Chief Umtuch Middle

Chief Umtuch Middle is one of the reasonably sized intermediate schools in Battle Ground, Washington, part of Battle Ground School District, with 522 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8.

Battle Ground School District runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 12,754 students. Chief Umtuch Middle is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Chief Umtuch Middle lists that White students make up the majority at 80%; the rest looks like 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. Roughly 37% of students at Chief Umtuch Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Clark County indicate median household income runs about $97,536, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Clark County runs 151 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,406 students), of which Chief Umtuch Middle is one.

Captain Strong is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Chief Umtuch Middle's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 595 (now 522). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.