Goldendale Middle School

Located at 520 E. COLLINS DR., in GOLDENDALE, Washington, Goldendale Middle School is a modestly sized junior high that hosts 255 students (grades 5 through 8), run under Goldendale School District. That puts it 56% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 577 students.

Goldendale School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,013 students; Goldendale Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Goldendale Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment; the rest consists of 20% Hispanic, 10% Native American, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 18.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Klickitat County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Goldendale Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 34.4%; Goldendale Middle School posts 23.2%, -11.2 points below that line.

In the area at large, Klickitat County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,042 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Goldendale Middle School is one of 21 public schools in Klickitat County (combined enrollment of about 2,803 students).

Nearest neighbor: Goldendale Primary School, around 0.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Goldendale Middle School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Goldendale Middle School's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 294 (now 255). White enrollment moved from 77% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.