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Enrollment
546
Middle
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLA WALLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 530945001601
Garrison Middle School
906 CHASE ST, WALLA WALLA, WA 99362 · (509) 527-3040 · Walla Walla County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
365 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 193 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 190 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 30% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Garrison Middle School→Walla Walla High School
Based on grade levels within Walla Walla Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.3pp since 2014
Math
34.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.4pp 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 34 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.5% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.5% | 34.3% |
| 2021-22 | 44.1% | 30.0% |
| 2018-19 | 54.3% | 41.7% |
| 2017-18 | 50.1% | 41.0% |
| 2016-17 | 49.2% | 37.1% |
| 2015-16 | 47.3% | 32.6% |
| 2014-15 | 48.8% | 34.7% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Garrison Middle School
Garrison Middle School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Middle School this school | 546 | 66.8% | 38.0% |
| Oakland Bay Junior High School Shelton | 544 | 65.6% | 21.3% |
| Olympic Middle School Shelton | 601 | 70.0% | 23.9% |
| Pioneer Middle School WALLA WALLA | 601 | 66.2% | 34.8% |
| Discovery Middle School VANCOUVER | 525 | 67.0% | N/A |
| Miller Junior High Aberdeen | 656 | 69.8% | 23.6% |
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 Garrison Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Walla Walla County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #167 of 294 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #177 of 357 ▼ 13 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #227 of 357 ▼ 8 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #184 of 290 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #226 of 377 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #72 of 340 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #171 of 340 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.8% | #79 of 359 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #97 of 192 | N/A |
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
546
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 546 | 31.1 | 17.6:1 | 67% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 34.1 | 16.2:1 | 73% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 35.1 | 15.9:1 | 67% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 53% (308) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 34 | 18.1:1 | 53% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 59% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 37 | 16.3:1 | 42% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 38 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 30 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garrison Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (616 to 546); teachers down 9% (34 to 31.1).
About Garrison Middle School
Garrison Middle School is a mid-sized middle school that serves part of WALLA WALLA, Washington. Its enrollment is 546 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
Walla Walla Public Schools serves 5,410 students across 16 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Garrison Middle School is Hispanic, with 49% of students. Enrollment also includes 44% White and 4% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 25 points above the 24% share among Walla Walla County residents. The diversity index for Garrison Middle School is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Garrison Middle School has 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.6:1. The school's 17.6:1 compares with an average of 18.9:1 for middle schools in Washington. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 67%.
In Washington, Garrison Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 38.0% actual against a predicted 35.4%.
The county, Walla Walla County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $74,202 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Garrison Middle School, Walla Walla County has 33 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lincoln High School, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Garrison Middle School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% drop, from 576 to 546.
On allk12, people connected to Garrison Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Walla Walla County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,161
Census ACS
Median income
$74,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
8,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walla Walla Public Schools
- Walla Walla High SchoolHigh · 1,554 students
- Pioneer Middle SchoolMiddle · 601 students
- Green Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Prospect Point ElementaryElementary · 414 students
- Sharpstein Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Other schools in WALLA WALLA
- Walla Walla High SchoolHigh · 1,554 students
- Pioneer Middle SchoolMiddle · 601 students
- Green Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Prospect Point ElementaryElementary · 414 students
- Sharpstein Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Other Garrison Middle schools
One other US public school is named Garrison Middle. Garrison Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Garrison Middle SchoolGARRISON, TX · 166 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln High School0.4 mi · 186
- Head Start0.5 mi · 112
- Walla Walla Center for Children and Families0.5 mi · 108
- Walla Walla County Juvenile Detention0.7 mi · 5
- Walla Walla Online1.0 mi · 72
- Homelink1.0 mi · 47
Frequently asked questions
About Garrison Middle SchoolHow large is Garrison Middle School?
Garrison Middle School enrolls approximately 546 students in grades 06-08.
Is Garrison Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garrison Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Garrison Middle School have?
Garrison Middle School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Garrison Middle School?
Student demographics at Garrison Middle School are roughly 44% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Garrison Middle School in?
Garrison Middle School is part of Walla Walla Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.