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Tukes Valley Middle School
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 120 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 118 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 23% |
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardWhat this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 44.9% | 33.1% |
| 2021-22 | 51.9% | 44.5% |
| 2018-19 | 60.8% | 52.5% |
| 2017-18 | 62.7% | 53.7% |
| 2016-17 | 60.2% | 51.3% |
| 2015-16 | 63.5% | 51.1% |
| 2014-15 | 54.9% | 40.8% |
Schools most like Tukes Valley Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tukes Valley Middle School this school | 449 | 43.2% | N/A |
| Eatonville Middle School Eatonville | 425 | 46.4% | 30.6% |
| Amboy Middle School AMBOY | 500 | 44.4% | N/A |
| Daybreak Middle Battle Ground | 480 | 46.3% | N/A |
| Key Peninsula Middle School Lakebay | 444 | 41.9% | 40.1% |
| Chief Umtuch Middle Battle Ground | 522 | 37.4% | N/A |
Where Tukes Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #185 of 357 ▼ 86 | #14 of 26 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #199 of 357 ▼ 63 | #16 of 26 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #273 of 377 | #22 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #55 of 340 | #3 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #315 of 340 | #25 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #232 of 359 | #14 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #158 of 192 | #19 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 | 449 | 26 | 17.3:1 | 43% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 44% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 29.5 | 15.4:1 | 36% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 29 | 17.7:1 | 32% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 32.5 | 14.4:1 | 31% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 36% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 37% (153) |
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (468 to 449); teachers down 20% (32.5 to 26).
About Tukes Valley Middle School
Tukes Valley Middle School is a small middle school serving families in Battle Ground, Washington. Federal data show 449 students enrolled in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Washington, the average enrollment is about 577.
Federal data list 20 schools in Battle Ground School District, with 12,754 students enrolled.
The share of White students at Tukes Valley Middle School is 82%. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.
Tukes Valley Middle School reports a ratio of 17.3 students per teacher, from 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington is 1.6 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Tukes Valley Middle School, 43% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Clark County is similar, at 43%.
For the population of Clark County, median household income comes to about $97,536, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clark County counts 151 public schools with about 74,406 students.
Tukes Valley Primary sits less than a tenth of a mile from Tukes Valley Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Tukes Valley Middle School had a net loss of 65 students, or 13%.
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