Enrollment
272
Middle
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530561001911
Sadie Halstead Middle School
331 S. Calispel Avenue, Newport, WA 99156 · (509) 447-2426 · Pend Oreille County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- C-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
14.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.6:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
182 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 5 | 73 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 23% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Sadie Halstead Middle School→Newport High School
Feeds from
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
40.6%
WA avg 58.4% . -10.3pp since 2014
Math
27.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -11.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 27.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 26.3% |
| 2022-23 | 35.9% | 26.4% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 31.2% |
| 2018-19 | 49.4% | 39.5% |
| 2017-18 | 47.8% | 39.0% |
| 2016-17 | 54.1% | 48.1% |
| 2015-16 | 44.6% | 38.2% |
| 2014-15 | 50.9% | 39.1% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Sadie Halstead Middle School
Sadie Halstead Middle School's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sadie Halstead Middle School this school | 272 | 66.9% | 35.8% |
| Kettle Falls Middle School KETTLE FALLS | 205 | 62.0% | 40.1% |
| Colville Junior High School Colville | 401 | 66.1% | 50.5% |
| Pioneer Middle School SHELTON | 250 | 64.0% | 23.4% |
| Bowdish Middle School Spokane Valley | 359 | 63.8% | 29.8% |
| Riverside Middle School Chattaroy | 325 | 56.6% | 44.7% |
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 Sadie Halstead Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #184 of 294 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #234 of 357 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #240 of 357 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #47 of 290 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #319 of 377 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #11 of 340 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #325 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.9% | #78 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #33 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
272
-18 (-6%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 216
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 272 | 19 | 14.3:1 | 67% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 18.4 | 16.2:1 | 71% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 18 | 15.6:1 | 62% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 64% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 19.8 | 17.6:1 | 63% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 18 | 18.2:1 | 63% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 16 | 18.8:1 | 59% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 216 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sadie Halstead Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (347 to 272); teachers down 4% (19.8 to 19).
About Sadie Halstead Middle School
Sadie Halstead Middle School is a public low-enrollment middle-grades school in Newport, Washington. The school enrolls 272 students in grades 5 through 8. Across middle schools in Washington, the average enrollment is about 577.
Newport School District has 1,181 students spread across 5 schools.
At Sadie Halstead Middle School, 87% of students are White. Other students are 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put Pend Oreille County at about 86% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Sadie Halstead Middle School is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Sadie Halstead Middle School reported 19 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.3:1. Middle schools in Washington have an average ratio of 18.9:1. Roughly 67% of students at Sadie Halstead Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Pend Oreille County average a similar 65%.
Sadie Halstead Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 49% of Washington public middle schools.
Test results at Sadie Halstead Middle School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (35.8% actual, 35.3% predicted).
The county, Pend Oreille County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $67,436 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Pend Oreille County has 12 public schools with about 1,825 students, including Sadie Halstead Middle School.
The closest school to Sadie Halstead Middle School is Stratton Elementary, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Sadie Halstead Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Sadie Halstead Middle School's location as Rural: Remote.
From 290 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 272 by 2024-25.
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Pend Oreille County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,050
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newport School District
- Stratton ElementaryElementary · 399 students
- Newport High SchoolHigh · 281 students
- Newport Home LinkCombined · 170 students
- Pend Oreille River SchoolHigh · 59 students
Other schools in Newport
- Stratton ElementaryElementary · 399 students
- Newport High SchoolHigh · 281 students
- Newport Home LinkCombined · 170 students
- Pend Oreille River SchoolHigh · 59 students
Nearby schools
- Stratton Elementary0.2 mi · 399
- Pend Oreille River School0.2 mi · 59
- Newport Home Link0.2 mi · 170
- Newport High School0.4 mi · 281
- IDAHO HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 126
- PRIEST RIVER LAMANNA HIGH6.3 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Sadie Halstead Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sadie Halstead Middle School?
Sadie Halstead Middle School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Sadie Halstead Middle School serve?
Sadie Halstead Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sadie Halstead Middle School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Sadie Halstead Middle School.
How diverse is Sadie Halstead Middle School?
Sadie Halstead Middle School reports a student body of 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sadie Halstead Middle School?
Sadie Halstead Middle School is overseen by Newport School District in Pend Oreille County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.