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Enrollment
503
Middle
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530207000308
Deer Park Middle School
S. 347 Colville Ave., Deer Park, WA 99006 · (509) 464-5800 · Spokane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 86.9:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
265 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 | 157 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 174 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 172 | 34% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Deer Park School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
54.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -4.8pp since 2014
Math
42.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.6% | 42.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 42.4% |
| 2022-23 | 57.8% | 39.8% |
| 2021-22 | 58.4% | 45.2% |
| 2018-19 | 66.2% | 55.6% |
| 2017-18 | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2016-17 | 66.2% | 55.2% |
| 2015-16 | 60.2% | 47.1% |
| 2014-15 | 59.3% | 42.9% |
% 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Deer Park Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Middle School this school | 503 | 52.7% | 47.0% |
| Sequim Middle School Sequim | 548 | 50.4% | N/A |
| Eatonville Middle School Eatonville | 425 | 46.4% | 30.6% |
| Granite Falls Middle School Granite Falls | 448 | 48.2% | 31.3% |
| Amboy Middle School AMBOY | 500 | 44.4% | N/A |
| Castle Rock Middle School CASTLE ROCK | 316 | 55.7% | N/A |
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 Deer Park Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #107 of 294 | #11 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #122 of 357 ▼ 15 | #13 of 26 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #124 of 357 ▼ 32 | #11 of 26 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #36 of 290 | #5 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #248 of 377 | #19 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #37 of 340 | #9 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #323 of 340 | #25 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #169 of 359 | #15 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.3% | #50 of 130 | #4 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
503
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 245
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 503 | 30.3 | 16.6:1 | 53% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 32.5 | 15.4:1 | 56% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 30.4 | 15.4:1 | 58% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 51% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 54% (245) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 59% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 58% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 23 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 245 | 11 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deer Park Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (452 to 503); teachers up 1% (30 to 30.3).
About Deer Park Middle School
In Deer Park, Washington, Deer Park Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 503 students.
Deer Park Middle School is in Deer Park School District, a district with 2,783 students across 7 schools.
Of every 100 students at Deer Park Middle School, about 85 are White. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Native American. Census estimates put Spokane County at about 83% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Deer Park Middle School are from different groups.
Deer Park Middle School has 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.6:1. The school's 16.6:1 compares with an average of 18.9:1 for middle schools in Washington. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 53%. That is in line with the 52% average for public schools in Spokane County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Deer Park Middle School is 2.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 47.0%. Predicted: 44.9%.
The school's county is Spokane County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $78,582 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Deer Park Middle School shares Spokane County with 186 other public schools.
Arcadia Elementary is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Ranked by average proficiency, Deer Park Middle School places 4th out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
Federal data place Deer Park Middle School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 5%, from 481 to 503.
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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 Deer Park School District
- Deer Park High SchoolHigh · 637 students
- Deer Park Home Link ProgramCombined · 617 students
- Arcadia ElementaryElementary · 455 students
- Deer Park ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Deer Park Achievement High SchoolHigh · 94 students
- Deer Park Early Learning CenterElementary · 77 students
Other schools in Deer Park
- Deer Park High SchoolHigh · 637 students
- Deer Park Home Link ProgramCombined · 617 students
- Arcadia ElementaryElementary · 455 students
- Deer Park ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Deer Park Achievement High SchoolHigh · 94 students
- Deer Park Early Learning CenterElementary · 77 students
Other Deer Park Middle schools
One other US public school is named Deer Park Middle. Deer Park Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Deer Park MiddleNorth Charleston, SC · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Arcadia Elementary0.5 mi · 455
- Deer Park Early Learning Center0.6 mi · 77
- Deer Park High School0.6 mi · 637
- Deer Park Achievement High School0.6 mi · 94
- Deer Park Elementary0.7 mi · 400
- Deer Park Home Link Program0.7 mi · 617
Frequently asked questions
About Deer Park Middle SchoolHow large is Deer Park Middle School?
Deer Park Middle School enrolls approximately 503 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Deer Park Middle School serve?
Deer Park Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Deer Park Middle School have?
Deer Park Middle School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Deer Park Middle School?
Student demographics at Deer Park Middle School are roughly 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Deer Park Middle School public or private?
Deer Park Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Deer Park School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.