Summary:
ZIP code 98532 has one listed middle school, Chehalis Middle School, serving about 692 students in grades 6–8 in the Chehalis area and belonging to the Chehalis School District.
Chehalis Middle School is a mid-performing school statewide, ranking 250th out of 514 schools in 2025–2026, placing it around the 51st percentile and earning three stars. Its longer-term ranking improved from 299th in 2023–2024, although the latest year showed a slight decline from the prior year’s 54th percentile. For parents, the main academic pattern is that English language arts is the school’s strongest subject, with 49.0% of students proficient, while science was close behind at 47.3%. Both subjects were somewhat below state averages, but the differences were relatively modest. The school serves a substantial and varied community, with 49.28% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its reported student-teacher ratio is 21.4 to 1.
Math is the clearest area needing attention. Only 33.0% of students were proficient in math, compared with 38.9% across the district and 43.1% statewide. Math performance was below the state in every grade: 6th grade had 32.7% proficiency, 7th grade 36.0%, and 8th grade 30.7%. Seventh grade was the strongest grade in both math and ELA, while 8th grade had the weakest results, particularly in math. Year over year, ELA proficiency fell about four points and math declined nearly two points, while science improved slightly. Overall, parents may view the school as broadly average statewide, with relatively solid ELA and science results but a consistent need for stronger math achievement and close monitoring of recent ELA declines.
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