John Sager Middle School

Set in COLLEGE PLACE, Washington, John Sager Middle School is a small middle school, one of the schools within College Place School District. It caters to 334 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 42% below the state mean of about 577.

Across the 4 schools in College Place School District (1,531 students total), John Sager Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, John Sager Middle School lists that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 44% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Walla Walla County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Walla Walla County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, John Sager Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.3%; this one delivers 42.9%.

In the area at large, Walla Walla County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,202 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. John Sager Middle School is one of 33 public schools in Walla Walla County (combined enrollment of about 8,516 students).

Nearest neighbor: College Place High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John Sager Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 42.1%.

John Sager Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John Sager Middle School has contracted 6%, going from 356 students in 2018 to 334 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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