Cougar Mountain Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Graham, Washington
Cougar Mountain Middle School in Graham, Washington enrolled 605 students in 2024-25 with 29.2 full-time teachers, 20.7 students per teacher against the Washington middle-school median of 19.1. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 33% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
614 students in 2022-23, 605 students in 2023-24, 605 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.1 to 29.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 614 | 30.1 | 20.4 |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 29.1 | 20.8 |
| 2024-25 | 605 | 29.2 | 20.7 |
20.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Washington middle schools
Among the 376 Washington middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 253 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cougar Mountain Middle School enrolled 626 students and had 2.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 65 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.5, one per 253 of the 626 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions65
- Chronically absent44.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
60.6% of students were White, 21.4% Hispanic, 12.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White60.6%
- Hispanic21.4%
- Two or more races12.4%
- Asian1.7%
- Black1.5%
- American Indian1.3%
- Pacific Islander1.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Cougar Mountain Middle School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 51% | 49% | 53.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 33% | 35% (2021-22) | 41.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Graham
2 public middle schools in Graham report 2024-25 enrollment; Cougar Mountain Middle School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Middle School | 620 | 20.8 | 38.1% |
| Cougar Mountain Middle School | 605 | 20.7 | 40.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cougar Mountain Middle School
- Bethel Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 661 students, 20.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
- Liberty Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.8 miles away: 857 students, 21.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
- Compare Cougar Mountain Middle School with Bethel Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bethel School District 403 spends per student$15,370 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,370
- The largest public schools in WashingtonCougar Mountain Middle School is the number 193 by size of 380 Washington middle schools open in 2024-25.#193 of 380
- Washington schools by students per teacher20.7 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 19.1 for middle schools.20.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Cougar Mountain Middle School
How many students attend Cougar Mountain Middle School?
605 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 614 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Graham, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cougar Mountain Middle School?
20.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for middle schools is 19.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Cougar Mountain Middle School a Title I school?
Cougar Mountain Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Cougar Mountain Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Cougar Mountain Middle School scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Cougar Mountain Middle School in?
Bethel School District 403, NCES district ID 5300480. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530048003158 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.