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Mcloughlin Middle School

Q: Is Mcloughlin Middle School a good school?

Mcloughlin Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Washington middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Mcloughlin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 849 students attended Mcloughlin Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mcloughlin Middle School?

Students at Mcloughlin Middle School are 48% Hispanic, 29% White, 11% Pacific Islander, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% American Indian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Mcloughlin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mcloughlin Middle School usually go on to attend Fort Vancouver High School

Public Grades 6-8

511^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Mcloughlin Middle School is a public school serving grades 6–8 in Vancouver, Washington, with 849 students in the Vancouver School District.

The school’s academic results are a significant concern for families to consider. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 14.06% in English language arts, 8.49% in math, and 17.69% in science—each the lowest among the nearby schools reviewed. Results were also far below Vancouver School District and Washington averages. Math is the most urgent weakness: only 6.25% of sixth graders and 11.02% of eighth graders were proficient. ELA performance was similarly low and nearly flat across grades, ranging from 13.69% to 14.51%. The school ranked approximately in the 1st percentile statewide in 2025–2026, continuing a pattern of very low rankings over more than a decade.

Mcloughlin serves a particularly high-need student population, with 81.15% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This context matters when comparing results, although several schools serving students with substantial economic needs still performed better. Nearby Discovery Middle School and Gaiser Middle School were ahead in all three subjects, while Jason Lee Middle School had much higher proficiency—38.89% in ELA, 31.14% in math, and 47.67% in science. Higher-performing Shahala Middle School also substantially exceeded Mcloughlin. Per-student spending was relatively high at $19,284, and the 20.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio was broadly similar to some peers, suggesting that resources alone have not produced strong outcomes. The recent science increase from 16.67% to 17.69% is a modest positive sign, but the overall picture points to a need for sustained, schoolwide improvement in instruction, interventions, attendance, and student support.

849

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,284

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5802 MacArthur Blvd
Vancouver, WA 98661-7491

(360) 313-3600

District: Vancouver School District

Students who attend Mcloughlin Middle School usually attend:

High:

Fort Vancouver High School

Feeder schools for Mcloughlin Middle School:

Elementary:	George C Marshall Elementary
	Martin Luther King Elementary
	Ogden Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.8%

White:

28.7%

Pacific Islander:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (12% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 39 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg36%

Washington avg48%

511^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

163^rd of 238Vancouver 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
2026	3.7	511 of 514	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.1	530 of 534	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	530 of 535	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	526 of 539	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	525 of 541	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	503 of 529	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	489 of 512	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	415 of 437	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.2	408 of 435	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	423 of 443	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	398 of 445	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.2	465 of 498	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.5	434 of 497	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.0	375 of 492	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.0	320 of 483	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.4	381 of 476	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.0	354 of 466	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.3	355 of 463	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.9	356 of 449	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.4	346 of 425	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.9	335 of 421	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	8.4	111 of 111	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	141 of 143	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	55 of 57	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	40 of 50	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	2.8	443 of 443	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.1	470 of 471	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	458 of 464	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	458 of 464	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	464 of 479	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	447 of 469	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	434 of 452	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	366 of 376	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	344 of 347	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	345 of 347	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	337 of 344	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	321 of 336	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	330 of 360	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	325 of 353	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	330 of 344	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	243 of 259	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	40.8	16 of 27	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.6	59 of 59	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	4.1	452 of 453	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	455 of 457	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	448 of 455	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	452 of 463	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	464 of 475	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	435 of 458	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	433 of 448	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	335 of 349	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	452 of 454	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	465 of 472	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	456 of 466	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	460 of 470	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	472 of 480	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	451 of 476	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	436 of 453	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	358 of 371	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	211 of 222	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	223 of 246	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	228 of 243	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	223 of 244	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	231 of 257	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	176 of 250	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	225 of 246	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	160 of 166	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	29.5	25 of 31	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	223 of 226	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	210 of 210	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	2.5	452 of 453	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.4	486 of 488	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	481 of 486	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	473 of 488	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	479 of 488	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	465 of 480	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	451 of 470	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	315 of 325	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2021)41st percentile+36 vs school

Pacific Islander (2019)19th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)5th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

White (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2019)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science18%-33 vs state

English Language Arts14%-39 vs state

Math8%-35 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 (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/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 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	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%)	3.7	511^th of 514 public middle schools	0.6%		4.1	530^th of 534 public middle schools	0.7%	19	17.7	17.7	14.0	13.7	14.5	14.1	6.3	8.3	11.0	8.5	$19,284	$1,926	$17,358
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%)	7.3	498^th of 514 public middle schools	3.1%		6.6	521^st of 534 public middle schools	2.4%	23	24.9	24.9	19.2	27.9	20.1	22.3	11.8	13.9	10.9	12.2	$21,736	$1,702	$20,035
Wyeast Middle School	Public	6-8	1112 SE 136th Avenue	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6400	747	39	19.2	53.0%	316 (42.3%)	29 (3.9%)	286 (38.3%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.3%)	64 (8.6%)	22.1	406^th of 514 public middle schools	21.0%		16.7	460^th of 534 public middle schools	13.9%	54	29.7	29.7	35.1	38.3	33.8	35.7	25.5	25.2	23.3	24.7	$17,146	$2,010	$15,136
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%)	15.7	449^th of 514 public middle schools	12.6%		10.6	492^nd of 534 public middle schools	7.9%	43	29.8	29.8	28.7	30.4	29.5	29.5	23.4	19.3	21.2	21.4	$17,233	$1,260	$15,973
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%)	9.8	481^st of 514 public middle schools	6.4%		10	498^th of 534 public middle schools	6.7%	17	22.2	22.2	28.1	23.1	19.2	23.3	21.3	16.9	13.2	17.0	$17,398	$1,207	$16,191
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%)	8.6	487^th of 514 public middle schools	5.3%		6.7	519^th of 534 public middle schools	2.8%	32	30.2	30.2	24.3	21.9	18.9	21.8	15.5	14.3	10.5	13.5	$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%)	35.3	323^rd of 514 public middle schools	37.2%		34.3	348^th of 534 public middle schools	34.8%	25	47.7	47.7	33.3	42.2	40.6	38.9	21.7	36.8	34.0	31.1	$19,986	$1,013	$18,972
Pacific Middle School	Public	6-8	2017 NE 172nd Avenue	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6500	817	43	19.1	37.5%	446 (54.6%)	26 (3.2%)	177 (21.7%)	49 (6.0%)	5 (0.6%)	20 (2.4%)	86 (10.5%)	37.7	304^th of 514 public middle schools	40.9%		35	339^th of 534 public middle schools	36.5%	35	36.6	36.6	42.2	44.8	39.6	42.1	31.4	40.4	30.2	33.8	$15,894	$1,693	$14,201
Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	7600 NE 166th Avenue	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3200	767	40	19.0	43.5%	396 (51.6%)	21 (2.7%)	218 (28.4%)	41 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	69 (9.0%)	34.1	331^st of 514 public middle schools	35.6%		31.6	365^th of 534 public middle schools	31.6%	34	41.0	41.0	36.3	33.2	34.2	34.5	34.1	36.7	36.4	35.8	$16,879	$1,174	$15,706
Shahala Middle School	Public	6-8	601 SE 192nd Avenue	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3800	732	37	19.6	31.4%	348 (47.5%)	28 (3.8%)	155 (21.2%)	105 (14.3%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (1.9%)	78 (10.7%)	65.9	157^th of 514 public middle schools	69.5%		63.9	169^th of 534 public middle schools	68.4%	12	53.6	53.6	47.3	55.3	53.1	52.0	40.6	53.6	51.3	48.6	$15,016	$1,096	$13,920

Frequently Asked Questions about Mcloughlin Middle School

Is Mcloughlin Middle School a good school?

Mcloughlin Middle School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Washington middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mcloughlin Middle School?

Students at Mcloughlin Middle School are 48% Hispanic, 29% White, 11% Pacific Islander, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% American Indian.

What district is Mcloughlin Middle School in?

Vancouver School District

What high school do graduates of Mcloughlin Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mcloughlin Middle School usually go on to attend Fort Vancouver High School

How many students attend Mcloughlin Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 849 students attended Mcloughlin Middle School.

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