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How has Evergreen Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
668
Middle
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530111000193
Evergreen Middle School
14221 E. 16th Avenue, Spokane Valley, WA 99037 · (509) 558-3700 · Spokane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
239 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 240 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 200 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 228 | 34% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
58.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -1.6pp since 2014
Math
52.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -1.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.5% | 52.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 49.2% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 48.9% |
| 2021-22 | 54.4% | 46.5% |
| 2018-19 | 62.1% | 56.4% |
| 2017-18 | 65.9% | 60.9% |
| 2016-17 | 64.0% | 58.4% |
| 2015-16 | 64.5% | 57.8% |
| 2014-15 | 60.1% | 54.3% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Evergreen Middle School
Evergreen Middle School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Middle School this school | 668 | 35.8% | 52.8% |
| Selkirk Middle School Liberty Lake | 613 | 35.7% | 51.7% |
| Highland Middle School Spokane | 704 | 32.8% | 55.4% |
| Greenacres Middle School Spokane Valley | 555 | 38.6% | 52.3% |
| Northwood Middle School SPOKANE | 796 | 38.6% | 47.9% |
| Chief Umtuch Middle Battle Ground | 522 | 37.4% | 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 Evergreen Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #76 of 294 | #5 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #67 of 357 ▲ 8 | #2 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #100 of 357 ▲ 44 | #8 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #80 of 290 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #150 of 377 | #8 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #130 of 340 | #23 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.0% | #320 of 340 | #23 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #267 of 359 | #23 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #74 of 192 | #6 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
668
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 668 | 35.9 | 18.6:1 | 36% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 33.6 | 19.0:1 | 39% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 35.2 | 17.9:1 | 36% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 34 | 19.1:1 | 27% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 777 | 38.8 | 20.0:1 | 31% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 36 | 19.6:1 | 32% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 27 | 22.1:1 | 36% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 558 | 29 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 26 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evergreen Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (777 to 668); teachers down 8% (38.8 to 35.9).
About Evergreen Middle School
Evergreen Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Spokane Valley, Washington, one of the schools in Central Valley School District. The latest federal count shows 668 students in grades 6 through 8.
The Central Valley School District system has 33 schools and 15,087 students.
White students are the large majority at Evergreen Middle School, with 84% of enrollment. Next come 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 83% of residents are White. Evergreen Middle School has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.6:1. Middle schools in Washington have a similar average ratio of 18.9:1. Eligible students account for 36% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 52% for public schools in Spokane County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Evergreen Middle School would be expected to post about 56.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.8%.
Spokane County has about 549,056 residents, and median household income is about $78,582, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 187 public schools in Spokane County, with a combined enrollment of about 76,588.
The nearest public school is Sunrise Elementary, at about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Evergreen Middle School places 3rd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Evergreen Middle School's location as City: Mid-size.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 3%, from 651 to 668.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Evergreen Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Central Valley School District
- Ridgeline High SchoolHigh · 1,575 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
- Opportunity ElementaryElementary · 631 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
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
- Opportunity ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Other Evergreen Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 4 states are named Evergreen Middle. Evergreen Middle School is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Evergreen Middle SchoolEverett, WA · 890 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolKENT, WA · 810 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolRedmond, WA · 761 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolEVERGREEN, CO · 478 students
- Evergreen MiddleCottonwood, CA · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Sunrise Elementary0.5 mi · 644
- Adams Elementary0.6 mi · 376
- McDonald Elementary School0.8 mi · 282
- Central Valley High School1.0 mi · 1,380
- Central Valley Virtual Learning High School1.2 mi · 108
- Central Valley Early Learning Center1.2 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Evergreen Middle SchoolHow many students attend Evergreen Middle School?
Evergreen Middle School enrolls approximately 668 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Evergreen Middle School serve?
Evergreen Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Evergreen Middle School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Evergreen Middle School.
How diverse is Evergreen Middle School?
Evergreen Middle School reports a student body of 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Evergreen Middle School public or private?
Evergreen Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Central Valley School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.