Enrollment
754
Middle
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825003899
Carla Peperzak Middle School
2620 East 63rd Ave, Spokane, WA 99223 · (509) 824-8400 · Spokane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Washington public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
347 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 249 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 274 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 231 | 31% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
61.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
48.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.4% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 60.8% | 49.1% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Carla Peperzak Middle School
Carla Peperzak Middle School's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carla Peperzak Middle School this school | 754 | 46.0% | 54.5% |
| Mountainside Middle School COLBERT | 824 | 44.9% | 48.9% |
| Sacajawea Middle School Spokane | 855 | 40.4% | 58.4% |
| Post Middle School Arlington | 645 | 45.7% | 37.1% |
| Daybreak Middle Battle Ground | 480 | 46.3% | N/A |
| Chehalis Middle School Chehalis | 692 | 49.3% | 40.9% |
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 Carla Peperzak Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #71 of 294 | #4 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #84 of 357 ▼ 8 | #5 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #76 of 357 ▲ 4 | #4 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #97 of 377 | #4 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #39 of 340 | #10 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #278 of 340 | #13 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.0% | #219 of 359 | #18 of 27 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 754 | 45.1 | 16.7:1 | 46% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 31.5 | 15.4:1 | 45% (219) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carla Peperzak Middle School.
About Carla Peperzak Middle School
As a mid-sized middle school, Carla Peperzak Middle School serves students in Spokane, Washington. Its enrollment is 754 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 577 students for middle schools in Washington.
Spokane School District counts 62 schools and 28,853 students, including Carla Peperzak Middle School.
Federal enrollment data show Carla Peperzak Middle School is 74% White. Other groups make up 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. Spokane County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 16.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Carla Peperzak Middle School, which has 45.1. Middle schools in Washington have an average ratio of 18.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 46%.
Among Washington public middle schools, Carla Peperzak Middle School outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 49.3%.
The county, Spokane County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $78,582 a year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Spokane County has 187 public schools with about 76,588 students, including Carla Peperzak Middle School.
Mullan Road Elementary is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Carla Peperzak Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Carla Peperzak Middle School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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 Spokane School District
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
Other schools in Spokane
- Mead Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
Nearby schools
- Mullan Road Elementary0.2 mi · 477
- Moran Prairie Elementary1.4 mi · 462
- Hamblen Elementary1.5 mi · 508
- Ferris High School1.7 mi · 1,644
- Adams Elementary1.8 mi · 312
- Jefferson Elementary2.1 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Carla Peperzak Middle SchoolHow many students attend Carla Peperzak Middle School?
Carla Peperzak Middle School enrolls approximately 754 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Carla Peperzak Middle School serve?
Carla Peperzak Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carla Peperzak Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carla Peperzak Middle School is approximately 16.7:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carla Peperzak Middle School?
At Carla Peperzak Middle School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Carla Peperzak Middle School in?
Carla Peperzak Middle School is part of Spokane School District.
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