Sacajawea Middle School

Sacajawea Middle School is a mid-tier intermediate school in Spokane, Washington, part of Spokane School District. The school educates 855 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 48% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 577 students.

Spokane School District runs 62 schools in total, collectively educating 28,853 students. Sacajawea Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Sacajawea Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.9:1, putting Sacajawea Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Spokane County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Sacajawea Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Spokane County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,582 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Sacajawea Middle School is one of 187 public schools in Spokane County (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students).

Jefferson Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sacajawea Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 9%: 785 students in 2018 compared to 855 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.