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Enrollment
425
Middle
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANGER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530318000504
Granger Middle School
501 Bailey Avenue, Granger, WA 98932 · (509) 854-1003 · Yakima County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
394 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 5 | 106 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 122 | 29% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Granger Middle School→Granger High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Granger School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
28.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +0.7pp since 2014
Math
18.2%
WA avg 51.2% . -4.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.4% | 18.2% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 19.7% |
| 2022-23 | 29.3% | 18.2% |
| 2021-22 | 27.9% | 14.1% |
| 2018-19 | 40.1% | 37.6% |
| 2017-18 | 39.4% | 41.8% |
| 2016-17 | 28.9% | 39.1% |
| 2015-16 | 27.8% | 26.1% |
| 2014-15 | 27.7% | 22.8% |
% 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Granger Middle School
Granger Middle School's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granger Middle School this school | 425 | 92.7% | 23.4% |
| Sierra Vista Middle School Sunnyside | 549 | 90.9% | 18.0% |
| Wahluke Junior High Mattawa | 554 | 94.9% | 21.6% |
| Washington Middle School Yakima | 748 | 96.0% | 17.9% |
| Toppenish Middle School TOPPENISH | 757 | 89.7% | 19.4% |
| Brewster Middle School BREWSTER | 224 | 90.2% | 32.4% |
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 Granger Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #256 of 294 | #10 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #305 of 357 ▼ 14 | #11 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #315 of 357 ▼ 9 | #11 of 17 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #138 of 290 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #284 of 377 | #14 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #84 of 340 | #1 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #335 of 340 | #13 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #4 of 359 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #119 of 192 | #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
425
-31 (-7%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 630
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 425 | 24 | 17.7:1 | 93% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 25.6 | 16.5:1 | 93% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 27 | 16.5:1 | 94% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 90% (411) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 26.6 | 17.5:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 23 | 20.2:1 | 89% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 25 | 19.5:1 | 93% (453) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 21 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 630 | 31 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Granger Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (465 to 425); teachers down 10% (26.6 to 24).
About Granger Middle School
Granger Middle School is a middle-grades school in Granger, Washington, according to federal school records. There are 425 students enrolled, covering grades 5 through 8. On average, middle schools in Washington enroll around 577, and this school is 26% below that mark.
Granger School District enrolls 1,438 students in 3 schools, including Granger Middle School.
The share of students at Granger Middle School who are Hispanic is 94%. Other groups include 3% White and 3% Native American. By comparison, Yakima County residents are about 52% Hispanic. A diversity index of 12% means there is a 12% chance two randomly chosen students at Granger Middle School are from different groups.
On staff are 24 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1. Middle schools in Washington have an average ratio of 18.9:1. About 93% of students at Granger Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Yakima County averages 77%, lower than here.
Granger Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 23.4%, compared with a predicted 18.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Yakima County show the median household earns about $70,656 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Yakima County number 119, with about 52,145 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Roosevelt Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Granger Middle School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Granger Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 7%. The ratio was 16.3:1 in 2020-21 and 17.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Yakima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,152
Census ACS
Median income
$70,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
119
52,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Granger School District
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 580 students
- Granger High SchoolHigh · 433 students
Other schools in Granger
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 580 students
- Granger High SchoolHigh · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary0.0 mi · 580
- Granger High School0.2 mi · 433
- Outlook Elementary School4.4 mi · 403
- Zillah High School4.6 mi · 455
- Zillah Intermediate School5.4 mi · 270
- Hilton Elementary School5.5 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Granger Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Granger Middle School?
Granger Middle School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Granger Middle School serve?
Granger Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Granger Middle School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Granger Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Granger Middle School?
Student demographics at Granger Middle School are roughly 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is Granger Middle School public or private?
Granger Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Granger School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.