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Gaiser Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

519^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Gaiser Middle School is a public school serving about 750 students in grades 6-8 within the Vancouver School District in Washington, which is currently ranked in the bottom third of districts statewide.

The school is in a state of serious academic decline, now ranking in the bottom 3% of all Washington middle schools with critically low test scores; for example, only about 12% of students are proficient in math. This low performance affects nearly all student groups, and the school's ranking has fallen steadily over the past decade. While the school serves a high-need population, with over two-thirds of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, its academic results are significantly worse than other nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Pleasant Valley Middle and Jason Lee Middle School. Furthermore, the student-teacher ratio has recently increased sharply, which may limit individual support.

Stark differences exist even within the same district, as Alki Middle School, located just a few miles away, performs in the top quartile of schools. Despite Gaiser's high per-student spending, these resources have not translated into better outcomes, indicating a need for strategic changes in how the school supports its students. The data suggests that without significant intervention in leadership, instruction, and support systems, the school is unlikely to improve.

750

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,851

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 NE 99th St
Vancouver, WA 98665-9262

(360) 313-3400

District: Vancouver School District

Feeder schools for Gaiser Middle School:

Elementary:	Harry S Truman Elementary School
	Sarah J Anderson Elementary
	Walnut Grove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.8%

Hispanic:

34.5%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (19% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg37%

Washington avg48%

519^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Vancouver School District

166^th of 247Vancouver 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	6.7	519 of 534	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	513 of 535	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	511 of 539	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	510 of 541	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	452 of 529	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	439 of 512	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	328 of 437	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.3	309 of 435	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.7	308 of 443	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.6	299 of 445	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.0	403 of 498	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	456 of 497	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	420 of 492	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.7	405 of 483	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.9	335 of 476	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.1	330 of 466	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.3	347 of 463	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.1	324 of 449	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.4	347 of 425	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.9	294 of 421	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	32.2	49 of 66	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	28.6	102 of 145	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.9	143 of 161	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	147 of 152	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	110 of 123	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	463 of 471	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	447 of 464	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	439 of 464	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	452 of 479	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	374 of 469	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	383 of 452	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	266 of 376	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	343 of 347	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	331 of 344	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	323 of 336	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	342 of 360	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	233 of 353	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.1	301 of 344	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	211 of 259	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	33.8	25 of 33	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.8	20 of 59	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	451 of 457	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	451 of 455	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	459 of 463	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	456 of 475	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	372 of 458	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	399 of 448	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	292 of 349	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	449 of 472	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	444 of 466	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	456 of 470	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	451 of 480	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	422 of 476	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	397 of 453	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	304 of 371	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	241 of 246	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	230 of 243	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	237 of 244	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	249 of 257	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	233 of 250	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	216 of 246	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	135 of 166	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	10.7	166 of 167	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	199 of 210	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	228 of 231	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	130 of 268	51.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	479 of 488	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	471 of 486	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	476 of 488	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	472 of 488	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	444 of 480	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	404 of 470	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	255 of 325	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2023)30th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2018)26th percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)24th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science23%-26 vs state

English Language Arts21%-32 vs state

Math12%-31 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
Gaiser Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 NE 99th St	Vancouver	98665	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3400	750	34	22.3	67.6%	321 (42.8%)	31 (4.1%)	259 (34.5%)	26 (3.5%)	5 (0.7%)	42 (5.6%)	66 (8.8%)	6.7	519^th of 534 public middle schools	2.8%		8.1	513^th of 535 public middle schools	4.1%	6		23.1	23.1		22.5	24.4	17.3	21.3		13.7	14.6	6.6	11.5	$18,851	$1,077	$17,774
Jason Lee Middle School	Public	6-8	8500 NW 9th Ave	Vancouver	98665	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3500	568	28	20.6	48.4%	297 (52.3%)	24 (4.2%)	140 (24.6%)	19 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	75 (13.2%)	34.3	348^th of 534 public middle schools	34.8%		34.5	339^th of 535 public middle schools	36.6%	9		39.1	39.1		42.3	44.2	32.7	40.2		36.5	38.8	25.5	34.2	$19,986	$1,013	$18,972
Pleasant Valley Middle	Public	5-8	14320 NE 50th Ave	Vancouver	98686	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-5500	447	26	17.1	49.2%	286 (64.0%)	14 (3.1%)	89 (19.9%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	37 (8.3%)	57.3	204^th of 534 public middle schools	61.8%		54.6	220^th of 535 public middle schools	58.9%	16	44.4	50.0	47.1	47.0	44.9	56.4	58.3	51.5	27.6	33.3	42.2	50.9	38.3	$19,076	$793	$18,283
Alki Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 NW Bliss Rd	Vancouver	98685	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3200	594	28	21.5	29.3%	420 (70.7%)	10 (1.7%)	72 (12.1%)	21 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.9%)	70.4	134^th of 534 public middle schools	74.9%		69.3	142^nd of 535 public middle schools	73.5%	8		49.7	49.7		55.4	64.5	58.2	59.5		51.1	52.8	47.5	50.5	$18,727	$1,064	$17,663
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	800 E 40th St	Vancouver	98663	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-3300	525	26	20.2	67.0%	221 (42.1%)	13 (2.5%)	188 (35.8%)	15 (2.9%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.0%)	60 (11.4%)	6.6	521^st of 534 public middle schools	2.4%		6.7	526^th of 535 public middle schools	1.7%	5		17.8	17.8		23.4	21.8	22.0	22.4		12.4	15.7	10.5	12.9	$21,736	$1,702	$20,035
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 NW 119th St	Vancouver	98685	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3700	786	33	23.8	35.2%	504 (64.1%)	21 (2.7%)	132 (16.8%)	16 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.5%)	97 (12.3%)	39.2	311^th of 534 public middle schools	41.8%		41.8	297^th of 535 public middle schools	44.5%	14		46.9	46.9		43.8	41.9	41.2	42.3		38.1	30.8	34.6	34.7	$17,654	$1,124	$16,530
Laurin Middle School	Public	5-8	13601 NE 97th Ave	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-5200	745	43	17.3	54.6%	475 (63.8%)	13 (1.7%)	136 (18.3%)	49 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.5%)	59 (7.9%)	25.5	409^th of 534 public middle schools	23.4%		22.5	431^st of 535 public middle schools	19.4%	22	45.1	35.5	40.0	43.7	45.1	30.3	39.9	40.2	30.1	28.6	24.7	22.3	26.4	$16,283	$1,024	$15,259
Covington Middle School	Public	6-8	11200 NE Rosewood Rd	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6300	830	47	17.7	58.1%	372 (44.8%)	30 (3.6%)	269 (32.4%)	40 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (4.7%)	75 (9.0%)	10.6	492^nd of 534 public middle schools	7.9%		11.6	494^th of 535 public middle schools	7.7%	2		24.1	24.1		28.4	29.7	18.8	25.6		16.2	21.5	14.4	17.3	$17,233	$1,260	$15,973
Mcloughlin Middle School	Public	6-8	5802 MacArthur Blvd	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-3600	849	42	20.2	81.2%	244 (28.7%)	30 (3.5%)	406 (47.8%)	7 (0.8%)	11 (1.3%)	93 (11.0%)	57 (6.7%)	4.1	530^th of 534 public middle schools	0.7%		5.7	530^th of 535 public middle schools	0.9%			16.7	16.7		11.2	16.8	16.8	14.9		6.2	11.9	10.8	9.6	$19,284	$1,926	$17,358
Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	13900 NE 18th Street	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3600	815	41	19.8	59.5%	352 (43.2%)	36 (4.4%)	254 (31.2%)	26 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.7%)	82 (10.1%)	10	498^th of 534 public middle schools	6.7%		12	490^th of 535 public middle schools	8.4%	8		25.4	25.4		23.2	26.5	27.9	25.9		16.7	16.5	14.9	16.1	$17,398	$1,207	$16,191

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How many students attend Gaiser Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Gaiser Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Gaiser Middle School?

Students at Gaiser Middle School are 43% White, 35% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Pacific Islander, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is Gaiser Middle School in?

Vancouver School District

Is Gaiser Middle School a good school?

Gaiser Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Washington middle schools.

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