Cascade Middle School

As an intimate intermediate school in Longview, Washington, Cascade Middle School caters to 463 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Longview School District.

Longview School District runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 6,382 students. Cascade Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Cascade Middle School lists that White students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Cowlitz County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.9:1, putting Cascade Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cowlitz County put median household income runs about $76,531, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Cowlitz County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,080 students), Cascade Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Columbia Heights Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cascade Middle School.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Cascade Middle School's enrollment has contracted 16% since 2018, when it stood at 550 (now 463). Class-load math has fell: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.