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Enrollment
535
Middle
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530747001118
Rochester Middle School
9937 Highway 12 SW, Rochester, WA 98579 · (360) 273-5958 · Thurston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Washington public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
321 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 192 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 167 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 176 | 33% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rochester School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -5.3pp since 2014
Math
37.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -10.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 40.2% |
| 2022-23 | 48.6% | 33.1% |
| 2021-22 | 46.4% | 30.9% |
| 2018-19 | 59.8% | 51.9% |
| 2017-18 | 57.9% | 51.1% |
| 2016-17 | 56.2% | 49.6% |
| 2015-16 | 54.1% | 48.1% |
| 2014-15 | 55.3% | 48.0% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Schools most like Rochester Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester Middle School this school | 535 | 60.0% | 44.8% |
| Hawkins Middle School Belfair | 485 | 57.7% | 29.6% |
| Cascade Middle School Longview | 463 | 60.3% | N/A |
| Chief Joseph Middle School Richland | 659 | 58.4% | N/A |
| Nooksack Valley Middle School Everson | 469 | 58.4% | 40.0% |
| Coweeman Middle School Kelso | 501 | 62.3% | N/A |
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 Rochester Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #118 of 294 | #9 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #150 of 357 ▼ 35 | #11 of 16 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #154 of 357 ▲ 1 | #11 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #79 of 290 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #230 of 377 | #10 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #174 of 340 | #9 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #180 of 340 | #11 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #114 of 359 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #123 of 130 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
535
+33 (+7%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 535 | 27.7 | 19.3:1 | 60% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 27.8 | 17.8:1 | 57% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 61% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 27 | 18.6:1 | 54% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 29.9 | 17.8:1 | 48% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 54% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 26 | 19.8:1 | 52% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 20 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 16 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rochester Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (531 to 535); teachers down 7% (29.9 to 27.7).
About Rochester Middle School
Rochester Middle School is a public medium-sized middle-grades school in Rochester, Washington. The school serves 535 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
The 5 schools of Rochester School District, including Rochester Middle School, enroll 2,175 students.
At Rochester Middle School, White students make up 59% of the student body. Next come 28% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The county population is about 72% White. Rochester Middle School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 27.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Washington average 18.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 60% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Thurston County average 43%.
The allk12 Grade for Rochester Middle School is A-. Compared with Washington public middle schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Rochester Middle School is 40.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Thurston County show that the median household income is $96,563, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rochester Middle School is one of 86 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Rochester Middle School is H.e.a.r.t. High School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Rochester Middle School places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Rochester Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, Rochester Middle School's enrollment grew 7%, to 535.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Thurston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
299,067
Census ACS
Median income
$96,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
44,412 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester School District
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Grand Mound ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- Rochester Primary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- H.e.a.r.t. High SchoolHigh · 37 students
- Rochester Virtual AcademyCombined
Other schools in Rochester
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Grand Mound ElementaryElementary · 507 students
- Rochester Primary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- H.e.a.r.t. High SchoolHigh · 37 students
- Rochester Virtual AcademyCombined
Other Rochester Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Rochester Middle. Rochester Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Rochester Middle SchoolRochester, NH · 803 students
- Rochester Middle SchoolRochester, PA · 181 students
Nearby schools
- H.e.a.r.t. High School0.3 mi · 37
- Rochester High School2.7 mi · 608
- Grand Mound Elementary2.8 mi · 507
- Rochester Primary School2.9 mi · 488
- Littlerock Elementary School6.7 mi · 343
- Oakville Homelink Alternative School7.2 mi · 21
Frequently asked questions
About Rochester Middle SchoolHow large is Rochester Middle School?
Rochester Middle School enrolls approximately 535 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rochester Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rochester Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Rochester Middle School?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Rochester Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Rochester Middle School?
Student demographics at Rochester Middle School are roughly 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Rochester Middle School public or private?
Rochester Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rochester School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.