561	$565	$15,995
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%)	46.5	264^th of 534 public middle schools	50.6%		39.3	311^th of 535 public middle schools	41.9%	47		47.7	47.7		42.5	52.7	49.7	48.3		31.8	45.7	30.3	35.9	$16,887	$561	$16,327
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%)	48.1	259^th of 534 public middle schools	51.5%		51	242^nd of 535 public middle schools	54.8%	17		37.8	37.8		54.2	58.1	57.3	56.6		33.3	34.7	29.6	32.4	$18,198	$1,186	$17,011
Castle Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	615 Front Ave SW	Castle Rock	98611	Cowlitz County	Castle Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 501-2920	316	18	17.5	55.7%	269 (85.1%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	13.9	470^th of 534 public middle schools	12.0%		10.3	502^nd of 535 public middle schools	6.2%	32		26.1	26.1		28.7	33.3	30.9	30.9		21.8	21.5	13.6	18.8	$15,389	$1,573	$13,817
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%)	28.4	387^th of 534 public middle schools	27.5%		19.7	447^th of 535 public middle schools	16.4%	60		32.2	32.2		44.1	37.8	28.3	37.9		41.9	29.6	21.7	32.3	$15,431	$432	$15,000
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%)	53.5	223^rd of 534 public middle schools	58.2%		63.9	175^th of 535 public middle schools	67.3%	48	65.0	46.6	55.3	59.0	52.3	54.5	49.7	53.6	46.5	43.3	43.0	33.3	41.4	$17,734	$1,408	$16,326

Frequently Asked Questions about Cascade Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Cascade Middle School?

Students at Cascade Middle School are 63% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Cascade Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cascade Middle School usually go on to attend Mark Morris High School

How many students attend Cascade Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Cascade Middle School.

Is Cascade Middle School a good school?

Cascade Middle School ranks 349^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Cascade Middle School in?

Longview School District

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