Frontier Middle School

Frontier Middle School is a reasonably sized junior high in MOSES LAKE, Washington, overseen by Moses Lake School District. The school serves 690 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 20 schools in Moses Lake School District (8,430 students total), Frontier Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Frontier Middle School shows that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 42% White, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.9:1, putting Frontier Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 61% of students at Frontier Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Grant County's rate of about 69%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Frontier Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.5%; this one delivers 29.1%.

Around the school, Grant County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,267 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Grant County's 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,494 students), Frontier Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Knolls Vista Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Frontier Middle School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Frontier Middle School has contracted 9%, going from 762 students in 2018 to 690 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 48% to 42%.

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