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How has Salk Middle School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
658
Middle
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530825001406
Salk Middle School
6411 N Alberta St, Spokane, WA 99208 · (509) 354-5600 · Spokane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
409 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 232 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 202 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 224 | 34% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
45.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -2.0pp since 2014
Math
21.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -22.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 22 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.4% | 21.6% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.3% | 18.7% |
| 2021-22 | 44.3% | 20.9% |
| 2018-19 | 56.3% | 40.1% |
| 2017-18 | 59.6% | 46.2% |
| 2016-17 | 58.7% | 45.1% |
| 2015-16 | 46.8% | 35.8% |
| 2014-15 | 47.4% | 43.9% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Salk Middle School
Salk Middle School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salk Middle School this school | 658 | 62.2% | 32.3% |
| Westwood Middle School Spokane | 624 | 57.7% | 39.7% |
| Centennial Middle School SPOKANE | 536 | 59.5% | 32.7% |
| Pauline Flett Middle School Spokane | 609 | 60.8% | 34.3% |
| Marcus Whitman Middle School PORT ORCHARD | 623 | 59.9% | 32.1% |
| Chase Middle School Spokane | 685 | 55.5% | 43.8% |
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 Salk Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #209 of 294 | #19 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #276 of 357 ▲ 12 | #22 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #191 of 357 ▲ 37 | #16 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #182 of 290 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #160 of 377 | #9 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #47 of 340 | #12 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #200 of 340 | #7 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #101 of 359 | #8 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #147 of 192 | #9 of 13 |
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
658
-88 (-12%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 701
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 658 | 38.9 | 16.9:1 | 62% (409) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 40.4 | 15.2:1 | 63% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 749 | 44.4 | 16.9:1 | 63% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 37 | 20.2:1 | 54% (404) |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 40.3 | 17.3:1 | 51% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 719 | 39 | 18.4:1 | 50% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 729 | 36 | 20.3:1 | 41% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 39 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 701 | 32 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salk Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (699 to 658); teachers down 4% (40.3 to 38.9).
About Salk Middle School
Salk Middle School is a middle-grades school in Spokane, Washington, reachable at (509) 354-5600. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 658 students enrolled.
Spokane School District runs Salk Middle School along with 61 other schools, enrolling 28,853 students in total.
Roughly 65% of students at Salk Middle School are White. The rest of enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Spokane County, the White share is about 83%. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Salk Middle School is 38.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.9:1. That is lower than the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington. The school counts 409 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 62%. Across public schools in Spokane County, the average is 52%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 38.5%.
Spokane County has these Census figures: the median household income is $78,582, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Spokane County is home to 187 public schools and about 76,588 public school students.
Nearby, Balboa Elementary is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 42.4% on proficiency, and Salk Middle School is below that at 32.3%.
NCES describes the area around Salk Middle School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Salk Middle School declined 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 746 to 658 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 20.2:1 to 16.9:1 over the same years.
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Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spokane School District
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
Other schools in Spokane
- Mead Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
- Lewis & Clark High SchoolHigh · 1,673 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 1,647 students
- Ferris High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Rogers High SchoolHigh · 1,498 students
- Shadle Park High SchoolHigh · 1,445 students
Other Salk Middle schools
One other US public school is named Salk Middle. Salk Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- SALK MIDDLE SCHOOLELK RIVER, MN · 638 students
Nearby schools
- Balboa Elementary0.3 mi · 248
- Westview Elementary0.7 mi · 328
- Ridgeview Elementary0.9 mi · 301
- Browne Elementary1.0 mi · 316
- Indian Trail Elementary1.1 mi · 303
- Glover Middle School1.3 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About Salk Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Salk Middle School?
Salk Middle School enrolls approximately 658 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Salk Middle School serve?
Salk Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Salk Middle School have?
Salk Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
How diverse is Salk Middle School?
Salk Middle School reports a student body of 65% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Salk Middle School public or private?
Salk Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spokane School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.