Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Longview-Kelso, WA
27 ranked · 37 listed · sorted by Decoded Rank. Click any column header to re-sort, or any school for the full SchoolDecoder Scorecard.
Elementary / Middle Schools (27 ranked)
26 official · 1 provisional (Est. #, low confidence) · 10 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Mt. Solo Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #10 | #1 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Wallace ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #21 | #2 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Woodland Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Woodland School District | #9 | #3 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Kalama Elem SchoolNeighborhood | Kalama School District | #6 | #4 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Barnes ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #16 | #5 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Rose Valley ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #3 | #6 | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Monticello Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #15 | #7 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Columbia Valley Garden Elem SchlNeighborhood | Longview School District | #1 | #8 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Mint Valley ElementaryNeighborhood | Longview School District | #12 | #9 | Typical Profile | High | |
| North Fork Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Woodland School District | #2 | #10 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Northlake Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #18 | #11 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Coweeman Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #11 | #12 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Robert Gray ElementaryNeighborhood | Longview School District | #4 | #13 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Huntington Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #20 | #14 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Saint Helens ElementaryNeighborhood | Longview School District | #26 | #15 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Columbia Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Woodland School District | #14 | #16 | Typical Profile | Medium | |
| Kessler Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #23 | #17 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Columbia Heights ElementaryNeighborhood | Longview School District | #7 | #18 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Cascade Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #17 | #19 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Olympic Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Longview School District | #24 | #20 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Lexington ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #5 | #21 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Castle Rock Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Castle Rock School District | #25 | #22 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Butler Acres ElementaryNeighborhood | Kelso School District | #8 | #23 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Kalama Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Kalama School District | #19 | #24 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Toutle Lake ElementaryNeighborhood | Toutle Lake School District | #13 | #25 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Castle Rock ElementaryNeighborhood | Castle Rock School District | #22 | #26 | Lower by Both Measures | High | |
| Toutle Lake High SchoolNeighborhood | Toutle Lake School District | #25 | Est. #26Also HS #5provisional · 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 | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| 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 | |
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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
- July 26, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.9.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-07-26)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-07-26)
- Washington OSPI 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-07-26)
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