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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Greenacres Middle School?
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Enrollment
555
Middle
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530111000195
Greenacres Middle School
17409 E Sprague Ave, Spokane Valley, WA 99016 · (509) 558-4860 · Spokane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Washington public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
214 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 212 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 180 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 29% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
59.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.3pp since 2014
Math
48.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -16.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 17 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.5% | 49.5% |
| 2022-23 | 63.5% | 46.6% |
| 2021-22 | 58.7% | 47.2% |
| 2018-19 | 74.4% | 65.5% |
| 2017-18 | 72.2% | 65.9% |
| 2016-17 | 70.7% | 67.5% |
| 2015-16 | 70.9% | 64.7% |
| 2014-15 | 67.5% | 65.5% |
% 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Greenacres Middle School
Greenacres Middle School's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenacres Middle School this school | 555 | 38.6% | 52.3% |
| Chief Umtuch Middle Battle Ground | 522 | 37.4% | N/A |
| Selkirk Middle School Liberty Lake | 613 | 35.7% | 51.7% |
| Stanwood Middle School STANWOOD | 528 | 36.9% | 34.5% |
| Evergreen Middle School Spokane Valley | 668 | 35.8% | 52.8% |
| Enumclaw Middle School Enumclaw | 522 | 38.1% | 50.5% |
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 Greenacres Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #79 of 294 | #6 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #85 of 357 ▼ 14 | #6 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #92 of 357 ▼ 8 | #5 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #173 of 290 | #11 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #220 of 377 | #15 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #111 of 340 | #21 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #308 of 340 | #20 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #255 of 359 | #22 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #17 of 192 | #1 of 13 |
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
555
+27 (+5%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 555 | 30.4 | 18.3:1 | 39% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 26.8 | 18.8:1 | 46% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 28.6 | 17.9:1 | 40% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 26 | 20.3:1 | 27% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 778 | 38.1 | 20.4:1 | 27% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 765 | 37 | 20.7:1 | 23% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 749 | 34 | 22.0:1 | 35% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 608 | 31 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 24 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenacres Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (778 to 555); teachers down 20% (38.1 to 30.4).
About Greenacres Middle School
Greenacres Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle school in Spokane Valley, Washington. School enrollment was 555 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
Greenacres Middle School is run by Central Valley School District, whose 33 schools enroll 15,087 students.
About 81% of the student body at Greenacres Middle School is White. The rest of enrollment is 6% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. The White share in Spokane County as a whole is similar, at about 83%. Greenacres Middle School's diversity index is 33%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Greenacres Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Washington average 18.9:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 39%. That rate is below the 52% average among public schools in Spokane County.
The allk12 Grade for Greenacres Middle School is B+. Compared with Washington public middle schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Greenacres Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Washington schools: 52.3% actual against 54.3% predicted.
Spokane County has about 549,056 residents, and the median household income is $78,582, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Besides Greenacres Middle School, Spokane County has 186 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Greenacres Elementary, at about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Greenacres Middle School places 3rd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, Greenacres Middle School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, Greenacres Middle School's enrollment grew 5%, to 555. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.3:1 in 2020-21 to 18.3:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Central Valley School District
- Ridgeline High SchoolHigh · 1,575 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Other schools in Spokane Valley
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Central Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- East Valley High SchoolHigh · 912 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Sunrise ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Greenacres ElementaryElementary · 637 students
Other Greenacres Middle schools
One other US public school is named Greenacres Middle. Greenacres Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Greenacres Middle SchoolBossier City, LA · 543 students
Nearby schools
- Greenacres Elementary0.4 mi · 637
- Riverbend Elementary School0.9 mi · 600
- Central Valley Virtual Learning1.2 mi · 166
- Spokane Valley Learning Academy1.2 mi · 62
- Central Valley High School1.3 mi · 1,380
- Central Valley Early Learning Center1.5 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Greenacres Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Greenacres Middle School?
Greenacres Middle School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Greenacres Middle School serve?
Greenacres Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Greenacres Middle School have?
Greenacres Middle School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Greenacres Middle School?
Student demographics at Greenacres Middle School are roughly 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Greenacres Middle School public or private?
Greenacres Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Central Valley School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.