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Mcloughlin Middle School

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Mcloughlin Middle School ranks 395 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

395^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Mcloughlin Middle School is a public school serving about 1,170 students in grades 6-8 within the Pasco School District, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

Academically, Mcloughlin is a middle performer within its own district; it consistently outperforms other Pasco schools like Ellen Ochoa Middle School and Stevens Middle School but lags behind Ray Reynolds Middle School, particularly in math and science. The school's performance has trended downward over the past decade, and it faces a notable challenge in providing effective services for students in special education, ranking in the bottom 3% statewide in this area.

When compared to middle schools in neighboring districts, a clear performance gap emerges. Schools like Horse Heaven Hills Middle School in the Kennewick School District and Chief Joseph Middle School in the Richland School District achieve higher test scores despite serving student populations with similar economic needs, suggesting factors beyond individual student circumstances are influencing outcomes. Mcloughlin also operates with a higher student-teacher ratio than most nearby schools, which may impact the level of individual attention students receive.

1,171

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,345

Per pupil spending ?

58.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2803 N Road 88
Pasco, WA 99301-1691

(509) 547-4542

District: Pasco School District

Students who attend Mcloughlin Middle School usually attend:

High:

Chiawana Senior High School

Feeder schools for Mcloughlin Middle School:

Elementary:	James McGee Elementary
	Mark Twain Elementary
	Ruth Livingston Elementary
	Three Rivers Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.9%

White:

33.0%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (32% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg29%

Washington avg48%

395^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Pasco School District

214^th of 247Pasco 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	27.6	395 of 534	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	409 of 535	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	404 of 539	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	411 of 541	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	376 of 529	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	311 of 512	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	255 of 437	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.8	293 of 435	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.6	283 of 443	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	290 of 445	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.6	275 of 498	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.4	251 of 497	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.7	300 of 492	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.5	318 of 483	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.5	274 of 476	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.5	321 of 466	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.9	350 of 463	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.4	316 of 449	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.0	284 of 425	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.5	269 of 421	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	43.4	83 of 152	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	58 of 96	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	60 of 78	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	45 of 57	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	55 of 63	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	41 of 50	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	83 of 100	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	342 of 471	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	341 of 464	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	364 of 464	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	370 of 479	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	343 of 469	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	313 of 452	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	227 of 376	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	228 of 347	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	252 of 344	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	240 of 336	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	259 of 360	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	234 of 353	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	163 of 344	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	363 of 457	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	344 of 455	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	324 of 463	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	369 of 475	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	295 of 458	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	257 of 448	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	171 of 349	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	368 of 472	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	397 of 466	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	356 of 470	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	359 of 480	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	317 of 476	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	246 of 453	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	239 of 371	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	70.1	6 of 36	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	1 of 38	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	70.9	6 of 39	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	10 of 43	76.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	35.1	159 of 243	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	94 of 244	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	63 of 257	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	55 of 250	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	41.8	150 of 246	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	180 of 186	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	150 of 179	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	153 of 167	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	186 of 199	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	178 of 210	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	231 of 231	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	210 of 268	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	319 of 488	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	315 of 486	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	276 of 488	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	301 of 488	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	247 of 480	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	265 of 470	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	172 of 325	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2022)83rd percentile+59 vs school

Asian (2019)45th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)35th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-10 vs state

Science27%-22 vs state

Math26%-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 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
Mcloughlin Middle School	Public	6-8	2803 N Road 88	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 547-4542	1,171	54	21.6	58.9%	387 (33.0%)	15 (1.3%)	701 (59.9%)	20 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	38 (3.2%)	27.6	395^th of 534 public middle schools	26.0%		24.3	409^th of 535 public middle schools	23.6%	14	27.5	27.4	40.0	45.1	46.1	43.6	27.1	25.1	24.4	25.6	$16,345	$696	$15,649
Ray Reynolds Middle School	Public	6-8	9507 Burns Rd	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6700	1,294	64	20.3	54.9%	432 (33.4%)	13 (1.0%)	775 (59.9%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.5%)	39 (3.0%)	35.6	334^th of 534 public middle schools	37.5%		35.7	331^st of 535 public middle schools	38.1%	3	33.9	33.9	40.5	46.6	42.9	43.3	30.4	38.6	32.3	33.7	$15,452	$607	$14,845
Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	425 South Tweedt Street	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-6700	745	42	17.5	76.5%	250 (33.6%)	9 (1.2%)	445 (59.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	29 (3.9%)	11.4	489^th of 534 public middle schools	8.4%		16.9	463^rd of 535 public middle schools	13.5%	26	22.3	22.3	22.2	27.6	34.1	27.7	15.6	16.5	20.4	17.4	$17,772	$1,835	$15,937
Stevens Middle School	Public	6-8	1120 N 22nd Avenue	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6798	956	51	18.7	91.7%	34 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	902 (94.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	4 (0.4%)	7.6	514^th of 534 public middle schools	3.7%		6.8	525^th of 535 public middle schools	1.9%	11	19.3	19.3	13.0	25.0	31.2	23.4	11.6	9.9	16.5	12.8	$16,039	$778	$15,261
Carmichael Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Thayer Drive	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6425	791	39	20.4	49.6%	489 (61.8%)	15 (1.9%)	212 (26.8%)	21 (2.7%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (5.9%)	40.6	302^nd of 534 public middle schools	43.4%		37.8	316^th of 535 public middle schools	40.9%	14	40.2	40.2	47.7	45.7	40.0	44.4	38.8	37.6	31.8	36.0	$15,687	$330	$15,358
Chief Joseph Middle School	Public	6-8	504 Wilson	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6400	659	35	18.8	58.4%	401 (60.8%)	11 (1.7%)	174 (26.4%)	15 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (7.7%)	39.7	310^th of 534 public middle schools	41.9%		37.1	319^th of 535 public middle schools	40.4%	9	42.6	42.6	40.9	49.3	45.5	45.2	33.8	36.4	30.6	33.6	$17,874	$329	$17,545
Desert Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 S Clodfelter Rd	Kennewick	99338	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-6600	906	40	22.4	24.6%	673 (74.3%)	11 (1.2%)	148 (16.3%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.1%)	73.5	117^th of 534 public middle schools	78.1%		68.6	146^th of 535 public middle schools	72.7%	29	51.1	51.1	60.4	71.7	62.3	64.8	49.3	45.9	51.5	49.0	$14,592	$1,989	$12,602
Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	6011 W 10th Place	Kennewick	99338	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-7500	950	43	22.1	41.3%	503 (52.9%)	21 (2.2%)	344 (36.2%)	20 (2.1%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (5.9%)	49.1	253^rd of 534 public middle schools	52.6%		45.1	277^th of 535 public middle schools	48.2%	24	35.6	35.6	61.7	56.9	47.2	54.9	39.4	36.7	31.7	35.8	$15,362	$1,649	$13,713
Park Middle School	Public	6-8	1011 West 10th Avenue	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-6900	688	40	17.4	85.2%	126 (18.3%)	12 (1.7%)	489 (71.1%)	23 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	28 (4.1%)	19.5	442^nd of 534 public middle schools	17.2%		20.3	443^rd of 535 public middle schools	17.2%	1	16.6	16.6	31.9	44.8	34.3	37.4	23.7	29.4	17.9	24.0	$15,799	$1,584	$14,214
Horse Heaven Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3500 South Vancouver Street	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 585-3260	856	41	20.7	55.0%	419 (48.9%)	31 (3.6%)	356 (41.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.0%)	26.5	401^st of 534 public middle schools	24.9%		35.3	335^th of 535 public middle schools	37.4%	66	29.8	29.8	38.3	45.7	44.9	43.0	21.7	28.3	22.4	24.2	$15,042	$1,414	$13,628

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Is Mcloughlin Middle School a good school?

Mcloughlin Middle School ranks 395^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,171 students attended Mcloughlin Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Mcloughlin Middle School?

Students at Mcloughlin Middle School are 60% Hispanic, 33% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Mcloughlin Middle School in?

Pasco School District

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Students who attend Mcloughlin Middle School usually go on to attend Chiawana Senior High School

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