Is Centralia Middle School a good school?

Centralia Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Centralia Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 549 students attended Centralia Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Centralia Middle School?

Students at Centralia Middle School are 49% White, 43% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Centralia Middle School attend?

Students who attend Centralia Middle School usually go on to attend Centralia High School

Centralia Middle School

Summary:

Centralia Middle School is a public middle school in Centralia, Washington, serving 549 students in grades 7-8. The school faces significant challenges, including a high percentage of Hispanic and low-income students, declining academic performance, and a high student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools.

Centralia Middle School has a much higher percentage of Hispanic students (42.62%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 8% to 19.69% Hispanic students. The school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Washington middle schools, with only 38.43% of students proficient or better in ELA and 21.9% in Math for the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly below the state averages. Additionally, Centralia Middle School has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 79.96% to 81.36% over the past 3 years, compared to 31.82% to 62.38% at nearby schools like Tumwater Middle School, George Bush Middle School, and Onalaska Middle School.

The high percentage of Hispanic students and low-income students at Centralia Middle School may be contributing factors to the school's poor academic performance, which has been declining over the past 8 years. The school's student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.3 to 19.0, is also relatively high compared to nearby schools. Addressing these challenges will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for the students at Centralia Middle School, which is part of the Chehalis School District, ranked 208 out of 247 districts in the state.

Detail:

Public 7-8

901 Johnson Road
Centralia, WA 98531-1429

(360) 330-7619

District: Centralia School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
427^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,039

Students who attend Centralia Middle School usually attend:

High:

Centralia High School

Feeder schools for Centralia Middle School:

Elementary:	Edison Elementary
	Fords Prairie Elementary
	Jefferson Lincoln Elementary
	Oakview Elementary School
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	Washington Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.3

Number of students: 549

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.0%

Hispanic:

42.6%

Two or more races:

4.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Centralia Middle School ranks worse than 79.8% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.91. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (49%), Hispanic (42.6%), two or more races (4.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Centralia Middle School is 17.3. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Centralia Middle School is $15,039.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Centralia Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Centralia Middle School 427^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Centralia Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Centralia School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Centralia School District 208^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Centralia Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	34.06	303^rd	421	28.0%
2005	36.92	294^th	425	30.8%
2006	46.72	241^st	449	46.3%
2007	43.45	280^th	463	39.5%
2008	32.64	326^th	466	30.0%
2009	37.37	318^th	476	33.2%
2010	32.28	349^th	483	27.7%
2011	27.68	381^st	492	22.6%
2012	35.91	345^th	497	30.6%
2013	37.32	331^st	498	33.5%
2015	29.57	316^th	445	29.0%
2016	34.10	297^th	443	33.0%
2017	33.22	302^nd	435	30.6%
2018	40.61	260^th	437	40.5%
2019	23.76	406^th	512	20.7%
2021	19.83	434^th	529	18.0%
2022	24.72	414^th	541	23.5%
2023	21.58	435^th	539	19.3%
2024	22.91	427^th	535	20.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Centralia Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	31.36	180^th	250	28.0%
2022	51.96	115^th	257	55.3%
2023	50.48	113^th	244	53.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Centralia Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	65.06	13^th	135	90.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Centralia Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	66.59	51^st	268	81.0%
2019	25.76	189^th	231	18.2%
2024	23.73	137^th	179	23.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Centralia Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	57.78	109^th	349	68.8%
2019	39.30	283^rd	448	36.8%
2021	30.33	328^th	458	28.4%
2022	34.47	321^st	475	32.4%
2023	28.09	348^th	463	24.8%
2024	34.24	304^th	455	33.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Centralia Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	36.38	41^st	59	30.5%
2022	40.64	20^th	33	39.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Centralia Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	35.25	250^th	376	33.5%
2019	26.84	348^th	452	23.0%
2021	18.97	390^th	469	16.8%
2022	22.45	380^th	479	20.7%
2023	20.99	377^th	464	18.8%
2024	20.24	384^th	464	17.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Centralia Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	41.31	216^th	371	41.8%
2019	21.46	376^th	453	17.0%
2021	21.22	377^th	476	20.8%
2022	25.70	370^th	480	22.9%
2023	20.90	385^th	470	18.1%
2024	24.19	360^th	466	22.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Centralia Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	39.73	162^nd	259	37.5%
2019	23.40	276^th	344	19.8%
2021	23.16	285^th	353	19.3%
2022	27.02	271^st	360	24.7%
2023	22.71	268^th	336	20.2%
2024	22.89	280^th	344	18.6%

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Rank History for White students at Centralia Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	34.58	214^th	325	34.2%
2019	23.41	382^nd	470	18.7%
2021	19.60	411^th	480	14.4%
2022	25.29	389^th	488	20.3%
2023	22.16	395^th	488	19.1%
2024	26.66	378^th	486	22.2%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

This is the worst school I have ever dealt with. My child is in 7th grade and has had problems with this school since the first week of school in September 2017. The staff is rude, belittling, they harass student's, make police threat's to student's, when talking to parent's they will call your child a liar, and so on. They even call the school resource officer on my child and she was almost arrested for THEIR miscommunication. As a parent you will need to be ready for a battle and be involved with your child. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Centralia Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	442	5	7	8	6	n/a	n/a	0	468
1989	457	5	13	2	7	n/a	n/a	0	484
1990	479	5	11	3	3	n/a	n/a	0	501
1991	509	8	8	14	6	n/a	n/a	0	545
1992	556	7	8	13	5	n/a	n/a	0	589
1993	548	3	10	16	9	n/a	n/a	0	586
1994	569	2	6	18	5	n/a	n/a	0	600
1995	547	0	5	23	5	n/a	n/a	0	580
1996	547	0	5	23	5	n/a	n/a	0	580
1997	514	1	5	33	3	n/a	n/a	0	556
1998	480	3	5	39	4	n/a	n/a	0	531
1999	463	4	2	39	8	n/a	n/a	0	516
2000	434	2	3	48	10	n/a	n/a	0	497
2001	437	3	6	51	5	n/a	n/a	0	502
2002	468	6	7	73	6	n/a	n/a	0	560
2003	468	6	7	73	6	n/a	n/a	0	560
2004	446	7	12	62	5	n/a	n/a	0	532
2005	447	5	4	59	8	n/a	n/a	13	536
2006	460	3	2	57	3	n/a	n/a	30	555
2007	408	0	7	58	5	n/a	n/a	45	523
2008	405	1	8	63	9	n/a	n/a	35	521
2009	380	3	5	77	11	n/a	n/a	38	514
2010	337	7	5	97	3	n/a	n/a	49	498
2011	392	7	8	45	5	1	28	0	486
2012	364	21	5	137	5	6	4	0	542
2013	383	9	4	162	5	3	7	0	573
2014	378	7	3	171	3	2	7	0	571
2015	339	6	3	175	3	1	13	0	540
2016	323	7	4	174	5	1	21	0	535
2017	285	10	4	147	3	0	24	0	473
2018	298	10	4	162	2	1	15	0	492
2019	303	6	2	205	3	2	14	1	536
2020	281	1	3	218	1	1	25	0	530
2021	250	8	4	222	2	0	23	0	509
2022	256	11	5	212	5	2	22	2	515
2023	269	7	6	234	5	1	25	2	549

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Centralia Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	468	24.0	19.5	0
1989	484	24.0	20.1	n/a
1990	501	23.2	21.5	0
1991	545	25.6	21.2	n/a
1992	589	26.7	22.0	n/a
1993	586	27.7	21.2	n/a
1994	600	28.9	20.8	n/a
1995	580	30.4	19.1	n/a
1996	580	30.4	19.1	n/a
1997	556	28.5	19.5	n/a
1998	531	27.5	19.3	n/a
1999	516	25.9	19.9	n/a
2000	497	25.7	19.3	n/a
2001	502	26.0	19.3	n/a
2002	560	27.9	20.1	48.4
2003	560	27.9	20.1	48.4
2004	532	26.0	20.5	48.5
2005	536	26.5	20.2	51.2
2006	555	27.0	20.6	55.6
2007	523	26.8	19.5	59.4
2008	521	25.5	20.4	62.1
2009	514	25.5	20.2	65.1
2010	498	25.8	19.2	72.2
2011	486	25.8	18.8	63.6
2012	542	27.9	19.3	84.9
2013	573	29.6	19.3	71.9
2014	571	n/a	n/a	70.2
2015	540	28.0	19.2	72
2016	535	29.0	18.4	72
2017	473	26.9	17.5	78.4
2018	492	27.9	17.5	73
2019	536	31.9	16.7	75.6
2020	530	30.5	17.3	75.7
2021	509	26.6	19.0	80
2022	515	27.9	18.4	81.4
2023	549	31.6	17.3	80

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Centralia Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	468	24.0	19.5	0
1989	484	24.0	20.1	n/a
1990	501	23.2	21.5	0
1991	545	25.6	21.2	n/a
1992	589	26.7	22.0	n/a
1993	586	27.7	21.2	n/a
1994	600	28.9	20.8	n/a
1995	580	30.4	19.1	n/a
1996	580	30.4	19.1	n/a
1997	556	28.5	19.5	n/a
1998	531	27.5	19.3	n/a
1999	516	25.9	19.9	n/a
2000	497	25.7	19.3	n/a
2001	502	26.0	19.3	n/a
2002	560	27.9	20.1	48.4
2003	560	27.9	20.1	48.4
2004	532	26.0	20.5	48.5
2005	536	26.5	20.2	51.2
2006	555	27.0	20.6	55.6
2007	523	26.8	19.5	59.4
2008	521	25.5	20.4	62.1
2009	514	25.5	20.2	65.1
2010	498	25.8	19.2	72.2
2011	486	25.8	18.8	63.6
2012	542	27.9	19.3	84.9
2013	573	29.6	19.3	71.9
2014	571	n/a	n/a	70.2
2015	540	28.0	19.2	72
2016	535	29.0	18.4	72
2017	473	26.9	17.5	78.4
2018	492	27.9	17.5	73
2019	536	31.9	16.7	75.6
2020	530	30.5	17.3	75.7
2021	509	26.6	19.0	80
2022	515	27.9	18.4	81.4
2023	549	31.6	17.3	80

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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