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Rochester Middle School

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Rochester Middle School ranks 243 rd of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 54% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Rochester Middle School is a public school serving about 535 students in grades 6-8 in the Rochester School District, a district that performs solidly compared to some of its immediate neighbors like Centralia and Tenino.

Academically, the school performs in the middle range compared to all Washington middle schools, with test scores in English and Math slightly below the state average but with a notable strength in Science. A key finding is that the school serves its students effectively given the level of need, with 60% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch; it achieves a higher performance ranking than some nearby schools, such as Tenino Middle School, which has a lower poverty rate. The school shows particular success in supporting economically disadvantaged students and has seen a good recovery in its rankings since the pandemic.

When looking at trends, student performance in English improves significantly from 6th to 7th grade, while Math scores present an ongoing challenge. The school's per-student spending is higher than many area schools, including top-performing ones like Washington Middle School in the Olympia School District. Compared to the wide performance variation among nearby schools—from Centralia Middle School to Aspire Middle School—Rochester Middle School maintains consistent, mid-range results, demonstrating resilience in a challenging context.

535

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,077

Per pupil spending ?

60%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9937 Highway 12 SW
Rochester, WA 98579-0398

(360) 273-5958

District: Rochester School District

Students who attend Rochester Middle School usually attend:

High:

Rochester High School

Feeder schools for Rochester Middle School:

Elementary:	Grand Mound Elementary
	Rochester Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.3%

Hispanic:

28.4%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2021 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2025) from a 32nd-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Washington median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg44%

Washington avg48%

243^rd of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

128^th of 247Rochester 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	49.9	243 of 534	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	213 of 535	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	250 of 539	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	293 of 541	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	358 of 529	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	208 of 512	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	187 of 437	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.7	214 of 435	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.3	205 of 443	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.4	166 of 445	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.5	200 of 498	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.3	163 of 497	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.2	189 of 492	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.0	203 of 483	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	37.4	317 of 476	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.1	302 of 466	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.8	265 of 463	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.0	372 of 449	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.1	385 of 425	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	26.3	332 of 421	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	207 of 471	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	165 of 464	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	191 of 464	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	177 of 479	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	250 of 469	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	122 of 452	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	154 of 376	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	134 of 347	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	102 of 344	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	108 of 336	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	162 of 360	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	215 of 353	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	133 of 344	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	85 of 259	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	139 of 457	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	81 of 455	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	147 of 463	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	222 of 475	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	300 of 458	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	112 of 448	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	104 of 349	70.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	232 of 472	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	218 of 466	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	282 of 470	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	341 of 480	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	361 of 476	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	239 of 453	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	165 of 371	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	81 of 246	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	72 of 243	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	41.2	140 of 244	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	193 of 257	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	152 of 250	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.5	98 of 246	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	34.1	145 of 231	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	216 of 268	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	255 of 488	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	224 of 486	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	270 of 488	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	292 of 488	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	361 of 480	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.5	196 of 470	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	181 of 325	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)70th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)51st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2019)37th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%-3 vs state

Science47%-3 vs state

Math38%-5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, January 18, 2018

Disproportionate in the way disapline is administered. Arbitrary at best. Too much bullying. Staff make it feel like the kids are a prision population needing to be intimidated to control Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Lot of bulling. Stuff looks other way, safety concerns in this school 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
Rochester Middle School	Public	6-8	9937 Highway 12 SW	Rochester	98579	Thurston County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 273-5958	535	28	19.3	60.0%	317 (59.3%)	1 (0.2%)	152 (28.4%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.0%)	49.9	243^rd of 534 public middle schools	54.5%		55.5	213^th of 535 public middle schools	60.2%	30	46.6	46.6	43.8	54.3	53.7	50.3	39.1	39.6	34.4	37.8	$18,077	$2,074	$16,002
Centralia Middle School	Public	7-8	901 Johnson Road	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 330-7619	479	27	17.9	74.9%	213 (44.5%)	3 (0.6%)	233 (48.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	19.2	446^th of 534 public middle schools	16.5%		22.9	427^th of 535 public middle schools	20.2%	19	27.9	27.9		41.8	39.5	40.6		18.3	16.0	17.1	$17,295	$2,561	$14,734
Tenino Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Old HWY 99 N	Tenino	98589	Thurston County	Tenino School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 264-3600	291	18	16.3	52.6%	212 (72.9%)	3 (1.0%)	39 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.3%)	35.3	338^th of 534 public middle schools	36.7%		32.4	355^th of 535 public middle schools	33.6%	17	54.9	54.9	29.5	43.4	49.0	41.6	32.9	25.0	26.0	27.6	$18,842	$723	$18,119
George Bush Middle School	Public	6-8	2120 83rd Avenue SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7400	762	42	18.0	39.0%	491 (64.4%)	17 (2.2%)	154 (20.2%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	76 (10.0%)	65.6	164^th of 534 public middle schools	69.3%		63.6	177^th of 535 public middle schools	66.9%	13	45.4	45.4	63.4	61.6	57.1	60.7	55.2	44.6	37.1	45.5	$16,333	$274	$16,059
Chehalis Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 SW 20th Street	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 807-7230	692	32	21.4	49.3%	481 (69.5%)	10 (1.4%)	151 (21.8%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.5%)	49.5	247^th of 534 public middle schools	53.7%		41.8	299^th of 535 public middle schools	44.1%	52	46.7	46.7	52.3	54.6	52.1	53.1	34.1	34.9	35.1	34.7	$16,329	$391	$15,938
Tumwater Middle School	Public	6-8	6335 Littlerock Road SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7500	665	34	19.5	35.6%	409 (61.5%)	19 (2.9%)	118 (17.7%)	26 (3.9%)	7 (1.1%)	8 (1.2%)	77 (11.6%)	70.2	137^th of 534 public middle schools	74.3%		68.1	148^th of 535 public middle schools	72.3%	11	56.0	56.0	65.1	57.7	61.4	61.3	48.4	46.1	44.3	46.2	$16,737	$470	$16,267
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Cain Rd SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-3000	702	36	19.3	21.7%	441 (62.8%)	24 (3.4%)	94 (13.4%)	52 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (11.8%)	87.9	59^th of 534 public middle schools	89.0%		84.4	77^th of 535 public middle schools	85.6%	18	63.7	63.7	69.1	72.7	70.0	70.7	66.0	62.5	54.6	60.7	$14,672	$606	$14,066
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Conger Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-3200	462	25	18.2	42.9%	228 (49.4%)	22 (4.8%)	64 (13.9%)	60 (13.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	63 (13.6%)	84.6	72^nd of 534 public middle schools	86.5%		85.9	68^th of 535 public middle schools	87.3%	4	61.0	61.0	62.8	75.2	70.4	69.4	53.8	64.4	53.7	57.4	$16,806	$693	$16,113
Thurgood Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	3939 20th Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-7600	469	28	16.7	39.9%	253 (53.9%)	24 (5.1%)	73 (15.6%)	37 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	55 (11.7%)	58.7	200^th of 534 public middle schools	62.5%		62.7	179^th of 535 public middle schools	66.5%	21	52.4	52.4	44.2	57.6	52.9	51.9	38.1	50.9	44.0	44.7	$16,754	$830	$15,924
Aspire Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5900 54th Ave SE	Lacey	98513	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 412-4400	323	14	22.7	35.3%	166 (51.4%)	19 (5.9%)	54 (16.7%)	20 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	55 (17.0%)	89	55^th of 534 public middle schools	89.7%		85.3	71^st of 535 public middle schools	86.7%	16	69.4	69.4	81.4	63.8	71.3	72.1	54.9	66.7	69.4	63.8	$15,572	$521	$15,051

Frequently Asked Questions about Rochester Middle School

What high school do graduates of Rochester Middle School attend?

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

Is Rochester Middle School a good school?

Rochester Middle School ranks 243^rd of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Rochester Middle School in?

Rochester School District

What is the racial makeup of Rochester Middle School?

Students at Rochester Middle School are 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Rochester Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Rochester Middle School.

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