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Enrollment
359
Middle
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530111000189
Bowdish Middle School
2109 S Skipworth Rd, Spokane Valley, WA 99206 · (509) 558-4700 · Spokane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
229 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 124 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 107 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 128 | 36% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
39.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -6.9pp since 2014
Math
24.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -6.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.9% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 22.8% |
| 2022-23 | 34.8% | 22.3% |
| 2021-22 | 41.3% | 25.7% |
| 2018-19 | 55.2% | 34.5% |
| 2017-18 | 53.7% | 37.6% |
| 2016-17 | 53.2% | 35.4% |
| 2015-16 | 49.2% | 35.3% |
| 2014-15 | 46.8% | 31.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bowdish Middle School
Bowdish Middle School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdish Middle School this school | 359 | 63.8% | 29.8% |
| Colville Junior High School Colville | 401 | 66.1% | 50.5% |
| East Valley Middle School Spokane Valley | 394 | 69.8% | 31.8% |
| Lincoln Middle School Clarkston | 346 | 56.9% | N/A |
| Centennial Middle School SPOKANE | 536 | 59.5% | 32.7% |
| Sadie Halstead Middle School Newport | 272 | 66.9% | 35.8% |
Matched among Washington middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bowdish Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #225 of 294 | #21 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #260 of 357 ▲ 2 | #20 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #247 of 357 ▲ 47 | #20 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #60 of 290 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #298 of 377 | #24 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #21 of 340 | #5 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #296 of 340 | #17 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.8% | #91 of 359 | #7 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #23 of 192 | #3 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
359
-104 (-22%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 359 | 22.9 | 15.7:1 | 64% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 24.5 | 14.7:1 | 71% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 29.8 | 14.1:1 | 62% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 45% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 27.6 | 17.4:1 | 49% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 27 | 18.8:1 | 48% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 54% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 25 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 23 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bowdish Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (479 to 359); teachers down 17% (27.6 to 22.9).
About Bowdish Middle School
Bowdish Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Spokane Valley, Washington, administered by Central Valley School District. Enrolled students number 359 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 38% lower than the average for middle schools in Washington, which is about 577.
Federal data list 33 schools in Central Valley School District, with 15,087 students enrolled.
White students account for 78% of enrollment at Bowdish Middle School. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 4% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Native American. By the diversity index, Bowdish Middle School comes in at 38%.
The teaching staff at Bowdish Middle School is 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.7:1. That ratio is under the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 64%. On average, public schools in Spokane County report 52%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Bowdish Middle School is -7.6 points: 29.8% actual, 37.4% predicted.
Within Spokane County, median household income is about $78,582, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Spokane County number 187 and enroll about 76,588.
Of nearby public schools, South Pines Elementary is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Bowdish Middle School ranks 8th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 463 in 2020-21 and 359 in 2024-25, a decrease of 104 students.
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Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Valley School District
- Ridgeline High SchoolHigh · 1,575 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Other schools in Spokane Valley
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- East Valley High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Nearby schools
- South Pines Elementary0.4 mi · 288
- University Elementary School0.5 mi · 291
- Opportunity Elementary0.7 mi · 631
- University High School1.0 mi · 1,410
- McDonald Elementary School1.1 mi · 282
- Chester Elementary School1.1 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Bowdish Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bowdish Middle School?
Bowdish Middle School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bowdish Middle School serve?
Bowdish Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bowdish Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bowdish Middle School is approximately 15.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bowdish Middle School?
At Bowdish Middle School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Bowdish Middle School in?
Bowdish Middle School is part of Central Valley School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.