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Enrollment
1,294
Middle
DISTRICT 1,063 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530657003735
Ray Reynolds Middle School
9507 Burns Rd, Pasco, WA 99301 · (509) 543-6700 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,294 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
20.3:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
711 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 455 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 431 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 408 | 32% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
41.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -2.7pp since 2021
Math
32.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +3.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.7% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 30.9% |
| 2022-23 | 40.7% | 33.5% |
| 2021-22 | 44.4% | 28.8% |
% 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Ray Reynolds Middle School
Ray Reynolds Middle School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Reynolds Middle School this school | 1,294 | 54.9% | 36.2% |
| Mcloughlin Middle School PASCO | 1,171 | 58.9% | 30.9% |
| Columbia Middle School MOSES LAKE | 875 | 58.9% | 36.8% |
| East Valley Central Middle School YAKIMA | 792 | 62.4% | 39.7% |
| West Valley Mid-Level Campus Yakima | 1,167 | 54.7% | 47.0% |
| Frontier Middle School MOSES LAKE | 690 | 60.7% | 29.1% |
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 Ray Reynolds Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #180 of 294 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #191 of 357 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #224 of 357 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #190 of 290 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,294 | #1 of 377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #236 of 340 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #218 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #153 of 359 |
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
1,294
+147 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 1,294 | 63.6 | 20.3:1 | 55% (711) |
| 2023-24 | 1,289 | 64.5 | 20.0:1 | 55% (714) |
| 2022-23 | 1,262 | 63.9 | 19.8:1 | 58% (727) |
| 2020-21 | 1,147 | 60 | 19.1:1 | 55% (635) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ray Reynolds Middle School.
About Ray Reynolds Middle School
Ray Reynolds Middle School sits in Pasco, Washington, and is classified as a middle school. It educates 1,294 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 124% above the 577 average for middle schools in Washington.
Ray Reynolds Middle School is among 28 schools run by Pasco School District, which serves 18,913 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Ray Reynolds Middle School, with 60% of enrollment. Other groups make up 33% White and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 63.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.3:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher above the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington. Ray Reynolds Middle School reports 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Franklin County average 70%.
Measured against Washington public middle schools, Ray Reynolds Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Washington, Ray Reynolds Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.2% actual against a predicted 43.3%.
Census estimates describe Franklin County this way: the median household income is $86,714, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Ray Reynolds Middle School, Franklin County has 42 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Ray Reynolds Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Columbia River Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 38.1%, higher than Ray Reynolds Middle School's 36.2%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 1,294 students in 2024-25, 147 more than the 1,147 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.1:1 to 20.3:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Ray Reynolds Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,902
Census ACS
Median income
$86,714
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
21,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pasco School District
- Chiawana Senior High SchoolHigh · 3,127 students
- Pasco Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Mcloughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,171 students
- Stevens Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Ellen Ochoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Three Rivers ElementaryElementary · 657 students
Other schools in Pasco
- Chiawana Senior High SchoolHigh · 3,127 students
- Pasco Senior High SchoolHigh · 2,590 students
- Mcloughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,171 students
- Stevens Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Ellen Ochoa Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Three Rivers ElementaryElementary · 657 students
Nearby schools
- Columbia River Elementary0.2 mi · 618
- Maya Angelou Elementary0.8 mi · 579
- Three Rivers Elementary1.8 mi · 657
- Chiawana Senior High School2.1 mi · 3,127
- Barbara McClintock STEM Elementary2.2 mi · 570
- Internet Pasco Academy of Learning2.3 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About Ray Reynolds Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ray Reynolds Middle School?
Ray Reynolds Middle School enrolls approximately 1,294 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Ray Reynolds Middle School serve?
Ray Reynolds Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Ray Reynolds Middle School?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Ray Reynolds Middle School.
How diverse is Ray Reynolds Middle School?
Ray Reynolds Middle School reports a student body of 33% White, 60% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ray Reynolds Middle School?
Ray Reynolds Middle School is overseen by Pasco School District in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.