Denny Yasuhara Middle School

Denny Yasuhara Middle School operates as a mid-sized junior high in Spokane, Washington, run under Spokane School District. Current enrollment sits at 596 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Within Spokane School District, which oversees 62 schools and 28,853 students, Denny Yasuhara Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Denny Yasuhara Middle School lists that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 19% multiracial, 17% Hispanic, 6% Pacific Islander, 4% Black. By comparison, Spokane County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.9:1, putting Denny Yasuhara Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Spokane County's rate of about 52%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Denny Yasuhara Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.0%; this one delivers 17.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Spokane County put median household earnings sit near $78,582, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Spokane County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), Denny Yasuhara Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Logan Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Denny Yasuhara Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Denny Yasuhara Middle School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 25.9%.

Denny Yasuhara Middle School operates from a metropolitan location.

On the community side, members of the Denny Yasuhara Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.