For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 246 students in Kalama School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Washington.
Public Middle School in Kalama School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Washington public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Washington public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (WA)
# Schools
3 Schools
801 Schools
# Students
1,151 Students
302,578 Students
# Teachers
64 Teachers
16,189 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Kalama School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 306 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#170 out of 307 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
53%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
49%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.68
# American Indian Students
11 Students
5,704 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
2%
# Asian Students
12 Students
23,666 Students
% Asian Students
1%
8%
# Hispanic Students
141 Students
73,371 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
25%
# Black Students
6 Students
13,427 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
948 Students
148,748 Students
% White Students
82%
50%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
3,971 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
1%
# Two or more races Students
28 Students
26,277 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
9%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
9
1,563
# Students in K Grade:
108
3,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
84
4,184
# Students in 2nd Grade:
86
4,295
# Students in 3rd Grade:
71
4,473
# Students in 4th Grade:
98
4,820
# Students in 5th Grade:
93
7,072
# Students in 6th Grade:
92
71,936
# Students in 7th Grade:
74
81,343
# Students in 8th Grade:
80
82,029
# Students in 9th Grade:
88
11,117
# Students in 10th Grade:
91
8,148
# Students in 11th Grade:
89
8,305
# Students in 12th Grade:
88
9,348
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,321 is higher than the state median of $18,796. The school district revenue/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $36,849 is higher than the state median of $19,246. The school district spending/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$20,715 MM
Spending
$42 MM
$21,212 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,321
$18,796
Spending / Student
$36,849
$19,246
Best Kalama School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Kalama Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
548 China Garden Road
Kalama, WA 98625
(360) 673-5212
Kalama, WA 98625
(360) 673-5212
Grades: 6-8
| 246 students
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