Coweeman Middle School

Coweeman Middle School is a medium-sized middle school with its address in Kelso, Washington. The student body numbers 501 students, from grades 6 through 8.

The 13 schools in Kelso School District enroll 4,960 students altogether, Coweeman Middle School among them.

A majority of students at Coweeman Middle School, 67%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. Among all residents of Cowlitz County, the White share is about 83%. By the diversity index, Coweeman Middle School comes in at 50%.

Its teaching staff equals 25.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 19.4:1. Across middle schools in Washington, the average ratio is about 18.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 62%.

Within Cowlitz County, median household income is about $76,531, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cowlitz County number 48 and enroll about 17,080.

Kelso High School is the public school closest to Coweeman Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Coweeman Middle School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Federal counts put enrollment at 436 in 2020-21 and 501 in 2024-25, a 15% gain. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.4:1) than in 2020-21 (15.6:1).

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