Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Longview-Kelso, WA
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Elementary / Middle Schools (28 ranked)
26 official · 2 provisional (Est. #, low confidence) · 10 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #1122 | #109 (WA)plausibly #40–297#1 (Longview-Kelso metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Kalama Elem SchoolNeighborhood | Kalama School District | #549 | #200 (WA)plausibly #72–351#2 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Mt. Solo Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #843 | #219 (WA)plausibly #107–432#3 (Longview-Kelso metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Woodland Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Woodland School District | #674 | #274 (WA)plausibly #206–413#4 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Barnes ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #1093 | #288 (WA)plausibly #146–513#5 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | ||
| Columbia Valley Garden Elem SchlNeighborhood | Longview School District | #456 | #312 (WA)plausibly #165–502#6 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Monticello Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #884 | #329 (WA)plausibly #213–524#7 (Longview-Kelso metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Rose Valley ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #738 | #510 (WA)plausibly #249–780#8 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Mint Valley ElementaryNeighborhood | Longview School District | #854 | #535 (WA)plausibly #339–793#9 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Butler Acres ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #615 | #546 (WA)plausibly #347–759#10 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| North Fork Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Woodland School District | #526 | #606 (WA)plausibly #353–837#11 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Saint Helens ElementaryNeighborhood | Longview School District | #1370 | #791 (WA)plausibly #480–1084#12 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Huntington Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #1109 | #842 (WA)plausibly #619–1030#13 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Northlake Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #974 | #852 (WA)plausibly #617–1131#14 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lexington ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #659 | #882 (WA)plausibly #675–1085#15 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Olympic Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #1078 | #883 (WA)plausibly #613–1092#16 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Columbia Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Woodland School District | #1017 | #901 (WA)plausibly #624–1181#17 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Coweeman Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #993 | #980 (WA)plausibly #786–1146#18 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Cascade Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #1066 | #1120 (WA)plausibly #929–1253#19 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Toutle Lake ElementaryNeighborhood | Toutle Lake School District | #856 | #1144 (WA)plausibly #875–1311#20 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Columbia Heights ElementaryNeighborhood | Longview School District | #861 | #1145 (WA)plausibly #873–1318#21 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Robert Gray ElementaryNeighborhood | Longview School District | #864 | #1168 (WA)plausibly #875–1373#22 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Castle Rock Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Castle Rock School District | #1416 | #1232 (WA)plausibly #1147–1282#23 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Kessler Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #1348 | #1376 (WA)plausibly #1213–1460#24 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Kelso Virtual AcademyVirtual | Kelso School District | — | #1413 | Est. #1390 (WA)#25 (Longview-Kelso metro)provisional · low confidence | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Kalama Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kalama School District | #1285 | #1401 (WA)plausibly #1333–1428#25 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Castle Rock ElementaryNeighborhood | Castle Rock School District | #1048 | #1437 (WA)plausibly #1333–1462#26 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Toutle Lake High SchoolNeighborhood | Toutle Lake School District | — | #1312 | Est. #1495 (WA)#27 (Longview-Kelso metro)Also HS #267provisional · low confidence | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Unranked (10 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Broadway Learning Center | Longview School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Carrolls Elementary | Kelso School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Castle Rock Virtual Academy | Castle Rock School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Cowlitz County Youth Services Center | Educational Service District 112 | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Lewis River Academy | Woodland School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Longview Schl Dist Special Svcs | Longview School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Longview Virtual Academy | Longview School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Loowit High School | Kelso School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Special Education | Kelso School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Yale Elementary | Woodland School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.
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Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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