Naches Valley Middle School

Set in Naches, Washington, Naches Valley Middle School is a tight-knit junior high, run under Naches Valley School District. It works with 427 students across grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 577 students per school, that is 26% leaner than typical.

Naches Valley School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,308 students; Naches Valley Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Naches Valley Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 24% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Yakima County as a whole is about 47% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 18.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Yakima County's rate of about 77%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Naches Valley Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Yakima County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,656, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Yakima County's 119 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students), Naches Valley Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Naches Valley High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Naches Valley Middle School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Naches Valley Middle School's enrollment has grew 8% since 2018, when it stood at 397 (now 427). Class-load math has grew: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

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