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Alumni: what's one memory from Orchard Middle School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
395
Middle
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WENATCHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530966001634
Orchard Middle School
1024 ORCHARD AVE, WENATCHEE, WA 98801 · (509) 662-7745 · Chelan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
303 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 129 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 140 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 126 | 32% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 2022-23 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
27.3%
WA avg 49.0% . -6.5pp since 2014
Math
18.7%
WA avg 39.2% . -15.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 49 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 27.3% | 18.7% |
| 2021-22 | 32.8% | 20.9% |
| 2018-19 | 44.6% | 27.9% |
| 2017-18 | 41.7% | 27.3% |
| 2016-17 | 37.9% | 28.9% |
| 2015-16 | 38.7% | 30.5% |
| 2014-15 | 33.8% | 33.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Orchard Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Middle School this school | 395 | 76.7% | N/A |
| Pioneer Middle School WENATCHEE | 488 | 79.7% | N/A |
| Zillah Middle School Zillah | 300 | 72.0% | 35.0% |
| Housel Middle School Prosser | 529 | 75.8% | N/A |
| Robert L Olds Junior High School Connell | 322 | 79.2% | 26.5% |
| Endeavor Middle School Moses Lake | 270 | 82.6% | 15.6% |
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 Orchard Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Chelan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #301 of 357 ▼ 23 | #8 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #320 of 357 ▼ 30 | #8 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #290 of 377 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #44 of 340 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #249 of 340 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.7% | #32 of 359 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #40 of 192 | N/A |
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
395
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 395 | 23.5 | 16.8:1 | 77% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 29.4 | 13.8:1 | 79% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 31.1 | 12.9:1 | 74% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 64% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 29.7 | 16.6:1 | 74% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 75% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 69% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 487 | 23 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 596 | 27 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (494 to 395); teachers down 21% (29.7 to 23.5).
About Orchard Middle School
The public middle-grades school Orchard Middle School is located in WENATCHEE, Washington. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 395 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Washington) has about 577 students.
The 19 schools in Wenatchee School District enroll 7,412 students altogether, Orchard Middle School among them.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Orchard Middle School, at 65%. Other students are 32% White. That is higher than the 29% Hispanic share among all Chelan County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Orchard Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.8:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher below the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 77%. For comparison, public schools in Chelan County average 61%.
Within Chelan County, the median household income is $82,381, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Orchard Middle School, Chelan County has 42 other public schools.
The closest public school, Open Doors Re-Engagement, is about 0.5 miles from Orchard Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Orchard Middle School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 395 students in 2024-25, 13 fewer than the 408 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.6:1 to 16.8:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Chelan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,172
Census ACS
Median income
$82,381
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
12,965 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wenatchee School District
- Wenatchee High SchoolHigh · 2,066 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- Foothills Middle SchoolMiddle · 567 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Pioneer Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Mission View Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
Other schools in WENATCHEE
- Wenatchee High SchoolHigh · 2,066 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- Foothills Middle SchoolMiddle · 567 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Pioneer Middle SchoolMiddle · 488 students
- Mission View Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
Other Orchard Middle schools
One other US public school is named Orchard Middle. Orchard Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Orchard Middle SchoolSolon, OH · 730 students
Nearby schools
- Open Doors Re-Engagement0.5 mi · 91
- Skill Source0.5 mi · 3
- Washington Elementary School0.6 mi · 554
- Special Education School0.6 mi · 158
- Columbia Elementary School0.6 mi · 339
- Chelan County Juvenile Detention Center0.6 mi · 12
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard Middle SchoolHow many students attend Orchard Middle School?
Orchard Middle School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades 06-08.
Is Orchard Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orchard Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Orchard Middle School have?
Orchard Middle School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is Orchard Middle School?
Orchard Middle School reports a student body of 32% White, 65% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Orchard Middle School?
Orchard Middle School is overseen by Wenatchee School District in Chelan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.