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Enrollment
537
Middle
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825001377
Glover Middle School
2330 W Longfellow Ave, Spokane, WA 99205 · (509) 354-5400 · Spokane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
392 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 173 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 32% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
32.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.5pp since 2014
Math
21.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -12.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.9% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 29.1% | 22.6% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 17.8% |
| 2021-22 | 26.6% | 11.1% |
| 2018-19 | 42.5% | 30.6% |
| 2017-18 | 46.8% | 33.5% |
| 2016-17 | 49.9% | 38.1% |
| 2015-16 | 48.1% | 44.3% |
| 2014-15 | 40.4% | 33.3% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Glover Middle School
Glover Middle School's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glover Middle School this school | 537 | 73.0% | 25.6% |
| North Pines Middle School Spokane Valley | 504 | 74.2% | 27.6% |
| Monticello Middle School Longview | 525 | 73.1% | N/A |
| East Valley Middle School Spokane Valley | 394 | 69.8% | 31.8% |
| Shaw Middle School Spokane | 693 | 79.2% | 16.4% |
| Salk Middle School Spokane | 658 | 62.2% | 32.3% |
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 Glover Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #248 of 294 | #24 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #279 of 357 ▼ 15 | #23 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #292 of 357 ▲ 18 | #23 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.2pp | #39 of 290 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #228 of 377 | #16 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #27 of 340 | #8 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #165 of 340 | #5 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.0% | #51 of 359 | #5 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #54 of 130 | #5 of 9 |
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
537
-73 (-12%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 537 | 33.2 | 16.2:1 | 73% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 35.8 | 13.6:1 | 80% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 41.8 | 14.1:1 | 80% (470) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 74% (453) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 37.1 | 13.1:1 | 77% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 75% (461) |
| 2010-11 | 718 | 39 | 18.4:1 | 61% (436) |
| 2000-01 | 827 | 46 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 786 | 40 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glover Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (486 to 537); teachers down 11% (37.1 to 33.2).
About Glover Middle School
Glover Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school based in Spokane, Washington. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 537 students in grades 6 through 8.
Spokane School District has 28,853 students in 62 schools, and Glover Middle School is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at Glover Middle School, at 62%. The remaining students are 16% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Spokane County is about 83% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.2:1, with 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.7 students per teacher below the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 73%. The 52% average for public schools in Spokane County is 21 points lower.
Test results at Glover Middle School are 5.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (25.6% actual, 31.2% predicted).
Spokane County census figures show that the median household income is $78,582, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Spokane County is home to 187 public schools and about 76,588 public school students.
The closest other public school is Shadle Park High School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Glover Middle School is behind the 38.9% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
The federal government classifies Glover Middle School's location as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment is down 12% from 2020-21, when Glover Middle School had 610 students, to 2024-25, when it had 537.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Glover Middle School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Spokane School District
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
Other schools in Spokane
- Mead Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
Nearby schools
- Shadle Park High School0.3 mi · 1,445
- Finch Elementary0.6 mi · 375
- Ridgeview Elementary0.9 mi · 301
- Browne Elementary1.0 mi · 316
- Willard Elementary1.1 mi · 384
- Audubon Elementary1.2 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Glover Middle SchoolHow large is Glover Middle School?
Glover Middle School enrolls approximately 537 students in grades 06-08.
Is Glover Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glover Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Glover Middle School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Glover Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Glover Middle School?
Student demographics at Glover Middle School are roughly 62% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Glover Middle School?
Glover Middle School is overseen by Spokane School District in Spokane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.