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Pacific Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 247 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 278 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 292 | 36% |
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 44.2% | 29.1% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 27.9% |
| 2018-19 | 50.0% | 44.1% |
| 2017-18 | 53.2% | 47.7% |
| 2016-17 | 62.2% | 52.0% |
| 2015-16 | 59.9% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.3% | 50.7% |
Schools most like Pacific Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Middle School this school | 817 | 37.5% | N/A |
| Ridgetop Middle School SILVERDALE | 784 | 38.4% | 48.4% |
| Kalles Junior High Puyallup | 762 | 40.2% | 51.7% |
| Tumwater Middle School Tumwater | 665 | 35.6% | 50.0% |
| Lakeridge Middle School Bonney Lake | 763 | 37.7% | 59.9% |
| George Bush Middle School Tumwater | 762 | 39.0% | 49.4% |
Where Pacific Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 817 | 42.6 | 19.2:1 | 37% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 833 | 42.6 | 19.5:1 | 44% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 864 | 46.8 | 18.5:1 | 49% (421) |
| 2020-21 | 989 | 52 | 19.0:1 | 41% (406) |
| 2017-18 | 958 | 53.2 | 18.0:1 | 37% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 1,032 | 54 | 19.1:1 | 40% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 1,099 | 61 | 18.0:1 | 41% (454) |
| 2000-01 | 1,197 | 55 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 907 | 41 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
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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