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Enrollment
463
Middle
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONGVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530447000699
Cascade Middle School
2821 Parkview Drive, Longview, WA 98632 · (360) 575-7772 · Cowlitz County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
279 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 142 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 165 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 156 | 34% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
40.1%
WA avg 49.0% . -8.5pp since 2014
Math
22.9%
WA avg 39.2% . -13.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 40.1% | 22.9% |
| 2021-22 | 36.9% | 17.2% |
| 2018-19 | 49.6% | 33.4% |
| 2017-18 | 44.1% | 32.9% |
| 2016-17 | 46.9% | 30.6% |
| 2015-16 | 44.9% | 31.6% |
| 2014-15 | 48.6% | 36.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Cascade Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Middle School this school | 463 | 60.3% | N/A |
| Hawkins Middle School Belfair | 485 | 57.7% | 29.6% |
| Rochester Middle School Rochester | 535 | 60.0% | 44.8% |
| Coweeman Middle School Kelso | 501 | 62.3% | N/A |
| Mt. Solo Middle School Longview | 401 | 59.1% | N/A |
| Huntington Middle School Kelso | 559 | 63.9% | N/A |
Matched among Washington middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cascade Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Cowlitz County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #270 of 357 ▲ 40 | #5 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #245 of 357 ▲ 14 | #5 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #266 of 377 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #57 of 340 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #199 of 340 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #112 of 359 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #61 of 192 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
463
-44 (-9%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 851
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 463 | 26.7 | 17.4:1 | 60% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 24.7 | 18.6:1 | 65% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 26.8 | 17.2:1 | 69% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 27 | 18.8:1 | 62% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 27.7 | 19.9:1 | 62% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 28 | 19.3:1 | 60% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 54% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | 39 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 851 | 41 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cascade Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (550 to 463); teachers down 4% (27.7 to 26.7).
About Cascade Middle School
Cascade Middle School is the name of a small middle school in Longview, Washington. Total enrollment is 463 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8.
Longview School District has 17 schools and 6,382 students, and Cascade Middle School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Cascade Middle School is White students, at 63%. The remaining students are 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Cowlitz County, the White share is about 83%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cascade Middle School scores 54%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cascade Middle School is 17.4:1, based on 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Washington is 18.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Cascade Middle School counts 60% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cowlitz County is similar, at 58%.
Looking at the county, Cowlitz County, the median household earns about $76,531 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 48, with about 17,080 students.
About 0.2 miles separate Cascade Middle School from the closest public school, Columbia Heights Elementary. The five-mile area around Cascade Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 463, compared with 507 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 18.8:1 to 17.4:1.
People who know Cascade Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cowlitz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,360
Census ACS
Median income
$76,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
17,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Longview School District
- R A Long High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Mark Morris High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Robert Gray ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Mt. Solo Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- Olympic Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
Other schools in Longview
- R A Long High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Mark Morris High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolMiddle · 525 students
- Robert Gray ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Mt. Solo Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- Olympic Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
Other Cascade Middle schools
8 other US public schools in 4 states are named Cascade Middle. Cascade Middle School is the 6th largest of the 9.
- Cascade Middle SchoolAUBURN, WA · 966 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolVancouver, WA · 815 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolSeattle, WA · 671 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolSedro-Woolley, WA · 670 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolBend, OR · 687 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia Heights Elementary0.2 mi · 331
- Columbia Valley Garden Elem Schl0.7 mi · 362
- Northlake Elementary School0.7 mi · 315
- Mark Morris High School0.8 mi · 912
- Kelso Virtual Academy1.2 mi · 216
- R A Long High School1.3 mi · 926
Frequently asked questions
About Cascade Middle SchoolHow many students attend Cascade Middle School?
Cascade Middle School enrolls approximately 463 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Cascade Middle School serve?
Cascade Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Cascade Middle School have?
Cascade Middle School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Cascade Middle School?
Student demographics at Cascade Middle School are roughly 63% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Cascade Middle School public or private?
Cascade Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Longview School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.