For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 246 students in Kalama School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Washington.
Public Middle School in Kalama School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Washington public middle school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Washington public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (WA)
# Schools
3 Schools
800 Schools
# Students
1,151 Students
302,560 Students
# Teachers
64 Teachers
16,189 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Kalama School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 306 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#154 out of 307 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
53%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
49%
Graduation Rate
87%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.68
% American Indian
1%
2%
% Asian
1%
8%
% Hispanic
12%
25%
% Black
1%
5%
% White
82%
50%
% Hawaiian
1%
1%
% Two or more races
2%
9%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,321 is higher than the state median of $18,796. The school district revenue/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $36,849 is higher than the state median of $19,246. The school district spending/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$20,715 MM
Spending
$42 MM
$21,212 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,321
$18,796
Spending / Student
$36,849
$19,246
Best Kalama School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Kalama Middle School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
548 China Garden Road
Kalama, WA 98625
(360) 673-5212
Kalama, WA 98625
(360) 673-5212
Gr: 6-8 | 246 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 17%
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