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Canyon Creek Middle School

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Canyon Creek Middle School ranks 179 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 66% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Canyon Creek Middle School is a small public school serving 168 students in grades 6-8 within the Washougal School District in Washington.

The school has a standout strength in science, where 75% of students are proficient, a rate that significantly exceeds both district and state averages and outperforms most nearby middle schools like Jemtegaard Middle School and Shahala Middle School. It also shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide for that subgroup. However, performance in English Language Arts is slightly below the state average, and sixth-grade scores in both math and ELA are an area for improvement, though students show strong growth by eighth grade.

Compared to other schools, Canyon Creek operates with a smaller student body and higher per-student spending. Its recent statewide ranking has declined, moving from a 4-star to a 3-star rating, which introduces some inconsistency when compared to the steady improvement seen at Jemtegaard Middle School. While it excels in specific areas, schools in the higher-ranked Camas School District, such as Odyssey Middle School, often outperform it across all subjects, highlighting the influence of broader district factors.

168

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,060

Per pupil spending ?

29.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9731 Washougal River Rd
Washougal, WA 98671-7832

(360) 954-3500

District: Washougal School District

Students who attend Canyon Creek Middle School usually attend:

High:

Washougal High School

Feeder schools for Canyon Creek Middle School:

Elementary:

Cape Horn Skye Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (57% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Above the Washington median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg52%

Washington avg48%

179^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Washougal School District

86^th of 247Washougal 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	62.4	179 of 534	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	122 of 535	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	88 of 539	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	104 of 541	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	177 of 529	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	124 of 512	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	135 of 437	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.9	108 of 435	75.2%	★★★★☆
2016	80.5	72 of 443	83.7%	★★★★☆
2015	72.1	101 of 445	77.3%	★★★★☆
2013	49.2	251 of 498	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.4	246 of 497	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.3	215 of 492	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.8	169 of 483	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.7	153 of 476	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.0	192 of 466	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.2	176 of 463	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.5	177 of 449	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.9	182 of 425	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.2	258 of 421	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	156 of 471	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	118 of 464	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	85 of 464	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	116 of 479	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	187 of 469	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	120 of 452	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	136 of 376	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	30 of 457	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	67.5	109 of 455	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	28 of 463	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	78.7	53 of 475	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	174 of 458	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	64 of 448	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	144 of 349	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	165 of 472	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	104 of 466	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	85 of 470	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	80 of 480	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	138 of 476	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	110 of 453	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	139 of 371	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	39.0	102 of 199	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	85 of 210	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	153 of 268	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	199 of 488	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	134 of 486	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	106 of 488	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	117 of 488	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	52.4	217 of 480	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	176 of 470	62.6%	★★★☆☆

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)93rd percentile+27 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

White (2025)59th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science75%+26 vs state

English Language Arts50%-3 vs state

Math46%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Canyon Creek Middle School

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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
Canyon Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	9731 Washougal River Rd	Washougal	98671	Skamania County	Washougal School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 954-3500	168	8	20.2	29.2%	145 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	62.4	179^th of 534 public middle schools	66.5%		73.3	122^nd of 535 public middle schools	77.2%	57	75.0	75.0	29.1	52.7	69.2	50.0	26.8	53.7	57.7	45.7	$19,060	$286	$18,773
Jemtegaard Middle School	Public	6-8	35300 SE Evergreen Hwy	Washougal	98671	Clark County	Washougal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 954-3400	408	22	18.4	47.5%	294 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (18.1%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.1%)	71.7	128^th of 534 public middle schools	76.0%		59.6	196^th of 535 public middle schools	63.4%	68	54.1	54.1	59.2	71.3	62.4	64.3	41.2	53.9	43.7	46.2	$16,080	$373	$15,707
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1612 NE Garfield St	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5850	708	36	19.8	26.1%	476 (67.2%)	13 (1.8%)	79 (11.2%)	50 (7.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	85 (12.0%)	76.1	107^th of 534 public middle schools	80.0%		82.9	83^rd of 535 public middle schools	84.5%	24	64.3	64.3	60.3	59.5	60.3	60.0	53.0	51.6	53.2	52.7	$17,183	$85	$17,099
Skyridge Middle School	Public	6-8	5220 NW Parker Street	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5800	760	36	21.2	16.4%	457 (60.1%)	15 (2.0%)	72 (9.5%)	135 (17.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.1%)	93.4	35^th of 534 public middle schools	93.4%		94.8	31^st of 535 public middle schools	94.2%	4	73.3	73.3	74.8	85.4	77.7	79.1	59.7	67.4	65.1	63.9	$16,430	$267	$16,163
Odyssey Middle School	Public	6-8	5780 Pacific Rim Blvd	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5780	277	14	20.2	15.9%	179 (64.6%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (12.6%)	25 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.9%)	94.8	28^th of 534 public middle schools	94.8%		95.9	21^st of 535 public middle schools	96.1%	7	78.8	78.8	77.1	80.2	77.2	78.2	67.6	67.8	66.3	67.3	$16,389	$85	$16,304
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%)	63.9	169^th of 534 public middle schools	68.4%		64.5	170^th of 535 public middle schools	68.2%	1	59.4	59.4	54.0	47.8	55.6	52.6	46.2	46.9	48.2	47.1	$15,016	$1,096	$13,920
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%)	35	339^th of 534 public middle schools	36.5%		35.6	333^rd of 535 public middle schools	37.8%	6	42.1	42.1	39.3	35.7	43.7	39.5	37.7	31.5	32.4	33.7	$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%)	31.6	365^th of 534 public middle schools	31.6%		28.8	380^th of 535 public middle schools	29.0%	15	39.2	39.2	32.9	34.6	36.1	34.6	35.4	31.8	38.9	35.4	$16,879	$1,174	$15,706
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
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%)	16.7	460^th of 534 public middle schools	13.9%		15.8	465^th of 535 public middle schools	13.1%	5	29.1	29.1	26.2	30.5	33.5	30.0	18.6	24.9	26.1	23.1	$17,146	$2,010	$15,136

Frequently Asked Questions about Canyon Creek Middle School

What high school do graduates of Canyon Creek Middle School attend?

Students who attend Canyon Creek Middle School usually go on to attend Washougal High School

What is the racial makeup of Canyon Creek Middle School?

Students at Canyon Creek Middle School are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Canyon Creek Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 168 students attended Canyon Creek Middle School.

What district is Canyon Creek Middle School in?

Washougal School District

Is Canyon Creek Middle School a good school?

Canyon Creek Middle School ranks 179^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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