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Enrollment
685
Middle
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825001732
Chase Middle School
4747 E 37Th Ave, Spokane, WA 99223 · (509) 354-5000 · Spokane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
380 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 229 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 223 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 233 | 34% |
Student demographics
52%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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -14.6pp since 2014
Math
43.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -7.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.5% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.7% | 36.1% |
| 2018-19 | 65.0% | 44.3% |
| 2017-18 | 59.6% | 45.8% |
| 2016-17 | 62.1% | 45.7% |
| 2015-16 | 62.5% | 51.7% |
| 2014-15 | 63.8% | 50.9% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Chase Middle School
Chase Middle School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Middle School this school | 685 | 55.5% | 43.8% |
| Cheney Middle School CHENEY | 637 | 53.7% | 34.1% |
| Westwood Middle School Spokane | 624 | 57.7% | 39.7% |
| Laurin Middle School VANCOUVER | 745 | 54.6% | N/A |
| Salk Middle School Spokane | 658 | 62.2% | 32.3% |
| Yelm Middle School Yelm | 652 | 51.7% | 42.4% |
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 Chase Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #124 of 294 | #14 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #115 of 357 ▲ 18 | #12 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #160 of 357 ▼ 3 | #14 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.2pp | #118 of 290 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #142 of 377 | #7 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #25 of 340 | #7 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #221 of 340 | #8 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #148 of 359 | #13 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #121 of 130 | #9 of 9 |
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
685
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 917
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 685 | 42.5 | 16.1:1 | 55% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 810 | 50.8 | 15.9:1 | 56% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 712 | 44 | 16.2:1 | 52% (367) |
| 2020-21 | 703 | 39 | 18.0:1 | 55% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 679 | 38.8 | 17.5:1 | 55% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 40 | 18.2:1 | 53% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 819 | 44 | 18.6:1 | 43% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 917 | 45 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chase Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (679 to 685); teachers up 10% (38.8 to 42.5).
About Chase Middle School
Chase Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Spokane, Washington, (ZIP code 99223). The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 685 students.
Spokane School District oversees Chase Middle School and 61 other schools, with 28,853 students in total.
White students are 67% of those enrolled at Chase Middle School. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 4% Black. That compares with about 83% White among all Spokane County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
Chase Middle School reports a ratio of 16.1 students per teacher, from 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Washington is 18.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Chase Middle School, 55% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Spokane County is close, at 52%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Chase Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.8%; the prediction is 43.0%.
Census data for Spokane County show median household income comes to about $78,582, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 187 public schools and about 76,588 students.
Chase Middle School is about 1.2 miles from Ferris High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Chase Middle School is behind the 50.1% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Chase Middle School as City: Mid-size.
The school shrank from 703 students in 2020-21 to 685 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.1:1.
The discussion board for Chase Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Other Chase Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Chase Middle. Chase Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Chase Middle SchoolForest City, NC · 484 students
- Chase Middle SchoolTopeka, KS · 390 students
Nearby schools
- Ferris High School1.2 mi · 1,644
- Adams Elementary1.3 mi · 312
- Lincoln Heights Elementary1.3 mi · 435
- Moran Prairie Elementary1.6 mi · 462
- The Healing Lodge1.7 mi · 24
- Hamblen Elementary1.9 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Chase Middle SchoolHow many students attend Chase Middle School?
Chase Middle School enrolls approximately 685 students in grades 06-08.
Is Chase Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chase Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Chase Middle School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Chase Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chase Middle School?
At Chase Middle School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Chase Middle School in?
Chase Middle School is part of Spokane School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.