Chelan Middle School

Chelan Middle School operates as a cozy middle school in Chelan, Washington, one of the schools within Lake Chelan School District. Current enrollment sits at 285 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 577 students per school, that is 51% smaller than typical.

Lake Chelan School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,299 students; Chelan Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Chelan Middle School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 55%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 43% White. By comparison, Chelan County as a whole is about 29% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, census data for Chelan County shows the typical household earns roughly $82,381 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Chelan County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,965 students), of which Chelan Middle School is one.

Chelan High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 322 students in 2018 compared to 285 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 49% to 55% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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