Is Jemtegaard Middle School a good school?

Jemtegaard Middle School ranks 196 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jemtegaard Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 433 students attended Jemtegaard Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Jemtegaard Middle School?

Students at Jemtegaard Middle School are 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Jemtegaard Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jemtegaard Middle School usually go on to attend Washougal High School

Jemtegaard Middle School

Summary:

Jemtegaard Middle School is a public middle school in Washougal, Washington, serving 439 students in grades 6-8. The school's academic performance has been mixed, with proficiency rates in some subjects slightly below the district and state averages, but strengths in the performance of specific student groups.

Compared to nearby schools, Canyon Creek Middle School in the Washougal School District consistently outperforms Jemtegaard Middle School in academic metrics. Meanwhile, schools in the Evergreen School District, such as Covington Middle School, Frontier Middle School, and Wyeast Middle School, generally underperform Jemtegaard Middle School and the Washougal School District. In contrast, Skyridge Middle School and Odyssey Middle School in the Camas School District significantly outperform Jemtegaard Middle School and the Washougal School District.

Jemtegaard Middle School has seen fluctuations in its per-student spending and student-teacher ratio, which may have contributed to its academic performance. Additionally, the school serves a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, which can impact academic outcomes. Overall, Jemtegaard Middle School has shown mixed results, with some strengths and areas for improvement compared to the state and nearby schools.

Detail:

Public 6-8

35300 SE Evergreen Hwy
Washougal, WA 98671-6736

(360) 954-3400

District: Washougal School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
196^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,239

Students who attend Jemtegaard Middle School usually attend:

High:

Washougal High School

Feeder schools for Jemtegaard Middle School:

Elementary:

Hathaway Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 19.7

Number of students: 433

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.4%

Hispanic:

16.2%

Two or more races:

7.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Jemtegaard Middle School ranks better than 63.4% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.55. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.4%), Hispanic (16.2%), two or more races (7.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jemtegaard Middle School is 19.7. (See more...)

Compare Jemtegaard Middle School employs 21.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jemtegaard Middle School is $16,239.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jemtegaard Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jemtegaard Middle School 196^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Jemtegaard Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Washougal School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Washougal School District 79^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Jemtegaard Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Jemtegaard Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	54.15	195^th	421	53.7%
2005	57.26	180^th	425	57.6%
2006	42.57	270^th	449	39.9%
2007	61.95	153^rd	463	67.0%
2008	43.01	279^th	466	40.1%
2009	54.77	207^th	476	56.5%
2010	51.78	234^th	483	51.6%
2011	53.75	222^nd	492	54.9%
2012	51.06	240^th	497	51.7%
2013	56.91	211^th	498	57.6%
2015	41.34	251^st	445	43.6%
2016	50.41	212^th	443	52.1%
2017	57.88	184^th	435	57.7%
2018	69.65	118^th	437	73.0%
2019	66.53	151^st	512	70.5%
2021	34.70	345^th	529	34.8%
2022	47.72	245^th	541	54.7%
2023	52.06	224^th	539	58.4%
2024	59.55	196^th	535	63.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Jemtegaard Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	61.96	90^th	246	63.4%
2021	54.10	102^nd	250	59.2%
2022	61.32	86^th	257	66.5%
2023	37.71	155^th	244	36.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Jemtegaard Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	60.59	63^rd	268	76.5%
2019	71.82	36^th	231	84.4%
2022	54.59	58^th	199	70.9%
2024	67.61	40^th	179	77.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	70.34	66^th	349	81.1%
2019	72.15	71^st	448	84.2%
2021	38.48	286^th	458	37.6%
2022	58.05	144^th	475	69.7%
2023	62.48	134^th	463	71.1%
2024	56.77	171^st	455	62.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Jemtegaard Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	65.81	124^th	376	67.0%
2019	61.99	156^th	452	65.5%
2021	30.35	331^st	469	29.4%
2022	44.33	248^th	479	48.2%
2023	50.27	213^th	464	54.1%
2024	64.60	151^st	464	67.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Jemtegaard Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	68.80	103^rd	371	72.2%
2019	69.27	117^th	453	74.2%
2021	40.11	272^nd	476	42.9%
2022	50.11	207^th	480	56.9%
2023	51.41	194^th	470	58.7%
2024	53.60	203^rd	466	56.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jemtegaard Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	60.84	110^th	344	68.0%
2021	23.94	276^th	353	21.8%
2022	51.83	146^th	360	59.4%
2023	49.90	139^th	336	58.6%
2024	53.72	136^th	344	60.5%

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Rank History for White students at Jemtegaard Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	59.61	126^th	325	61.2%
2019	58.37	181^st	470	61.5%
2021	28.98	347^th	480	27.7%
2022	37.83	305^th	488	37.5%
2023	47.19	234^th	488	52.0%
2024	53.51	213^th	486	56.2%

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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
Monday, April 14, 2014

*Not a good school* would be an upgrade! This is a BAD school. I volunteered there for a few months. I watched but never said much. They have very poor leadership from the principle and many (not all) of the staff are extremely difficult to work with. They lack some basic supplies. Poor testing scores. They don't return calls or emails. They lie. Big times slackers when it comes to grading and entering it into Skyward. No respect for their co-workers the children or parents. They are bullies, to each other, kids and parents. They use fear tactics. Over all its a "bad vibe" as soon as you walk threw the front doors. If I could give them a negitive -5 stars I would. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Jemtegaard Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	422	0	6	5	5	n/a	n/a	0	438
1989	425	1	4	3	4	n/a	n/a	0	437
1990	445	1	4	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	459
1991	484	0	4	5	5	n/a	n/a	0	498
1992	527	0	4	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	546
1993	570	1	1	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	580
1994	591	3	1	4	5	n/a	n/a	0	604
1995	604	3	4	2	5	n/a	n/a	0	618
1996	604	3	4	2	5	n/a	n/a	0	618
1997	591	2	4	3	4	n/a	n/a	0	604
1998	599	1	11	5	4	n/a	n/a	0	620
1999	579	1	9	5	6	n/a	n/a	0	600
2000	540	1	8	8	5	n/a	n/a	0	562
2001	482	1	13	10	7	n/a	n/a	0	513
2002	396	5	6	15	6	n/a	n/a	0	428
2003	396	5	6	15	6	n/a	n/a	0	428
2004	388	4	7	26	5	n/a	n/a	0	430
2005	403	6	9	19	4	n/a	n/a	0	441
2006	390	9	10	27	6	n/a	n/a	0	442
2007	394	9	12	19	4	n/a	n/a	2	440
2008	406	4	11	26	5	n/a	n/a	6	458
2009	430	8	18	23	5	n/a	n/a	9	493
2010	405	11	14	23	5	n/a	n/a	9	467
2011	356	10	10	32	2	1	18	0	429
2012	350	9	9	42	2	1	26	0	439
2013	353	8	9	42	5	1	21	0	439
2014	380	9	6	55	5	0	24	0	479
2015	377	4	10	56	4	0	39	0	490
2016	368	4	10	62	1	0	34	0	479
2017	406	2	5	67	1	2	39	0	522
2018	416	3	3	69	2	0	34	0	527
2019	421	1	3	74	2	0	34	0	535
2020	412	4	3	63	3	0	32	0	517
2021	341	5	1	72	1	0	35	0	455
2022	351	6	4	72	1	0	29	0	463
2023	325	3	3	77	1	0	30	0	439
2024	322	5	3	70	1	0	32	0	433

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 Jemtegaard Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	438	19.0	23.0	0
1989	437	18.0	24.2	n/a
1990	459	18.0	25.5	0
1991	498	20.5	24.2	n/a
1992	546	34.1	16.0	n/a
1993	580	36.6	15.8	n/a
1994	604	42.2	14.3	n/a
1995	618	26.7	23.1	n/a
1996	618	26.7	23.1	n/a
1997	604	26.8	22.5	n/a
1998	620	30.7	20.2	n/a
1999	600	33.7	17.8	n/a
2000	562	31.6	17.8	n/a
2001	513	29.0	17.7	n/a
2002	428	26.7	16.0	39.7
2003	428	26.7	16.0	39.7
2004	430	23.0	18.7	40
2005	441	23.0	19.2	40.6
2006	442	25.0	17.7	37.1
2007	440	25.2	17.5	42.2
2008	458	25.0	18.3	43.6
2009	493	25.0	19.7	41.9
2010	467	27.8	16.7	48.5
2011	429	27.4	15.6	49.9
2012	439	24.0	18.2	50.1
2013	439	24.2	18.1	48.1
2014	479	n/a	n/a	47.2
2015	490	27.0	18.1	45.5
2016	479	25.0	19.1	47
2017	522	24.8	21.0	43.3
2018	527	28.5	18.4	38.3
2019	535	26.9	19.8	41.5
2020	517	23.6	21.8	44.9
2021	455	23.8	19.0	45.3
2022	463	25.0	18.5	42.8
2023	439	24.2	18.1	48.3
2024	433	21.9	19.7	45.7

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 Jemtegaard Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	438	19.0	23.0	0
1989	437	18.0	24.2	n/a
1990	459	18.0	25.5	0
1991	498	20.5	24.2	n/a
1992	546	34.1	16.0	n/a
1993	580	36.6	15.8	n/a
1994	604	42.2	14.3	n/a
1995	618	26.7	23.1	n/a
1996	618	26.7	23.1	n/a
1997	604	26.8	22.5	n/a
1998	620	30.7	20.2	n/a
1999	600	33.7	17.8	n/a
2000	562	31.6	17.8	n/a
2001	513	29.0	17.7	n/a
2002	428	26.7	16.0	39.7
2003	428	26.7	16.0	39.7
2004	430	23.0	18.7	40
2005	441	23.0	19.2	40.6
2006	442	25.0	17.7	37.1
2007	440	25.2	17.5	42.2
2008	458	25.0	18.3	43.6
2009	493	25.0	19.7	41.9
2010	467	27.8	16.7	48.5
2011	429	27.4	15.6	49.9
2012	439	24.0	18.2	50.1
2013	439	24.2	18.1	48.1
2014	479	n/a	n/a	47.2
2015	490	27.0	18.1	45.5
2016	479	25.0	19.1	47
2017	522	24.8	21.0	43.3
2018	527	28.5	18.4	38.3
2019	535	26.9	19.8	41.5
2020	517	23.6	21.8	44.9
2021	455	23.8	19.0	45.3
2022	463	25.0	18.5	42.8
2023	439	24.2	18.1	48.3
2024	433	21.9	19.7	45.7

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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