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Wind River Middle School

411 Hot Springs Avenue, Carson, WA 98610 · (509) 427-8952 · Skamania County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
Enrollment
186
Middle
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 577
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
99 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 66837%
Grade 75228%
Grade 86635%
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
15081%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
1910%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
32%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
126%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
11%
DISTRICT 0% · 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
9652%
Female
9048%

School pathway

Feeds from
Carson Elementary0305Carson Elementary SchoolKG05
Based on grade levels within Stevenson-Carson School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
45.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -10.1pp since 2014
Math
30.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -3.6pp since 2014

What 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 31 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2545.3%30.9%
2023-2448.0%39.7%
2022-2349.2%32.3%
2021-2240.3%29.9%
2018-1951.2%26.8%
2017-1837.1%25.0%
2016-1728.9%22.8%
2015-1641.3%28.8%
2014-1555.4%34.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →

Where Wind River Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Washington
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.2%#139 of 294
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
30.9%#203 of 357
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.3%#193 of 357
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+3.0pp#126 of 290
Enrollment
ranked largest first
186#343 of 377
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
186
+72 (+63%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 18.5:1
% White
81%
was 72%
% Hispanic
10%
was 23%
% Black
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-251869.419.8:153% (99)
2023-241831116.6:159% (108)
2022-232081118.9:160% (124)
2017-181146.218.5:153% (60)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wind River Middle School.

About Wind River Middle School

Wind River Middle School is a middle school in Carson, Washington, according to federal school records. It has an enrollment of 186 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Washington average about 577 students, which makes this school 68% below average.

The Stevenson-Carson School District system has 6 schools and 1,097 students.

Of every 100 students at Wind River Middle School, about 81 are White. Other students are 10% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.

There are 9.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.8:1. The average for middle schools in Washington, 18.9:1, is lower. Of all students at Wind River Middle School, 53% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 44.5% at Wind River Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.2%.

American Community Survey estimates for Skamania County show that the median household earns about $93,265 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Skamania County has 13 public schools with about 1,794 students, including Wind River Middle School.

The closest school to Wind River Middle School is Carson Elementary School, located about 0.1 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Wind River Middle School. Its average proficiency rate of 42.2% is above the 42.1% average for nearby schools.

The NCES locale for Wind River Middle School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.

Wind River Middle School reported 114 students in 2017-18 and 186 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Over that span, the Hispanic share moved 13 points, to 10%. By 2024-25, the school had 19.8 students per teacher, compared with 18.5 in 2017-18.

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Skamania County at a glance

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Population
12,402
Census ACS
Median income
$93,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
1,794 students

Quick facts

School name
Wind River Middle School
District
Stevenson-Carson School District
Address
411 Hot Springs Avenue, Carson, WA 98610
Phone
(509) 427-8952
County
Skamania County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
186
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
19.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
99 (53%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
530852001437
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Wind River Middle School
How many students attend Wind River Middle School?
Wind River Middle School enrolls approximately 186 students in grades 06-08.
Is Wind River Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wind River Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Wind River Middle School have?
Wind River Middle School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Wind River Middle School?
Student demographics at Wind River Middle School are roughly 81% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Wind River Middle School public or private?
Wind River Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stevenson-Carson School District.
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