Enrollment
227
Middle
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARDEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530951001620
Warden Middle School
101 W BECK WAY, WARDEN, WA 98857 · (509) 349-2902 · Grant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
186 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 6 | 67 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 80 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 35% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Warden Middle School→Warden High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Warden School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
29.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -14.4pp since 2014
Math
19.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -18.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.8% | 19.4% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 16.1% |
| 2022-23 | 26.5% | 17.1% |
| 2021-22 | 33.5% | 18.4% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 25.0% |
| 2017-18 | 36.2% | 24.7% |
| 2016-17 | 36.7% | 26.1% |
| 2015-16 | 38.3% | 33.9% |
| 2014-15 | 44.1% | 38.1% |
% 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
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Warden Middle School
Warden Middle School's state test result (21.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warden Middle School this school | 227 | 81.9% | 21.1% |
| Highland Middle School Cowiche | 243 | 76.5% | 23.2% |
| Robert L Olds Junior High School Connell | 322 | 79.2% | 26.5% |
| Endeavor Middle School Moses Lake | 270 | 82.6% | 15.6% |
| Brewster Middle School BREWSTER | 224 | 90.2% | 32.4% |
| 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 Warden Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #272 of 294 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #292 of 357 ▲ 20 | #7 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #306 of 357 ▲ 24 | #8 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #59 of 290 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #331 of 377 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #85 of 340 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.7% | #305 of 340 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.9% | #22 of 359 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #186 of 192 | N/A |
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
227
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+97% since 1990-91, when it was 115
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
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 | 227 | 12.8 | 17.7:1 | 82% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 12.9 | 16.9:1 | 83% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 12.9 | 16.9:1 | 88% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 13 | 17.6:1 | 87% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 12.1 | 18.9:1 | 92% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 11 | 16.6:1 | 68% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 10 | 24.2:1 | 77% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 203 | 10 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 115 | 5 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warden Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (228 to 227); teachers up 6% (12.1 to 12.8).
About Warden Middle School
Warden Middle School is a middle-grades school with a street address in WARDEN, Washington. School enrollment was 227 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Washington is roughly 577 students; this school is 61% smaller than that.
Warden School District is the district for Warden Middle School. It has 3 schools and 933 students.
Hispanic students account for 79% of enrollment at Warden Middle School. Other groups make up 19% White. Grant County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Warden Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
Teachers at Warden Middle School total 12.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.7:1. The 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 186 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 82%. It compares with 69% for public schools in Grant County.
Warden Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 21.1% is 4.2 points below the 25.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Grant County census figures show that median household income is about $73,267, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Warden Middle School is among the 61 public schools in Grant County.
Warden High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Warden Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 2.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 229 to 227, a small change.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Warden Middle School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,799
Census ACS
Median income
$73,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warden School District
- Warden ElementaryElementary · 416 students
- Warden High SchoolHigh · 290 students
Other schools in WARDEN
- Warden ElementaryElementary · 416 students
- Warden High SchoolHigh · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Warden High School0.0 mi · 290
- Warden Elementary0.0 mi · 416
- Hiawatha Elementary School10.7 mi · 579
- Scootney Springs Elementary11.1 mi · 605
- Open Door Re-Engagement11.1 mi · 20
- Early Childhood Center11.1 mi · 146
Frequently asked questions
About Warden Middle SchoolHow large is Warden Middle School?
Warden Middle School enrolls approximately 227 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Warden Middle School serve?
Warden Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Warden Middle School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Warden Middle School.
How diverse is Warden Middle School?
Warden Middle School reports a student body of 19% White, 79% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Warden Middle School?
Warden Middle School is overseen by Warden School District in Grant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.