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Enrollment
479
Middle
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRALIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530114000205
Centralia Middle School
901 Johnson Road, Centralia, WA 98531 · (360) 330-7619 · Lewis County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
359 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 7 | 229 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 250 | 52% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Centralia School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -12.2pp since 2014
Math
16.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -13.7pp 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 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.5% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 21.1% |
| 2022-23 | 38.1% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.5% | 21.5% |
| 2018-19 | 51.9% | 31.7% |
| 2017-18 | 60.2% | 38.6% |
| 2016-17 | 53.0% | 38.4% |
| 2015-16 | 53.8% | 32.9% |
| 2014-15 | 51.8% | 30.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Centralia Middle School
Centralia Middle School's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia Middle School this school | 479 | 74.9% | 27.9% |
| Olympic Middle School Shelton | 601 | 70.0% | 23.9% |
| Garrison Middle School WALLA WALLA | 546 | 66.8% | 38.0% |
| Miller Junior High Aberdeen | 656 | 69.8% | 23.6% |
| Oakland Bay Junior High School Shelton | 544 | 65.6% | 21.3% |
| Omak Middle School OMAK | 324 | 73.8% | 14.6% |
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 Centralia Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #237 of 294 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #313 of 357 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #251 of 357 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.4pp | #49 of 290 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #259 of 377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #94 of 340 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #172 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #42 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #168 of 192 |
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
479
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 479 | 26.7 | 17.9:1 | 75% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 30.1 | 17.5:1 | 79% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 31.6 | 17.4:1 | 80% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 26 | 19.6:1 | 80% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 73% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 29 | 18.4:1 | 72% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 486 | 25 | 19.4:1 | 64% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 26 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 25 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centralia Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (492 to 479); teachers down 5% (28 to 26.7).
About Centralia Middle School
A small middle school in Centralia, Washington, Centralia Middle School is part of Centralia School District. It reported 479 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25.
Centralia School District counts 9 schools and 3,313 students, including Centralia Middle School.
Hispanic students account for 49% of enrollment at Centralia Middle School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 44% White and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Lewis County, the Hispanic share is about 12%. The diversity index for Centralia Middle School is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 17.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Centralia Middle School, which has 26.7. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Washington is 18.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Centralia Middle School is about 75%. That is higher than the 57% average for public schools in Lewis County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 29.9%.
The school's county is Lewis County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $74,796, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lewis County's 45 public schools enroll about 12,548 students and include Centralia Middle School.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Centralia School District SpEd Pre-school, is the closest to Centralia Middle School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Centralia Middle School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Centralia Middle School is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
Centralia Middle School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment decreased 6% over 4 years, reaching 479 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.6:1 to 17.9:1.
The allk12 page for Centralia Middle School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lewis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
85,154
Census ACS
Median income
$74,796
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
12,548 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Centralia School District
- Centralia High SchoolHigh · 941 students
- Fords Prairie ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Jefferson Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Edison ElementaryElementary · 313 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
Other schools in Centralia
- Centralia High SchoolHigh · 941 students
- Fords Prairie ElementaryElementary · 443 students
- Jefferson Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 357 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Edison ElementaryElementary · 313 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
Nearby schools
- Centralia School District SpEd Pre-school0.1 mi · 59
- Futurus High School0.1 mi · 110
- Fords Prairie Elementary0.6 mi · 443
- Centralia High School0.9 mi · 941
- Edison Elementary1.1 mi · 313
- Jefferson Lincoln Elementary1.7 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Centralia Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Centralia Middle School?
Centralia Middle School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Centralia Middle School serve?
Centralia Middle School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Centralia Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Centralia Middle School is approximately 17.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Centralia Middle School?
At Centralia Middle School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Centralia Middle School public or private?
Centralia Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Centralia School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.