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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Mcloughlin Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
1,171
Middle
DISTRICT 1,063 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530657000967
Mcloughlin Middle School
2803 N ROAD 88, PASCO, WA 99301 · (509) 547-4542 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,171 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
690 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 396 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 407 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 368 | 31% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
42.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -2.8pp since 2014
Math
24.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -15.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 24.2% |
| 2022-23 | 39.3% | 23.2% |
| 2021-22 | 39.8% | 23.3% |
| 2018-19 | 56.0% | 41.3% |
| 2017-18 | 57.3% | 42.3% |
| 2016-17 | 52.4% | 40.3% |
| 2015-16 | 46.9% | 40.9% |
| 2014-15 | 45.4% | 40.5% |
% 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
Where Mcloughlin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #217 of 294 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #256 of 357 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #217 of 357 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #143 of 290 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,171 | #4 of 377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #294 of 340 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #216 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.9% | #124 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #122 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,171
+61 (+5%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 965
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,171 | 54.2 | 21.6:1 | 59% (690) |
| 2023-24 | 1,087 | 57.6 | 18.9:1 | 66% (719) |
| 2022-23 | 1,078 | 61 | 17.7:1 | 64% (692) |
| 2020-21 | 1,110 | 65 | 17.1:1 | 60% (668) |
| 2017-18 | 1,280 | 69.7 | 18.4:1 | 52% (671) |
| 2015-16 | 1,176 | 67 | 17.6:1 | 46% (540) |
| 2010-11 | 1,473 | 76 | 19.4:1 | 46% (675) |
| 2000-01 | 1,132 | 53 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 965 | 46 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mcloughlin Middle School.
About Mcloughlin Middle School
As a large middle school, Mcloughlin Middle School serves students in PASCO, Washington. Total enrollment is 1,171 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. Middle schools in Washington have about 577 students on average; enrollment here is 103% higher.
The 28 schools of Pasco School District, including Mcloughlin Middle School, enroll 18,913 students.
Hispanic students are 60% of those enrolled at Mcloughlin Middle School. The remaining shares are 33% White and 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 54.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 21.6 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Washington, the average ratio is 18.9:1. Mcloughlin Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 59%. It compares with 70% for public schools in Franklin County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Mcloughlin Middle School is 40.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.9%.
The county, Franklin County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $86,714, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 43 public schools and about 21,403 students.
Mcloughlin Middle School's nearest public school is Internet Pasco Academy of Learning (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Mcloughlin Middle School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 1,110 students in 2020-21 to 1,171 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.1:1 to 21.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Mcloughlin Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,902
Census ACS
Median income
$86,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
21,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pasco School District
- Chiawana Senior High SchoolHigh · 3,127 students
- Pasco Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Ray Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,294 students
- Stevens Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Ellen Ochoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Three Rivers ElementaryElementary · 657 students
Other schools in PASCO
- Chiawana Senior High SchoolHigh · 3,127 students
- Pasco Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Ray Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,294 students
- Stevens Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Ellen Ochoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Three Rivers ElementaryElementary · 657 students
Nearby schools
- Internet Pasco Academy of Learning0.0 mi · 50
- Ruth Livingston Elementary0.3 mi · 541
- Chiawana Senior High School0.4 mi · 3,127
- Three Rivers Elementary0.7 mi · 657
- Vista Elementary School1.9 mi · 409
- Maya Angelou Elementary2.0 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Mcloughlin Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mcloughlin Middle School?
Mcloughlin Middle School enrolls approximately 1,171 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mcloughlin Middle School serve?
Mcloughlin Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mcloughlin Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mcloughlin Middle School is approximately 21.6:1 (54 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mcloughlin Middle School?
Mcloughlin Middle School reports a student body of 33% White, 60% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mcloughlin Middle School?
Mcloughlin Middle School is overseen by Pasco School District in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.