School district · Washington

Longview School District

Longview School District in Washington: 17 public schools with 6,382 students and 17.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,194 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 17
Students: 6,382
Students per teacher: 17.8; WA 17.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $17,194; WA $18.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 359
Counselors (FTE): 20.0
Students per counselor: 319; WA 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 8.0; Librarians (FTE): 3.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Washington: 51%

44%proficient

+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 59% of school districts in Washington

Median 47% · 267 school districts compared

2,732 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

36%proficient

+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 59% of school districts in Washington

Median 40% · 263 school districts compared

2,738 students tested, grades 3–8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$10.4K15

$10.9K16

$11.5K17

$12.6K18

$13.6K19

$13.6K20

$14.6K21

$15.7K22

$17.3K23

$17.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 12% · $14.9M
State: 68% · $82M
Local: 19% · $23.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $9,896
Support services: $6,619
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $10.1M
Long-term debt: $0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 3High schools: 5

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Broadway Learning CenterSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	135	27.0	—	—	Longview
Columbia Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	331	14.7	47%	46%	Longview
Columbia Valley Garden Elem SchlFree meals for all	K–5	362	15.8	58%	54%	Longview
Kessler Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	349	17.1	32%	31%	Longview
Mint Valley ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	366	15.3	37%	42%	Longview
Northlake Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	315	14.7	36%	36%	Longview
Olympic Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	381	17.7	31%	31%	Longview
Robert Gray ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	415	17.6	53%	47%	Longview
Saint Helens ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	299	15.3	24%	23%	Longview
Cascade Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	463	17.4	42%	34%	Longview
Monticello Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	525	17.7	49%	34%	Longview
Mt. Solo Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	401	16.7	58%	32%	Longview
Discovery High SchoolAlternative	9–12	57	11.4	—	—	Longview
Discovery High School-AchieveAlternative	9–12	57	—	—	—	Longview
Longview Virtual AcademyAlternativeMostly virtual	6–12	88	44.0	—	—	Longview
Mark Morris High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	912	20.3	—	—	Longview
R A Long High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	926	21.5	—	—	Longview

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 2715 Lilac St, Longview, WA 98632
Phone: (360)575-7000

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.