Enrollment
596
Middle
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825003816
Denny Yasuhara Middle School
2701 N. Perry St., Spokane, WA 99207 · (509) 824-8200 · Spokane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Washington public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
14.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
499 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 | 218 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 184 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 194 | 33% |
Student demographics
71%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
25.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +9.6pp since 2022
Math
12.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +2.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.1% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.9% | 11.8% |
| 2022-23 | 15.5% | 9.7% |
% 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
17.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Denny Yasuhara Middle School
Denny Yasuhara Middle School's state test result (17.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Yasuhara Middle School this school | 596 | 83.7% | 17.4% |
| Shaw Middle School Spokane | 693 | 79.2% | 16.4% |
| Garry Middle School Spokane | 410 | 82.0% | 26.2% |
| Monticello Middle School Longview | 525 | 73.1% | N/A |
| Glover Middle School Spokane | 537 | 73.0% | 25.6% |
| North Pines Middle School Spokane Valley | 504 | 74.2% | 27.6% |
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 Denny Yasuhara Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #283 of 294 | #25 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #341 of 357 ▼ 1 | #26 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #331 of 357 ▲ 14 | #25 of 26 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #200 of 377 | #14 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #14 of 340 | #3 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #76 of 340 | #1 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #17 of 359 | #1 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 | 596 | 40.7 | 14.7:1 | 84% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 41 | 13.4:1 | 89% (490) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 28.6 | 13.5:1 | 90% (346) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denny Yasuhara Middle School.
About Denny Yasuhara Middle School
Denny Yasuhara Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Spokane, Washington. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 596 students.
Spokane School District is made up of 62 schools with 28,853 students in all.
Enrollment at Denny Yasuhara Middle School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 47%. Other reported shares: 19% multiracial, 17% Hispanic, 6% Pacific Islander, and 4% Black. That compares with about 83% White among all Spokane County residents. Denny Yasuhara Middle School has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Denny Yasuhara Middle School is 40.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.7:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Washington is 18.9:1, higher than at this school. Around 84% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 52% for public schools in Spokane County.
Measured against Washington public middle schools, Denny Yasuhara Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Denny Yasuhara Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Washington is predicted to score 24.0%. Denny Yasuhara Middle School scores 17.4%, 6.7 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Spokane County, median household income is about $78,582, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 187 public schools operate in Spokane County, serving about 76,588 students.
The nearest other public school, Logan Elementary, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Denny Yasuhara Middle School. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Denny Yasuhara Middle School is 6th on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
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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
- Logan Elementary0.3 mi · 336
- Longfellow Elementary0.6 mi · 417
- Bemiss Elementary0.8 mi · 368
- Stevens Elementary0.9 mi · 438
- Alternative Northeast Community Center Preschool1.1 mi · 37
- Rogers High School1.2 mi · 1,498
Frequently asked questions
About Denny Yasuhara Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Denny Yasuhara Middle School?
Denny Yasuhara Middle School enrolls approximately 596 students in grades 06-08.
Is Denny Yasuhara Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Denny Yasuhara Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Denny Yasuhara Middle School have?
Denny Yasuhara Middle School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Denny Yasuhara Middle School?
Student demographics at Denny Yasuhara Middle School are roughly 47% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 19% Two or more.
What district is Denny Yasuhara Middle School in?
Denny Yasuhara Middle School is part of Spokane School District.
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