Summary:
ZIP code 98626 has two public middle schools serving grades 6–8: Huntington Middle School and Coweeman Middle School, both part of the Kelso School District. Together, they enroll 1,060 students and offer a similar local school setting, with comparable student–teacher ratios, spending levels, and free- or reduced-price lunch rates. The district is ranked below the statewide midpoint, so both schools have opportunities to improve compared with Washington averages.
Coweeman Middle School is the stronger overall performer in 2025–26. It ranks 278th of 514 Washington middle schools, compared with 315th for Huntington Middle School. Coweeman’s main advantage is math, where it leads Huntington in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade and has an overall proficiency rate of 33.70%, compared with 25.89% at Huntington. Coweeman also leads in science, 46.48% to 40.49%. Its 7th-grade results are particularly encouraging, with 56.13% proficient in ELA and 40.26% in math. However, Coweeman’s scores declined modestly in all three subjects from the prior year, and its 8th-grade ELA performance is relatively weak.
Huntington Middle School has a relative strength in ELA, where its overall proficiency rate is slightly higher than Coweeman’s, 46.88% versus 44.90%. Huntington leads in 6th- and 8th-grade ELA and improved substantially in ELA and science during the past year. Its statewide ranking also rebounded by 70 places from 2024–25. The biggest concern is math, where Huntington trails both Coweeman and the district in every grade. For families comparing the schools, Coweeman currently offers stronger and more consistent math and science results, while Huntington shows promising momentum and a modest ELA advantage. Both schools remain below statewide averages overall, making math improvement an important priority across the area.
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