Is Coweeman Middle School a good school?

Coweeman Middle School ranks 311 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Coweeman Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 510 students attended Coweeman Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Coweeman Middle School?

Students at Coweeman Middle School are 70% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Coweeman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Coweeman Middle School usually go on to attend Kelso High School

Coweeman Middle School

Summary:

Coweeman Middle School is a public middle school located in Kelso, Washington, serving around 570 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Kelso School District, which is ranked 158 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Coweeman Middle School faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to the state and district averages. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are consistently below the state and district levels, with the largest gaps in Math. Additionally, the school's rankings among Washington middle schools for various student subgroups, such as female, male, Hispanic, and low-socioeconomic status, are mostly in the bottom half, with many in the bottom third. In comparison, nearby schools like Huntington Middle School and Woodland Middle School have higher academic performance.

Coweeman Middle School also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from around 58% to 64% over the past few years. This is higher than the nearby Castle Rock Middle School (55.46%) and Cascade Middle School (68.61%), but lower than Huntington Middle School (75.88%). The school's spending per student and student-teacher ratio are generally in line with the nearby schools, but these factors alone do not seem to be driving the lower academic performance at Coweeman Middle School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2000 Allen St
Kelso, WA 98626

(360) 501-1750

District: Kelso School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
311^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,551

Students who attend Coweeman Middle School usually attend:

High:

Kelso High School

Feeder schools for Coweeman Middle School:

Elementary:	Butler Acres Elementary
	Carrolls Elementary
	Rose Valley Elementary
	Wallace Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 18.3

Number of students: 510

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Hispanic:

18.0%

Two or more races:

5.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Coweeman Middle School ranks worse than 58.1% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.34. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (69.8%), Hispanic (18%), two or more races (5.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 61.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Coweeman Middle School is 18.3. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Coweeman Middle School is $16,551.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Coweeman Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Coweeman Middle School 311^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Coweeman Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Kelso School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kelso School District 158^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Coweeman Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Coweeman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	52.68	203^rd	421	51.8%
2005	49.12	234^th	425	44.9%
2006	54.66	192^nd	449	57.2%
2007	34.04	329^th	463	28.9%
2008	42.86	281^st	466	39.7%
2009	35.28	329^th	476	30.9%
2010	42.87	291^st	483	39.8%
2011	55.47	213^th	492	56.7%
2012	53.11	225^th	497	54.7%
2013	54.16	231^st	498	53.6%
2015	51.55	206^th	445	53.7%
2016	42.13	257^th	443	42.0%
2017	39.90	264^th	435	39.3%
2018	40.79	257^th	437	41.2%
2019	24.07	404^th	512	21.1%
2021	31.77	359^th	529	32.1%
2022	26.73	403^rd	541	25.5%
2023	26.85	397^th	539	26.3%
2024	39.34	311^th	535	41.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Coweeman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	25.83	195^th	250	22.0%
2022	44.46	133^rd	257	48.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Coweeman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	42.94	43^rd	100	57.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Coweeman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	18.85	250^th	268	6.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	38.65	222^nd	349	36.4%
2019	23.38	370^th	448	17.4%
2021	48.28	211^th	458	53.9%
2022	34.61	318^th	475	33.1%
2023	28.26	346^th	463	25.3%
2024	36.17	293^rd	455	35.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Coweeman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	41.01	226^th	376	39.9%
2019	29.11	337^th	452	25.4%
2021	34.08	306^th	469	34.8%
2022	27.16	356^th	479	25.7%
2023	27.45	346^th	464	25.4%
2024	46.06	236^th	464	49.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Coweeman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	24.90	284^th	371	23.5%
2019	20.16	383^rd	453	15.5%
2021	30.93	322^nd	476	32.4%
2022	26.38	364^th	480	24.2%
2023	24.63	366^th	470	22.1%
2024	31.49	313^th	466	32.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Coweeman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.50	131^st	259	49.4%
2019	23.38	277^th	344	19.5%
2021	45.16	171^st	353	51.6%
2022	36.28	220^th	360	38.9%
2023	28.67	241^st	336	28.3%
2024	34.15	222^nd	344	35.5%

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Rank History for White students at Coweeman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	24.67	259^th	325	20.3%
2019	17.21	416^th	470	11.5%
2021	27.10	357^th	480	25.6%
2022	20.74	413^th	488	15.4%
2023	19.37	417^th	488	14.5%
2024	34.87	321^st	486	34.0%

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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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Enrollment information for Coweeman Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	495	4	11	8	12	n/a	n/a	0	530
1989	506	2	11	5	10	n/a	n/a	0	534
1990	487	1	7	4	9	n/a	n/a	0	508
1991	506	0	10	8	5	n/a	n/a	0	529
1992	549	2	9	8	12	n/a	n/a	0	580
1993	576	3	8	6	17	n/a	n/a	0	610
1994	607	3	12	18	14	n/a	n/a	0	654
1995	609	3	14	20	16	n/a	n/a	0	662
1996	609	3	14	20	16	n/a	n/a	0	662
1997	590	4	10	22	17	n/a	n/a	0	643
1998	589	5	5	18	18	n/a	n/a	0	635
1999	580	2	9	25	13	n/a	n/a	0	629
2000	553	5	9	29	14	n/a	n/a	0	610
2001	574	11	12	29	12	n/a	n/a	0	638
2002	542	11	9	38	63	n/a	n/a	0	663
2003	542	11	9	38	63	n/a	n/a	0	663
2004	556	8	8	40	57	n/a	n/a	0	669
2005	542	7	9	45	65	n/a	n/a	0	668
2006	497	12	11	53	72	n/a	n/a	0	645
2007	483	8	13	47	69	n/a	n/a	0	620
2008	474	7	11	50	56	n/a	n/a	2	600
2009	475	8	9	55	51	n/a	n/a	5	603
2010	470	7	9	51	41	n/a	n/a	8	586
2011	404	10	9	68	22	0	33	0	546
2012	391	6	9	74	16	0	35	0	531
2013	398	5	8	90	17	1	44	0	563
2014	400	5	9	92	21	1	51	0	579
2015	416	4	10	84	24	3	43	0	584
2016	406	2	7	85	17	5	33	0	555
2017	424	2	7	103	12	6	29	0	583
2018	421	3	4	112	10	5	27	0	582
2019	424	2	7	111	9	6	25	0	584
2020	419	3	6	98	7	9	27	0	569
2021	311	1	3	82	5	7	27	0	436
2022	393	3	5	97	8	8	32	0	546
2023	414	3	7	95	7	15	29	0	570
2024	356	2	8	92	6	17	29	0	510

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 Coweeman Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	530	27.0	19.6	0
1989	534	26.0	20.5	n/a
1990	508	24.8	20.4	0
1991	529	24.0	22.0	n/a
1992	580	26.3	22.0	n/a
1993	610	26.9	22.7	n/a
1994	654	30.9	21.2	n/a
1995	662	31.7	20.9	n/a
1996	662	31.7	20.9	n/a
1997	643	31.2	20.6	n/a
1998	635	30.5	20.8	n/a
1999	629	31.5	20.0	n/a
2000	610	30.9	19.7	n/a
2001	638	30.4	21.0	n/a
2002	663	32.4	20.5	36
2003	663	32.4	20.5	36
2004	669	33.0	20.3	43.5
2005	668	32.6	20.5	39.8
2006	645	34.0	19.0	43.9
2007	620	32.7	19.0	41.1
2008	600	31.1	19.3	41.6
2009	603	31.1	19.4	43.5
2010	586	30.3	19.3	51.2
2011	546	28.0	19.4	49.5
2012	531	27.5	19.3	51
2013	563	27.5	20.4	55.2
2014	579	n/a	n/a	53.4
2015	584	27.0	21.6	53.1
2016	555	28.0	19.8	47.4
2017	583	28.0	20.7	55.6
2018	582	27.0	21.5	56
2019	584	29.2	19.9	57.5
2020	569	27.7	20.5	60.1
2021	436	28.6	15.2	59.9
2022	546	26.4	20.6	58.4
2023	570	26.6	21.4	64.2
2024	510	27.8	18.3	61.4

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 Coweeman Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	530	27.0	19.6	0
1989	534	26.0	20.5	n/a
1990	508	24.8	20.4	0
1991	529	24.0	22.0	n/a
1992	580	26.3	22.0	n/a
1993	610	26.9	22.7	n/a
1994	654	30.9	21.2	n/a
1995	662	31.7	20.9	n/a
1996	662	31.7	20.9	n/a
1997	643	31.2	20.6	n/a
1998	635	30.5	20.8	n/a
1999	629	31.5	20.0	n/a
2000	610	30.9	19.7	n/a
2001	638	30.4	21.0	n/a
2002	663	32.4	20.5	36
2003	663	32.4	20.5	36
2004	669	33.0	20.3	43.5
2005	668	32.6	20.5	39.8
2006	645	34.0	19.0	43.9
2007	620	32.7	19.0	41.1
2008	600	31.1	19.3	41.6
2009	603	31.1	19.4	43.5
2010	586	30.3	19.3	51.2
2011	546	28.0	19.4	49.5
2012	531	27.5	19.3	51
2013	563	27.5	20.4	55.2
2014	579	n/a	n/a	53.4
2015	584	27.0	21.6	53.1
2016	555	28.0	19.8	47.4
2017	583	28.0	20.7	55.6
2018	582	27.0	21.5	56
2019	584	29.2	19.9	57.5
2020	569	27.7	20.5	60.1
2021	436	28.6	15.2	59.9
2022	546	26.4	20.6	58.4
2023	570	26.6	21.4	64.2
2024	510	27.8	18.3	61.4

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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