Onalaska Middle School

Set in Onalaska, Washington, Onalaska Middle School is a tiny junior high, operated by Onalaska School District. It teaches 195 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 577 students each, so Onalaska Middle School sits 66% below that benchmark.

Onalaska School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 913 students; Onalaska Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Onalaska Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Beyond that, the school lists 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Onalaska Middle School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 53% of students at Onalaska Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Onalaska Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lewis County put median household income runs about $74,796, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Lewis County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,548 students), of which Onalaska Middle School is one.

Onalaska High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Onalaska Middle School. On composite proficiency, Onalaska Middle School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Onalaska Middle School's enrollment has ticked up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 188 (now 195). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.