Enrollment
322
Middle
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH FRANKLIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530573000850
Robert L Olds Junior High School
1100 W. Clark St., Connell, WA 99326 · (509) 234-3931 · Franklin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- A-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
17.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
255 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 7 | 159 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 51% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within North Franklin School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
WA avg 58.4% . +5.1pp since 2014
Math
19.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 19.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 19.6% |
| 2022-23 | 33.1% | 19.9% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 17.9% |
| 2018-19 | 43.6% | 30.2% |
| 2017-18 | 42.3% | 32.3% |
| 2016-17 | 43.7% | 32.6% |
| 2015-16 | 45.3% | 30.2% |
| 2014-15 | 32.6% | 28.6% |
% 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Robert L Olds Junior High School
Robert L Olds Junior High School's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert L Olds Junior High School this school | 322 | 79.2% | 26.5% |
| Highland Middle School Cowiche | 243 | 76.5% | 23.2% |
| Warden Middle School WARDEN | 227 | 81.9% | 21.1% |
| Orchard Middle School WENATCHEE | 395 | 76.7% | N/A |
| Endeavor Middle School Moses Lake | 270 | 82.6% | 15.6% |
| Zillah Middle School Zillah | 300 | 72.0% | 35.0% |
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 Robert L Olds Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #245 of 294 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #290 of 357 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #267 of 357 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #59 of 290 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #308 of 377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #52 of 340 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #292 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #29 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #113 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
322
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 322 | 18.7 | 17.2:1 | 79% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 20.4 | 15.2:1 | 83% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 20.3 | 16.1:1 | 79% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 18 | 17.6:1 | 78% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 21.3 | 16.6:1 | 76% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 18 | 17.1:1 | 75% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 75% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 289 | 18 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 13 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert L Olds Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (355 to 322); teachers down 12% (21.3 to 18.7).
About Robert L Olds Junior High School
Families in Connell, Washington, are served by Robert L Olds Junior High School, a low-enrollment middle school. Its enrollment is 322 students, spread over grades 7 through 8. On average, middle schools in Washington enroll around 577, and this school is 44% below that mark.
Robert L Olds Junior High School sits within North Franklin School District, which has 9 schools and 2,078 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Robert L Olds Junior High School is 75%, a majority. Other students are 21% White. That is higher than the 55% Hispanic share among all Franklin County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 39%.
Teacher count: 18.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.2:1. The gap from the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington is 1.7 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 79%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Franklin County is 9 points.
Robert L Olds Junior High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 45% of Washington public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.1% for Robert L Olds Junior High School. The school posts 26.5%, within a point of the prediction.
Census data for Franklin County show median household income comes to about $86,714, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 43 public schools and about 21,403 students.
Robert L Olds Junior High School's nearest public school is North Franklin Virtual Academy (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Robert L Olds Junior High School. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Robert L Olds Junior High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (316) to 2024-25 (322).
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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 North Franklin School District
- Connell High SchoolHigh · 615 students
- Connell ElemElementary · 491 students
- Basin City ElemElementary · 330 students
- Mesa ElemElementary · 220 students
- North Franklin Virtual AcademyCombined · 44 students
- Palouse Junction High SchoolHigh · 29 students
Other schools in Connell
- Connell High SchoolHigh · 615 students
- Connell ElemElementary · 491 students
- North Franklin Virtual AcademyCombined · 44 students
- Palouse Junction High SchoolHigh · 29 students
- Connell PreschoolElementary · 20 students
- CRCC-Open DoorsHigh · 7 students
Nearby schools
- North Franklin Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 44
- Connell High School0.1 mi · 615
- Connell Elem0.1 mi · 491
- Connell Preschool0.6 mi · 20
- Palouse Junction High School0.7 mi · 29
- CRCC-Open Doors1.6 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Robert L Olds Junior High SchoolHow large is Robert L Olds Junior High School?
Robert L Olds Junior High School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Robert L Olds Junior High School serve?
Robert L Olds Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Robert L Olds Junior High School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Robert L Olds Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at Robert L Olds Junior High School?
Student demographics at Robert L Olds Junior High School are roughly 21% White, 75% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Robert L Olds Junior High School public or private?
Robert L Olds Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Franklin School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.