Enrollment
205
Middle
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KETTLE FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530399001904
Kettle Falls Middle School
W 105 11TH, KETTLE FALLS, WA 99141 · (509) 738-6014 · Stevens County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Washington public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
127 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 52 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 26% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 68% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kettle Falls Middle School→Kettle Falls High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kettle Falls School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
39.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -17.7pp since 2014
Math
32.8%
WA avg 51.2% . +1.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.4% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.2% | 32.3% |
| 2021-22 | 48.6% | 26.6% |
| 2018-19 | 58.9% | 40.2% |
| 2017-18 | 61.0% | 44.2% |
| 2016-17 | 50.7% | 43.8% |
| 2015-16 | 62.6% | 40.1% |
| 2014-15 | 57.1% | 31.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kettle Falls Middle School
Kettle Falls Middle School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettle Falls Middle School this school | 205 | 62.0% | 40.1% |
| Sadie Halstead Middle School Newport | 272 | 66.9% | 35.8% |
| Hilltop Elementary School Ilwaco | 188 | 62.8% | 29.4% |
| Pioneer Middle School SHELTON | 250 | 64.0% | 23.4% |
| Wind River Middle School Carson | 186 | 53.2% | 42.2% |
| Onalaska Middle School Onalaska | 195 | 52.8% | 45.0% |
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 Kettle Falls Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #150 of 294 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #187 of 357 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #254 of 357 ▼ 100 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #57 of 290 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 205 | #337 of 377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #10 of 340 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #317 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #103 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #93 of 192 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
205
-18 (-8%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 205 | 14.4 | 14.2:1 | 62% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 14.7 | 14.2:1 | 66% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 15.6 | 15.2:1 | 68% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 15 | 14.9:1 | 58% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 14.1 | 16.4:1 | 66% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 213 | 12 | 17.8:1 | 62% (131) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 11 | 19.2:1 | 62% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 249 | 13 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 13 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kettle Falls Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (232 to 205); teachers up 2% (14.1 to 14.4).
About Kettle Falls Middle School
Kettle Falls Middle School is a very small middle school that serves part of KETTLE FALLS, Washington. The school offers grades 5 through 8 and enrolls 205 students. On average, middle schools in Washington enroll around 577, and this school is 64% below that mark.
Across its 5 schools, Kettle Falls School District enrolls 1,116 students. Kettle Falls Middle School is one of those schools.
The share of students at Kettle Falls Middle School who are White is 84%. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Stevens County residents are about 85% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 29, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Kettle Falls Middle School comes to 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2:1. The gap from the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington is 4.7 students per teacher. By family income, 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Kettle Falls Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 60% of Washington public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Kettle Falls Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.1%; the prediction is 38.6%.
In Stevens County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $69,327, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Stevens County number 41, with about 7,726 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls, is the closest to Kettle Falls Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. The school's 40.1% average proficiency ranks 4th among 5 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Kettle Falls Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 8% across 4 years, from 223 in 2020-21 to 205 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Kettle Falls Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Stevens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,067
Census ACS
Median income
$69,327
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
7,726 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kettle Falls School District
- Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle FallsHigh · 419 students
- Kettle Falls Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Kettle Falls High SchoolHigh · 230 students
- Kettle Falls Early Learning CenterElementary · 20 students
Other schools in KETTLE FALLS
- Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle FallsHigh · 419 students
- Kettle Falls Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Kettle Falls High SchoolHigh · 230 students
- Kettle Falls Early Learning CenterElementary · 20 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls0.2 mi · 419
- Kettle Falls High School0.2 mi · 230
- Kettle Falls Early Learning Center0.3 mi · 20
- Kettle Falls Elementary School0.3 mi · 242
- Hofstetter Elementary8.1 mi · 407
- Panorama School8.3 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Kettle Falls Middle SchoolHow many students attend Kettle Falls Middle School?
Kettle Falls Middle School enrolls approximately 205 students in grades 05-08.
Is Kettle Falls Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kettle Falls Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Kettle Falls Middle School have?
Kettle Falls Middle School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Kettle Falls Middle School?
Kettle Falls Middle School reports a student body of 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Kettle Falls Middle School in?
Kettle Falls Middle School is part of Kettle Falls School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.