La Center Middle School

La Center Middle School is one of the close-knit junior highs in La Center, Washington, part of La Center School District, with 441 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 24% leaner than the state mean of about 577.

Across the 4 schools in La Center School District (1,823 students total), La Center Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, La Center Middle School shows that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, La Center Middle School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.1:1. The state averages about 18.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 34% of students at La Center Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Clark County's rate of about 43%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Clark County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $97,536 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Clark County runs 151 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,406 students), of which La Center Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: La Center High School, around 0.5 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. La Center Middle School's enrollment has edged up 13% since 2018, when it stood at 389 (now 441). The White share of enrollment edged down from 87% to 80% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.