Enrollment
186
Middle
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEVENSON-CARSON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530852001437
Wind River Middle School
411 Hot Springs Avenue, Carson, WA 98610 · (509) 427-8952 · Skamania County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Washington public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
19.8:1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 68 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 35% |
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%
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
Based on grade levels within Stevenson-Carson School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.3% | 30.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 39.7% |
| 2022-23 | 49.2% | 32.3% |
| 2021-22 | 40.3% | 29.9% |
| 2018-19 | 51.2% | 26.8% |
| 2017-18 | 37.1% | 25.0% |
| 2016-17 | 28.9% | 22.8% |
| 2015-16 | 41.3% | 28.8% |
| 2014-15 | 55.4% | 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 · methodologyTier
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 →
Schools most like Wind River Middle School
Wind River Middle School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind River Middle School this school | 186 | 53.2% | 42.2% |
| Onalaska Middle School Onalaska | 195 | 52.8% | 45.0% |
| Blue Heron Middle School Port Townsend | 222 | 53.6% | 42.4% |
| Toledo Middle School Toledo | 186 | 48.4% | 34.0% |
| Rainier Middle School Rainier | 241 | 46.9% | 43.1% |
| Tenino Middle School Tenino | 291 | 52.6% | 36.2% |
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 Wind River Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #139 of 294 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #203 of 357 ▼ 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #193 of 357 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #126 of 290 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #343 of 377 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #163 of 359 |
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
186
+52 (+39%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 165
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 186 | 9.4 | 19.8:1 | 53% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 183 | 11 | 16.6:1 | 59% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 11 | 18.9:1 | 60% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 134 | 6 | 22.3:1 | 49% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 114 | 6.2 | 18.5:1 | 53% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 143 | 9 | 15.9:1 | 45% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 145 | 9 | 16.1:1 | 52% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 180 | 10 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 165 | 8 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wind River Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 63% (114 to 186); teachers up 53% (6.2 to 9.4).
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.
Wind River Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of Washington public middle schools.
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.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 39%, from 134 to 186. By 2024-25, the school had 19.8 students per teacher, compared with 22.3 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Wind River Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Skamania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Stevenson-Carson School District
- Carson Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 271 students
- Stevenson ElementaryElementary · 174 students
- Carson ElementaryElementary · 168 students
- PreschoolElementary · 8 students
- Open Doors for Stevenson High SchoolHigh
Other schools in Carson
- Carson Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Carson ElementaryElementary · 168 students
Other Wind River Middle schools
One other US public school is named Wind River Middle. Wind River Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Wind River Middle SchoolPavillion, WY · 75 students
Nearby schools
- Carson Elementary School0.1 mi · 290
- Carson Elementary0.1 mi · 168
- Stevenson High School4.1 mi · 271
- Stevenson Elementary4.1 mi · 174
- Preschool4.1 mi · 8
- Cascade Locks School5.7 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About Wind River Middle SchoolHow 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.