Pauline Flett Middle School

Set in Spokane, Washington, Pauline Flett Middle School is a reasonably sized 6-8 campus, part of Spokane School District. It teaches 609 students across grades 6 through 8.

Within Spokane School District, which oversees 62 schools and 28,853 students, Pauline Flett Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Pauline Flett Middle School lists that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 13% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black. By comparison, Spokane County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Pauline Flett Middle School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Spokane County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pauline Flett Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Spokane County) reports that 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. Across Spokane County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), Pauline Flett Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Browne Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pauline Flett Middle School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pauline Flett Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 44.7%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.