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Springdale Middle School

500 N 4TH, SPRINGDALE, WA 99173 · (509) 258-4533 · Stevens County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Washington public middle schools
  • DTest 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

Enrollment
112
Middle
DISTRICT 140 · STATE 577
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
90 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 64036%
Grade 72421%
Grade 84843%
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
7668%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
109%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Two+
1816%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
76%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
6356%
Female
4944%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Springdale Middle School→Mary Walker High School
Feeds from
Springdale ElementaryPK–05
Based on grade levels within Mary Walker School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
25.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -21.9pp since 2014
Math
16.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -17.4pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 22 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 17 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2525.3%16.8%
2023-2431.9%12.8%
2022-2324.5%9.4%
2021-2213.6%7.8%
2018-1930.0%26.1%
2017-1844.8%33.0%
2016-1748.5%29.5%
2015-1650.0%23.3%
2014-1547.2%34.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Springdale Middle School

Springdale Middle School's state test result (22.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Springdale Middle School this school11280.4%22.8%
North Beach Junior High School
Ocean Shores
9569.5%28.5%
Republic Middle School
Republic
8668.6%33.2%
Winlock Middle School
WINLOCK
16068.1%25.5%
Selkirk Middle School
Ione
5271.2%53.0%
Goldendale Middle School
GOLDENDALE
25568.2%23.2%
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 Springdale Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Washington
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
22.8%#263 of 294
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
16.8%#312 of 357
▲ 20
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
25.3%#329 of 357
▼ 34
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+10.4pp#17 of 290
Enrollment
ranked largest first
112#358 of 377
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
80.4%#24 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 2024-25
Enrollment
112
+24 (+27%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 125
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25112814.1:180% (90)
2023-24938.810.6:163% (59)
2022-231197.715.5:167% (80)
2020-2188614.7:180% (70)
2017-181048.212.8:182% (85)
2015-16110618.3:159% (65)
2010-1186810.8:178% (67)
2000-01116619.3:1N/A
1990-91125620.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springdale Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 8% (104 to 112); teachers down 2% (8.2 to 8).

About Springdale Middle School

Springdale Middle School is one of the public schools in SPRINGDALE, Washington. It is a very small middle-grades school. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 112 students. It has 81% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Washington (about 577).

Mary Walker School District counts 558 students in its 4 schools, and Springdale Middle School is one of them.

At Springdale Middle School, 68% of students are White. It is also 16% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 6% Native American. For comparison, the population of Stevens County is roughly 85% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Springdale Middle School scores 50%.

Its ratio of 14.1:1 is based on 8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Washington have an average ratio of 18.9:1. In all, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Stevens County average 55%.

On the allk12 Grade, Springdale Middle School lands at C+, ahead of 36% of Washington public middle schools.

Springdale Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (22.8%) and its predicted rate (26.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools.

In Stevens County, the median household earns about $69,327 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Stevens County has 41 public schools with about 7,726 students, including Springdale Middle School.

Springdale Elementary sits less than a tenth of a mile from Springdale Middle School. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Springdale Middle School places 5th of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).

From 88 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 112 by 2024-25.

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Stevens County at a glance

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Population
48,067
Census ACS
Median income
$69,327
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
7,726 students

Quick facts

School name
Springdale Middle School
District
Mary Walker School District
Address
500 N 4TH, SPRINGDALE, WA 99173
Phone
(509) 258-4533
County
Stevens County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
112
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
90 (80%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
530483000732
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Springdale Middle School
How large is Springdale Middle School?
Springdale Middle School enrolls approximately 112 students in grades 06-08.
Is Springdale Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Springdale Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Springdale Middle School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Springdale Middle School.
How diverse is Springdale Middle School?
Springdale Middle School reports a student body of 68% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Springdale Middle School?
Springdale Middle School is overseen by Mary Walker School District in Stevens County.
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