Is Pacific Middle School a good school?

Pacific Middle School ranks 333 rd of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pacific Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 833 students attended Pacific Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Pacific Middle School?

Students at Pacific Middle School are 56% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Not Specified.

What high school do graduates of Pacific Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pacific Middle School usually go on to attend Union High School

Pacific Middle School

Summary:

Pacific Middle School is a public middle school located in Vancouver, Washington, serving 864 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Evergreen School District, which is ranked 185 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Pacific Middle School has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with higher percentages of Hispanic (19.1%) and Asian (6.83%) students, its academic performance is generally lower than state averages and other schools in the district. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (40.72%) and Math (29.38%) for the 2023-2024 school year were below the state averages of 52.63% and 41.68%, respectively. Pacific Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Washington middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, lower than the nearby Shahala Middle School, which has a 3-star rating.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students performing relatively well compared to their peers in the state, while the school struggles with the performance of White, Hispanic, and Special Education students. Additionally, the school's spending per student has fluctuated over the years, ranging from $7,677 in 2019-2020 to $14,915 in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state average. These factors, along with the school's declining academic performance and socioeconomic challenges, suggest that the Evergreen School District and the school's leadership may need to implement targeted interventions and allocate additional resources to support student success at Pacific Middle School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2017 NE 172nd Avenue
Vancouver, WA 98684-9749

(360) 604-6500

District: Evergreen School District (Clark)

SchoolDigger Rank:
333^rd of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,915

Students who attend Pacific Middle School usually attend:

High:

Union High School

Feeder schools for Pacific Middle School:

Elementary:	Harmony Elementary School
	Mill Plain Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.5

Number of students: 833

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.6%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Two or more races:

8.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 43.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pacific Middle School ranks worse than 62.2% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 6 ranked middle schools in the Evergreen School District (Clark). (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.61. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (55.6%), Hispanic (22.3%), two or more races (8.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 43.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pacific Middle School is 19.5. 4 middle schools in the Evergreen School District (Clark) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pacific Middle School is $14,915. 4 middle schools in the Evergreen School District (Clark) spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pacific Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pacific Middle School 333^rd of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Pacific Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hispanic students:

White students:

Evergreen School District (Clark):

SchoolDigger ranks Evergreen School District (Clark) 185^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pacific Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Pacific Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	59.30	172^nd	421	59.1%
2005	66.38	132^nd	425	68.9%
2006	56.43	185^th	449	58.8%
2007	54.03	202^nd	463	56.4%
2008	59.85	175^th	466	62.4%
2009	53.32	213^th	476	55.3%
2010	68.84	124^th	483	74.3%
2011	63.86	152^nd	492	69.1%
2012	70.80	117^th	497	76.5%
2013	66.67	155^th	498	68.9%
2015	66.46	135^th	445	69.7%
2016	63.50	159^th	443	64.1%
2017	66.71	136^th	435	68.7%
2018	47.39	229^th	437	47.6%
2019	45.04	284^th	512	44.5%
2021	38.14	319^th	529	39.7%
2022	35.15	351^st	541	35.1%
2023	42.68	285^th	539	47.1%
2024	35.61	333^rd	535	37.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Pacific Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.79	120^th	166	27.7%
2019	28.71	187^th	246	24.0%
2021	35.00	163^rd	250	34.8%
2022	24.20	205^th	257	20.2%
2023	42.16	135^th	244	44.7%
2024	39.57	147^th	243	39.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pacific Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	20.20	135^th	135	0.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Pacific Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	33.27	174^th	268	35.1%
2019	40.13	110^th	231	52.4%
2021	23.82	179^th	210	14.8%
2022	27.42	150^th	199	24.6%
2023	24.90	137^th	167	18.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	51.84	149^th	349	57.3%
2019	46.21	242^nd	448	46.0%
2021	33.05	315^th	458	31.2%
2022	32.49	339^th	475	28.6%
2023	38.79	281^st	463	39.3%
2024	32.86	316^th	455	30.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Pacific Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	75.21	4^th	59	93.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Pacific Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	44.51	206^th	376	45.2%
2019	46.88	245^th	452	45.8%
2021	35.53	300^th	469	36.0%
2022	33.10	326^th	479	31.9%
2023	34.99	292^nd	464	37.1%
2024	32.38	322^nd	464	30.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Pacific Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.66	195^th	371	47.4%
2019	43.84	255^th	453	43.7%
2021	41.54	263^rd	476	44.7%
2022	36.48	295^th	480	38.5%
2023	45.83	226^th	470	51.9%
2024	36.05	282^nd	466	39.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Pacific Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.54	63^rd	123	48.8%
2019	42.96	85^th	152	44.1%
2021	45.11	83^rd	149	44.3%
2022	41.95	92^nd	161	42.9%
2023	53.11	68^th	145	53.1%
2024	36.30	91^st	148	38.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Pacific Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	59.88	35^th	96	63.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pacific Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	46.88	133^rd	259	48.6%
2019	31.72	239^th	344	30.5%
2021	38.83	202^nd	353	42.8%
2022	31.25	244^th	360	32.2%
2023	41.30	179^th	336	46.7%
2024	38.08	197^th	344	42.7%

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Rank History for White students at Pacific Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	34.15	218^th	325	32.9%
2019	43.24	283^rd	470	39.8%
2021	31.89	328^th	480	31.7%
2022	33.04	334^th	488	31.6%
2023	36.82	306^th	488	37.3%
2024	29.30	360^th	486	25.9%

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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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 1.7)

17%

83%

Reviews:

by a citizen
Wednesday, June 16, 2021

12000 per student of your tax money so they can segregate children into vaxed and unvaxxed. Which means hugs or no hugs. The Vax is not fda approved. Coercion to take an experimental drug is against the law and violates the Nuremberg code. Parents of non vaxxed students should sue this place royal. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 16, 2021

You have a teacher saying they will only hug the Covid-19 vaccinated students because the unvaccinated are a risk to others’ health. Shame on you for allowing this type of medical discrimination. Being unvaccinated for Covid is a medical condition. It’s called body autonomy. I’ve never been more ashamed to live in the state of WA. Close Quote

by a citizen
Wednesday, June 16, 2021

You support segregation? Willing support segregating vaccinated and unvaccinated children? Allowing your teachers to shame the unvaccinated children by denying them human touch? You do remember that you are funded by the taxpayers money? You are willingly violating federal and state law. I had to give you a one star rating so that I could leave a rating. Stop this brownshirt behavior. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

We been living in this neighborhood for 15 years we know many of our neighbor's kids went there and they all seem to have good says about the school as a whole. Many smart kids came out of Pacific. The school offers many music programs, excel courses for those who are more advance, many clubs and sports activities. My son goes there now and he really enjoys it. He said he is learning a lot from all his teachers. He gets good amount of homeworks n projects to keep his brain stimulate it. Teachers really try to prepare these kids for high school. They teach my son to take initiation if he doesn't understand any subject, he needs to go to his teachers and ask for help. His math teacher offers after school tutors on Tuesday for those who needs extra help. As far as bullying, my son has not experience it, but I'm sure the school would take the subject of bullying seriously. Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Saturday, November 5, 2011

i have been there and it is not a good school unless you are rich or uper middle class oh and if you have never done any thing wrong at any other school you have gone too. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 26, 2010

Not too much to say that is good about this school.1 star at most Close Quote

Enrollment information for Pacific Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	656	27	13	21	3	n/a	n/a	0	720
1989	707	18	34	11	4	n/a	n/a	0	774
1990	717	23	26	16	6	n/a	n/a	0	788
1991	827	17	37	15	11	n/a	n/a	0	907
1992	855	20	40	14	17	n/a	n/a	0	946
1993	855	22	40	18	10	n/a	n/a	0	945
1994	883	34	50	22	12	n/a	n/a	0	1001
1995	1041	22	64	28	13	n/a	n/a	0	1168
1996	1041	22	64	28	13	n/a	n/a	0	1168
1997	733	21	51	19	6	n/a	n/a	0	830
1998	791	22	77	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	906
1999	881	34	85	24	4	n/a	n/a	0	1028
2000	1021	38	96	26	10	n/a	n/a	0	1191
2001	1003	34	120	31	9	n/a	n/a	0	1197
2002	869	26	83	47	8	n/a	n/a	0	1033
2003	869	26	83	47	8	n/a	n/a	0	1033
2004	894	44	68	41	10	n/a	n/a	0	1057
2005	844	50	80	54	15	n/a	n/a	3	1046
2006	880	49	79	58	19	n/a	n/a	7	1092
2007	842	41	97	60	14	n/a	n/a	17	1071
2008	848	34	90	73	11	n/a	n/a	31	1087
2009	861	40	99	75	8	n/a	n/a	30	1113
2010	849	41	106	81	10	n/a	n/a	35	1122
2011	792	44	77	106	14	15	51	0	1099
2012	774	26	65	119	17	19	74	0	1094
2013	743	28	66	111	10	13	74	0	1045
2014	690	19	79	113	8	14	81	0	1004
2015	692	27	71	118	6	14	82	0	1010
2016	683	24	67	155	7	17	79	0	1032
2017	626	20	60	171	6	14	88	0	985
2018	590	20	68	170	4	16	90	0	958
2019	580	26	63	167	1	26	109	0	972
2020	608	31	58	173	2	21	126	1	1020
2021	601	30	58	165	2	21	112	0	989
2022	549	28	64	169	3	16	84	1	914
2023	501	32	59	165	3	19	76	9	864
2024	463	27	54	186	4	17	73	9	833

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 Pacific Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	720	33.0	21.8	0
1989	774	36.0	21.5	n/a
1990	788	37.8	20.8	0
1991	907	41.4	21.9	n/a
1992	946	43.6	21.6	n/a
1993	945	43.9	21.5	n/a
1994	1001	45.0	22.2	n/a
1995	1168	53.2	22.0	n/a
1996	1168	53.2	22.0	n/a
1997	830	40.5	20.5	n/a
1998	906	39.7	22.8	n/a
1999	1028	43.5	23.6	n/a
2000	1191	52.1	22.9	n/a
2001	1197	55.6	21.5	n/a
2002	1033	54.1	19.1	31.3
2003	1033	54.1	19.1	31.3
2004	1057	56.0	18.9	41.2
2005	1046	56.1	18.6	39
2006	1092	56.9	19.2	41.1
2007	1071	55.5	19.3	39.7
2008	1087	57.4	18.9	33.8
2009	1113	57.4	19.4	33
2010	1122	61.7	18.1	37.6
2011	1099	61.5	17.8	41.3
2012	1094	57.3	19.0	46.5
2013	1045	58.2	17.9	44.3
2014	1004	n/a	n/a	41.9
2015	1010	53.0	19.0	39.9
2016	1032	55.0	18.7	39.8
2017	985	52.6	18.7	39.8
2018	958	53.1	18.0	36.5
2019	972	52.9	18.3	39.5
2020	1020	54.7	18.6	38.1
2021	989	52.8	18.7	41.1
2022	914	51.3	17.7	45.5
2023	864	46.8	18.4	48.7
2024	833	42.6	19.5	43.9

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 Pacific Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	720	33.0	21.8	0
1989	774	36.0	21.5	n/a
1990	788	37.8	20.8	0
1991	907	41.4	21.9	n/a
1992	946	43.6	21.6	n/a
1993	945	43.9	21.5	n/a
1994	1001	45.0	22.2	n/a
1995	1168	53.2	22.0	n/a
1996	1168	53.2	22.0	n/a
1997	830	40.5	20.5	n/a
1998	906	39.7	22.8	n/a
1999	1028	43.5	23.6	n/a
2000	1191	52.1	22.9	n/a
2001	1197	55.6	21.5	n/a
2002	1033	54.1	19.1	31.3
2003	1033	54.1	19.1	31.3
2004	1057	56.0	18.9	41.2
2005	1046	56.1	18.6	39
2006	1092	56.9	19.2	41.1
2007	1071	55.5	19.3	39.7
2008	1087	57.4	18.9	33.8
2009	1113	57.4	19.4	33
2010	1122	61.7	18.1	37.6
2011	1099	61.5	17.8	41.3
2012	1094	57.3	19.0	46.5
2013	1045	58.2	17.9	44.3
2014	1004	n/a	n/a	41.9
2015	1010	53.0	19.0	39.9
2016	1032	55.0	18.7	39.8
2017	985	52.6	18.7	39.8
2018	958	53.1	18.0	36.5
2019	972	52.9	18.3	39.5
2020	1020	54.7	18.6	38.1
2021	989	52.8	18.7	41.1
2022	914	51.3	17.7	45.5
2023	864	46.8	18.4	48.7
2024	833	42.6	19.5	43.9

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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