Enrollment
266
Middle
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KALAMA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530381000585
Kalama Middle School
548 China Garden Road, Kalama, WA 98625 · (360) 673-5212 · Cowlitz County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
107 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kalama Middle School→Kalama High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kalama School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
WA avg 49.0% . -13.5pp since 2014
Math
26.8%
WA avg 39.2% . -12.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
266
-271 (-50%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 20.8:1
% White
82%
was 86%
% Hispanic
14%
was 8%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Kalama Middle School
As a close-knit intermediate school in Kalama, Washington, Kalama Middle School serves 266 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Kalama School District. That puts it 54% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 577 students.
Kalama Middle School is one of 3 schools operated by Kalama School District, a district that serves 1,138 students overall.
Demographically, Kalama Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Cowlitz County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Kalama Middle School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at Kalama Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cowlitz County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Cowlitz County put median household income runs about $76,531, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Cowlitz County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,080 students), Kalama Middle School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Kalama High School, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kalama Middle School has contracted 50%, going from 537 students in 2018 to 266 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 14% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.
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Cowlitz County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
112,360
Census ACS
Median income
$76,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
17,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kalama School District
- Kalama Elem SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Kalama High SchoolHigh · 347 students
Other schools in Kalama
- Kalama Elem SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Kalama High SchoolHigh · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Kalama High School0.0 mi · 347
- Kalama Elem School0.1 mi · 525
- Carrolls Elementary4.5 mi · 107
- Rose Valley Elementary6.2 mi · 186
- Woodland High School6.5 mi · 667
- North Fork Elementary School7.9 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Kalama Middle SchoolHow large is Kalama Middle School?
Kalama Middle School enrolls approximately 266 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Kalama Middle School serve?
Kalama Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Kalama Middle School have?
Kalama Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kalama Middle School?
At Kalama Middle School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Kalama Middle School public or private?
Kalama Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kalama School District.
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