Granite Falls Middle School

Granite Falls Middle School is a tight-knit junior high in Granite Falls, Washington, overseen by Granite Falls School District. The school works with 448 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 577 students each, so Granite Falls Middle School sits 22% leaner than that benchmark.

Granite Falls School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,355 students; Granite Falls Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Granite Falls Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 15% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Granite Falls Middle School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Granite Falls Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 47.9%; actual is 31.3%, a gap of -16.6 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Snohomish County shows median household earnings sit near $111,246, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Snohomish County runs 227 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students), of which Granite Falls Middle School is one.

Crossroads High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Granite Falls Middle School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 49.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Granite Falls Middle School's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 399 (now 448). White enrollment moved from 81% to 73% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Granite Falls Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.