Cascade Middle School

Cascade Middle School is one of the moderately sized junior highs in Sedro-Woolley, Washington, run under Sedro-Woolley School District, with 670 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8.

Sedro-Woolley School District comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 4,600 students; Cascade Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Cascade Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 27% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Cascade Middle School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.2:1. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cascade Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.5%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Skagit County) logs that median household earnings sit near $89,263, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cascade Middle School is one of 54 public schools in Skagit County (combined enrollment of about 18,298 students).

Nearest neighbor: Evergreen Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Cascade Middle School. On composite proficiency, Cascade Middle School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Cascade Middle School's enrollment has expanded 4% since 2018, when it stood at 645 (now 670). The White share of enrollment declined from 70% to 65% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.