Mountainside Middle School

Mountainside Middle School is one of the reasonably sized intermediate schools in COLBERT, Washington, run under Mead School District, with 824 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 43% above the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 577 students.

Mountainside Middle School is one of 17 schools operated by Mead School District, a district that serves 10,657 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Mountainside Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Mountainside Middle School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. The state averages about 18.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Mountainside Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Spokane County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,582 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mountainside Middle School is one of 187 public schools in Spokane County (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students).

The closest other public school is Colbert Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mountainside Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mountainside Middle School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Mountainside Middle School's enrollment has increased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 726 (now 824).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.