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Pacific Middle School

2017 NE 172nd Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98684 · (360) 604-6500 · Clark County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL817 STUDENTS
Enrollment
817
Middle
DISTRICT 785 · STATE 577
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
306 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 624730%
Grade 727834%
Grade 829236%
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
44655%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
17722%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
263%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
496%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
8611%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
202%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
42051%
Female
38948%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
44.2%
WA avg 49.0% . -15.2pp since 2014
Math
29.1%
WA avg 39.2% . -21.5pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 22 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2022-2344.2%29.1%
2021-2243.0%27.9%
2018-1950.0%44.1%
2017-1853.2%47.7%
2016-1762.2%52.0%
2015-1659.9%54.0%
2014-1559.3%50.7%
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Schools most like Pacific Middle School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Pacific Middle School this school81737.5%N/A
Ridgetop Middle School
SILVERDALE
78438.4%48.4%
Kalles Junior High
Puyallup
76240.2%51.7%
Tumwater Middle School
Tumwater
66535.6%50.0%
Lakeridge Middle School
Bonney Lake
76337.7%59.9%
George Bush Middle School
Tumwater
76239.0%49.4%
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 Pacific Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Clark County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
29.1%#221 of 357
▲ 1
#17 of 26
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.2%#206 of 357
▲ 4
#17 of 26
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
817#62 of 377#3 of 26
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.2:1#169 of 340#11 of 26
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
63.2%#132 of 340#10 of 26
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
37.5%#260 of 359#15 of 26
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.7%#71 of 192#11 of 19
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 2024-25
Enrollment
817
-172 (-17%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 907
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2581742.619.2:137% (306)
2023-2483342.619.5:144% (366)
2022-2386446.818.5:149% (421)
2020-219895219.0:141% (406)
2017-1895853.218.0:137% (350)
2015-161,0325419.1:140% (411)
2010-111,0996118.0:141% (454)
2000-011,1975521.8:1N/A
1990-919074122.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacific Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 15% (958 to 817); teachers down 20% (53.2 to 42.6).

About Pacific Middle School

Pacific Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school with an address in Vancouver, Washington. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 817 students. It has 42% more students than the average for middle schools in Washington (about 577).

Pacific Middle School is run by Evergreen School District (Clark), whose 39 schools enroll 21,603 students.

The share of White students at Pacific Middle School is 55%, a majority. The remaining students are 22% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. Census figures show Clark County is about 75% White. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Pacific Middle School are from different groups.

Classroom staffing at Pacific Middle School totals 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.2:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Washington is similar, at 18.9:1. Federal data show 37% of students (306) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

In the wider Clark County area, median household income comes to about $97,536, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clark County's 151 public schools enroll about 74,406 students and include Pacific Middle School.

The closest school to Pacific Middle School is Harmony Elementary School, located about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 17%, from 989 to 817.

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Clark County at a glance

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Population
516,959
Census ACS
Median income
$97,536
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
151
74,406 students

Quick facts

School name
Pacific Middle School
District
Evergreen School District (Clark)
Address
2017 NE 172nd Avenue, Vancouver, WA 98684
Phone
(360) 604-6500
County
Clark County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
817
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
19.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
306 (37%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
530270001901
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Evergreen School District (Clark)
Other schools in Vancouver
Other Pacific Middle schools

One other US public school is named Pacific Middle. Pacific Middle School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Pacific Middle School
What is the total enrollment at Pacific Middle School?
Pacific Middle School enrolls approximately 817 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Pacific Middle School serve?
Pacific Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Pacific Middle School have?
Pacific Middle School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Pacific Middle School?
Student demographics at Pacific Middle School are roughly 55% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Pacific Middle School in?
Pacific Middle School is part of Evergreen School District (Clark).
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