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Enrollment
394
Middle
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SPOKANE)·NCES 530228003494
East Valley Middle School
4920 N Progress Rd, Spokane Valley, WA 99216 · (509) 924-9383 · Spokane County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Washington public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
14.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
275 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 7 | 201 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 193 | 49% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Students here typically continue to
East Valley Middle School→East Valley High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within East Valley School District (Spokane). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
42.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -9.4pp since 2014
Math
34.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +6.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.3% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.1% | 23.6% |
| 2022-23 | 36.5% | 22.8% |
| 2021-22 | 49.9% | 23.2% |
| 2018-19 | 56.9% | 32.5% |
| 2017-18 | 57.2% | 31.6% |
| 2016-17 | 57.3% | 34.4% |
| 2015-16 | 60.9% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.6% | 28.8% |
% 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 East Valley Middle School
East Valley Middle School's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Valley Middle School this school | 394 | 69.8% | 31.8% |
| North Pines Middle School Spokane Valley | 504 | 74.2% | 27.6% |
| Glover Middle School Spokane | 537 | 73.0% | 25.6% |
| Bowdish Middle School Spokane Valley | 359 | 63.8% | 29.8% |
| Hoquiam Middle School Hoquiam | 372 | 69.4% | 23.3% |
| Colville Junior High School Colville | 401 | 66.1% | 50.5% |
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 East Valley Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #212 of 294 | #20 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #170 of 357 ▲ 87 | #16 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #219 of 357 ▲ 69 | #17 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #148 of 290 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #291 of 377 | #22 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #9 of 340 | #2 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #248 of 340 | #10 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #66 of 359 | #6 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.0% | #32 of 192 | #4 of 13 |
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
394
-48 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 394 | 28.1 | 14.0:1 | 70% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 27.1 | 14.4:1 | 75% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 26.2 | 16.6:1 | 71% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 59% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 57% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | N/A | N/A | 58% (290) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Valley Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (505 to 394); teachers up 1% (28 to 28.1).
About East Valley Middle School
East Valley Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school with an address in Spokane Valley, Washington. A total of 394 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 8. Against the 577-student average for middle schools in Washington, enrollment here is 32% lower.
A total of 9 schools make up East Valley School District (Spokane), with 3,601 students enrolled.
At 71%, White students outnumber all other groups at East Valley Middle School combined. Other students are 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. By comparison, Spokane County residents are about 83% White. The chance that two students picked at random at East Valley Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1 at East Valley Middle School, with 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 70%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Spokane County is 52%.
The allk12 Grade for East Valley Middle School is C+. Compared with Washington public middle schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, East Valley Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.8%; the prediction is 33.4%.
Federal survey data for Spokane County show that median household income is about $78,582, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. East Valley Middle School is among the 187 public schools in Spokane County.
The nearest public school is Trentwood School, at about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, East Valley Middle School is 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
East Valley Middle School saw enrollment fall 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 16.4:1 in 2020-21 and 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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 East Valley School District (Spokane)
- East Valley High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Trent SchoolElementary · 511 students
- Trentwood SchoolElementary · 402 students
- East Farms STEAM SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Continuous Curriculum SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Otis Orchards SchoolElementary · 339 students
Other schools in Spokane Valley
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- East Valley High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Other East Valley Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named East Valley Middle. East Valley Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- EAST VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLNAMPA, ID · 754 students
- East Valley Middle SchoolEast Helena, MT · 471 students
Nearby schools
- Trentwood School0.3 mi · 402
- East Valley High School0.4 mi · 912
- EV Online0.4 mi · 50
- EV Parent Partnership0.8 mi · 221
- Continuous Curriculum School1.1 mi · 385
- Trent School2.1 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About East Valley Middle SchoolHow large is East Valley Middle School?
East Valley Middle School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades 07-08.
Is East Valley Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Valley Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at East Valley Middle School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at East Valley Middle School.
How diverse is East Valley Middle School?
East Valley Middle School reports a student body of 71% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees East Valley Middle School?
East Valley Middle School is overseen by East Valley School District (Spokane) in Spokane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.