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Enrollment
522
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BATTLE GROUND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530038003262
Chief Umtuch Middle
700 NW 9th St, Battle Ground, WA 98604 · (360) 885-6350 · Clark County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
195 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 5 | 125 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 128 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 26% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
50.2%
WA avg 49.0% . -7.1pp since 2014
Math
43.4%
WA avg 39.2% . -5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 50.2% | 43.4% |
| 2021-22 | 55.4% | 39.5% |
| 2018-19 | 59.1% | 45.8% |
| 2017-18 | 54.6% | 47.5% |
| 2016-17 | 52.4% | 49.9% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 54.5% |
| 2014-15 | 57.3% | 48.9% |
% 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 Chief Umtuch Middle
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Umtuch Middle this school | 522 | 37.4% | N/A |
| Stanwood Middle School STANWOOD | 528 | 36.9% | 34.5% |
| Greenacres Middle School Spokane Valley | 555 | 38.6% | 52.3% |
| Enumclaw Middle School Enumclaw | 522 | 38.1% | 50.5% |
| Selkirk Middle School Liberty Lake | 613 | 35.7% | 51.7% |
| La Center Middle School La Center | 441 | 33.6% | 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 Chief Umtuch Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #112 of 357 ▲ 13 | #8 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #150 of 357 ▼ 42 | #9 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #238 of 377 | #18 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #61 of 340 | #5 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #302 of 340 | #23 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.4% | #261 of 359 | #16 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #89 of 192 | #14 of 19 |
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
522
-33 (-6%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 522 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 37% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 35% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 30.9 | 17.9:1 | 35% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 31% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 36.7 | 16.2:1 | 37% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 576 | 37 | 15.6:1 | 42% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 44% (256) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chief Umtuch Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (595 to 522); teachers down 18% (36.7 to 30).
About Chief Umtuch Middle
Chief Umtuch Middle runs as a mid-sized middle-grades school in Battle Ground, Washington. It has an enrollment of 522 students in grades 5 through 8.
Battle Ground School District has a total of 20 schools and 12,754 students, Chief Umtuch Middle among them.
The share of White students at Chief Umtuch Middle is 80%, a majority. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
Chief Umtuch Middle has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Washington is 18.9:1. At Chief Umtuch Middle, 37% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Census data for Clark County show median household income comes to about $97,536, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Clark County number 151, with about 74,406 students.
Captain Strong is the nearest public school to Chief Umtuch Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 555 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 522 by 2024-25.
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Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
516,959
Census ACS
Median income
$97,536
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
151
74,406 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Battle Ground School District
- Battle Ground High SchoolHigh · 1,759 students
- Prairie High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Homelink RiverCombined · 901 students
- Yacolt PrimaryElementary · 747 students
- Laurin Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
- Captain StrongElementary · 649 students
Other schools in Battle Ground
- Battle Ground High SchoolHigh · 1,759 students
- Homelink RiverCombined · 901 students
- Captain StrongElementary · 649 students
- Daybreak PrimaryElementary · 548 students
- Tukes Valley PrimaryElementary · 546 students
- CAM AcademyCombined · 510 students
Nearby schools
- Captain Strong0.1 mi · 649
- CAM Academy0.3 mi · 510
- Battle Ground High School0.5 mi · 1,759
- Daybreak Middle0.8 mi · 480
- Daybreak Primary0.8 mi · 548
- Battle Ground Virtual Academy1.3 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Chief Umtuch MiddleHow many students attend Chief Umtuch Middle?
Chief Umtuch Middle enrolls approximately 522 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Chief Umtuch Middle serve?
Chief Umtuch Middle serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Chief Umtuch Middle?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Chief Umtuch Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chief Umtuch Middle?
At Chief Umtuch Middle, the student body is approximately 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Chief Umtuch Middle?
Chief Umtuch Middle is overseen by Battle Ground School District in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.