Washington

Washington is a low-enrollment middle school in Cloverdale, California, administered by Cloverdale Unified. Total enrollment is 393 students, and the grades served are 5 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in California enroll about 659 students on average.

Cloverdale Unified is made up of 4 schools with 1,293 students in all.

Hispanic students are 59% of those enrolled at Washington. Other reported shares: 29% White, 7% multiracial, and 3% Native American. That compares with about 30% Hispanic among all Sonoma County residents. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Washington are from different groups.

Washington has 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. Across middle schools in California, the average ratio is 20.7:1. The school has 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

In California, Washington is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.7% compared with a predicted 45.8%.

For Sonoma County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $104,674 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Sonoma County number 184, with about 63,389 students.

Washington's nearest public school is Johanna Echols-Hansen High (Continuation) (about 0.4 miles). In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Washington. On state test proficiency, Washington ranks 6th in a group of 6 nearby schools.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment was 393 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 434.

The allk12 page for Washington lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.