Summary:
ZIP code 98663 has one middle school, Discovery Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in the Vancouver area. The school enrolls 525 students and is part of the Vancouver School District. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP code, families cannot compare it with another local middle school and should consider its results alongside district, state, and recent-year data.
Discovery’s 2025–2026 results are below district and Washington averages in every tested subject. About 22% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 12% in math, and 25% in science. Science is the school’s strongest area and improved significantly from the previous year, rising by about 7 percentage points. Math is the clearest academic concern: performance was low in every grade, ranging from about 11% to 14% proficient. Seventh grade had the strongest results in both ELA and math, while eighth-grade math was weakest at approximately 11%. Even the school’s strongest grade and subject results remain below district and state levels.
Families should also know that Discovery’s overall statewide ranking remains very low: 498th out of 514 schools, placing it around the 3rd percentile and earning a zero-star rating. Its ranking has improved slightly from prior years, but the school remains in the bottom tier statewide. About 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, providing important context about the community the school serves, though this statistic does not explain individual results. Key questions for families may include how the school is addressing math instruction, supporting eighth-grade students before high school, and sustaining the recent science improvement. The reported student-teacher ratio is 20.2 to 1, with per-student spending of $21,736.
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