Enrollment
238
Middle
DISTRICT 174 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKANOGAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530615003144
Okanogan Middle School
244 South 5th Street, Okanogan, WA 98840 · (509) 422-2680 · Okanogan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Washington public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
17.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.5:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
153 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 81 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 30% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
45.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -1.0pp since 2014
Math
28.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -2.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.3% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 32.2% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 30.4% |
| 2021-22 | 43.4% | 28.2% |
| 2018-19 | 52.4% | 32.0% |
| 2017-18 | 52.7% | 33.0% |
| 2016-17 | 60.2% | 34.1% |
| 2015-16 | 54.9% | 33.7% |
| 2014-15 | 46.3% | 30.6% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Okanogan Middle School
Okanogan Middle School's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okanogan Middle School this school | 238 | 64.3% | 37.0% |
| Goldendale Middle School GOLDENDALE | 255 | 68.2% | 23.2% |
| Elma Middle School Elma | 324 | 65.7% | 37.7% |
| Tonasket Middle School TONASKET | 221 | 70.6% | 30.4% |
| Forks Middle School Forks | 237 | 65.8% | N/A |
| Hoquiam Middle School Hoquiam | 372 | 69.4% | 23.3% |
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 Okanogan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #175 of 294 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #226 of 357 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #192 of 357 ▲ 54 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #172 of 290 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #328 of 377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #58 of 340 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #122 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #88 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #151 of 192 |
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
238
-25 (-10%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 235
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 238 | 13.7 | 17.4:1 | 64% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 15.4 | 16.1:1 | 67% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 15 | 14.8:1 | 75% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 14 | 18.8:1 | 62% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 252 | 14 | 18.0:1 | 52% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 13 | 19.3:1 | 57% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 235 | 11 | 21.4:1 | 64% (151) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Okanogan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (252 to 238); teachers down 2% (14 to 13.7).
About Okanogan Middle School
The public middle-grades school Okanogan Middle School is located in Okanogan, Washington. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 238 students. Enrollment is 59% lower than the average for middle schools in Washington, which is about 577.
The district, Okanogan School District, has 1,041 students enrolled across 6 schools.
At 51%, White students outnumber all other groups at Okanogan Middle School combined. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 15% Native American, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Okanogan County, the White share is about 64%. Okanogan Middle School has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.4 students per teacher. The 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 64%.
The allk12 Grade for Okanogan Middle School is B-. Compared with Washington public middle schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 37.1%.
In the county around the school, Okanogan County, median household income is about $63,207, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. A total of 38 public schools operate in Okanogan County, serving about 11,538 students.
Okanogan High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Okanogan Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Okanogan Middle School is behind the 41.8% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 4.
Okanogan Middle School falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 238, 10% below the 263 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 18.8:1 to 17.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Okanogan Middle School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Okanogan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,425
Census ACS
Median income
$63,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
11,538 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Okanogan School District
- Grainger ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- Okanogan High SchoolHigh · 308 students
- Okanogan Outreach Alternative SchoolHigh · 72 students
- Okanogan Alternative High SchoolHigh · 14 students
- Okanogan Co Juvenile DetentionHigh · 5 students
Other schools in Okanogan
- Grainger ElementaryElementary · 404 students
- Okanogan High SchoolHigh · 308 students
- Okanogan Outreach Alternative SchoolHigh · 72 students
- Okanogan Alternative High SchoolHigh · 14 students
- Okanogan Co Juvenile DetentionHigh · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Okanogan High School0.0 mi · 308
- Okanogan Co Juvenile Detention0.2 mi · 5
- Okanogan Outreach Alternative School0.2 mi · 72
- Grainger Elementary0.5 mi · 404
- Washington Virtual Academy Omak High School3.9 mi · 1,841
- Washington Virtual Academy Omak Middle School3.9 mi · 1,168
Frequently asked questions
About Okanogan Middle SchoolHow many students attend Okanogan Middle School?
Okanogan Middle School enrolls approximately 238 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Okanogan Middle School serve?
Okanogan Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Okanogan Middle School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Okanogan Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Okanogan Middle School?
Student demographics at Okanogan Middle School are roughly 51% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Okanogan Middle School public or private?
Okanogan Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Okanogan School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.