Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Longview-Kelso, WA
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Elementary / Middle Schools (27 ranked)
26 official · 1 provisional (Est. #, low confidence) · 10 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Solo Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #850 | #120 (WA)plausibly #58–304#1 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Wallace ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #1148 | #128 (WA)plausibly #30–384#2 (Longview-Kelso metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Kalama Elem SchoolNeighborhood | Kalama School District | #678 | #323 (WA)plausibly #121–544#3 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Columbia Valley Garden Elem SchlNeighborhood | Longview School District | #435 | #337 (WA)plausibly #137–615#4 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Woodland Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Woodland School District | #804 | #340 (WA)plausibly #256–555#5 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Barnes ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #965 | #341 (WA)plausibly #204–584#6 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| North Fork Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Woodland School District | #470 | #410 (WA)plausibly #208–637#7 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Monticello Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #953 | #440 (WA)plausibly #275–646#8 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Rose Valley ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #512 | #517 (WA)plausibly #189–866#9 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Mint Valley ElementaryNeighborhood | Longview School District | #895 | #720 (WA)plausibly #507–1031#10 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Saint Helens ElementaryNeighborhood | Longview School District | #1392 | #757 (WA)plausibly #459–1000#11 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Northlake Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #1091 | #804 (WA)plausibly #606–1068#12 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lexington ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #632 | #840 (WA)plausibly #599–1071#13 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Coweeman Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #889 | #847 (WA)plausibly #624–1047#14 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Huntington Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #1130 | #878 (WA)plausibly #658–1075#15 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Columbia Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Woodland School District | #902 | #997 (WA)plausibly #734–1293#16 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Robert Gray ElementaryNeighborhood | Longview School District | #615 | #1011 (WA)plausibly #805–1300#17 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Columbia Heights ElementaryNeighborhood | Longview School District | #718 | #1017 (WA)plausibly #734–1228#18 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Butler Acres ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #766 | #1036 (WA)plausibly #805–1188#19 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Cascade Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #1041 | #1092 (WA)plausibly #852–1237#20 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Kessler Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #1227 | #1170 (WA)plausibly #864–1351#21 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Olympic Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #1260 | #1178 (WA)plausibly #973–1282#22 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Toutle Lake ElementaryNeighborhood | Toutle Lake School District | #897 | #1210 (WA)plausibly #1027–1298#23 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Castle Rock Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Castle Rock School District | #1353 | #1218 (WA)plausibly #1120–1274#24 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Castle Rock ElementaryNeighborhood | Castle Rock School District | #1197 | #1419 (WA)plausibly #1331–1448#25 (Longview-Kelso metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Kalama Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kalama School District | #1099 | #1440 (WA)plausibly #1272–1481#26 (Longview-Kelso metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Toutle Lake High SchoolNeighborhood | Toutle Lake School District | — | #1379 | Est. #1504 (WA)#27 (Longview-Kelso metro)Also HS #269provisional · 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 | |
| Kelso Virtual Academy | Kelso School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Lewis River Academy | Woodland School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| 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
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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