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Daybreak Middle

1900 NW 20th Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604 · (360) 885-6900 · Clark County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Enrollment
480
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 577
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
222 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 511825%
Grade 612827%
Grade 711524%
Grade 811925%
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
35574%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
6514%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
112%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
92%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
347%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
25152%
Female
22948%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
44.9%
WA avg 49.0% . -1.1pp since 2014
Math
30.1%
WA avg 39.2% . -8.5pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2022-2344.9%30.1%
2021-2240.7%24.9%
2018-1946.3%31.9%
2017-1842.8%34.4%
2016-1746.0%37.8%
2015-1651.5%42.4%
2014-1546.0%38.6%
% 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 Daybreak Middle

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Daybreak Middle this school48046.3%N/A
Granite Falls Middle School
Granite Falls
44848.2%31.3%
Eatonville Middle School
Eatonville
42546.4%30.6%
Medical Lake Middle School
Medical Lake
38148.0%48.4%
Jemtegaard Middle School
Washougal
40847.5%N/A
Sequim Middle School
Sequim
54850.4%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 Daybreak Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Clark County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
30.1%#212 of 357
▲ 35
#16 of 26
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.9%#198 of 357
▲ 29
#15 of 26
▲ 4
Enrollment
ranked largest first
480#256 of 377#20 of 26
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#30 of 340#1 of 26
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
42.9%#280 of 340#21 of 26
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
46.3%#216 of 359#11 of 26
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+6.2%#75 of 130N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
480
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2548029.516.3:146% (222)
2023-2447830.215.8:153% (251)
2022-234242914.6:146% (196)
2020-214553214.2:142% (189)
2017-1845233.313.6:138% (174)
2015-164913314.9:144% (215)
2010-115102818.2:149% (248)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daybreak Middle.

Since 2017-18: students up 6% (452 to 480); teachers down 11% (33.3 to 29.5).

About Daybreak Middle

Daybreak Middle is a small middle-grades school in Battle Ground, Washington, under Battle Ground School District. The school teaches grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 480 students.

Daybreak Middle is a school in Battle Ground School District. The district has 20 schools and 12,754 students.

The student body at Daybreak Middle is 74% White. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among Clark County residents, the White share is about 75%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.

Daybreak Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1, with 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Washington is 18.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 46% at Daybreak Middle. That is in line with the 43% average for public schools in Clark County.

Looking at the county, Clark County, the median household earns about $97,536 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Daybreak Middle, Clark County has 151 public schools.

Less than a tenth of a mile separates Daybreak Middle from the closest public school, Daybreak Primary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

For locale, NCES codes Daybreak Middle as Suburb: Large.

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 480, from 455 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.2:1 to 16.3:1.

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Clark County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Daybreak Middle
District
Battle Ground School District
Address
1900 NW 20th Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604
Phone
(360) 885-6900
County
Clark County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
480
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
222 (46%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
530038003176
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Daybreak Middle
What is the total enrollment at Daybreak Middle?
Daybreak Middle enrolls approximately 480 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Daybreak Middle serve?
Daybreak Middle serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Daybreak Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Daybreak Middle is approximately 16.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Daybreak Middle?
At Daybreak Middle, the student body is approximately 74% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Daybreak Middle public or private?
Daybreak Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Battle Ground School District.
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