Washington Middle School

Washington Middle School, a medium-sized 6-8 campus in Yakima, Washington, run under Yakima School District, enrolls 748 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 577 students each, so Washington Middle School sits 30% larger than that benchmark.

Within Yakima School District, which oversees 27 schools and 15,488 students, Washington Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Washington Middle School shows that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest comes out to 3% White. By comparison, Yakima County as a whole is about 52% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Washington Middle School logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.7:1. The state averages about 18.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Yakima County's rate of about 77%.

After controlling for student poverty, Washington Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 15.8%, the actual is 17.9%, a residual of +2.1 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Yakima County put the typical household earns roughly $70,656 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Yakima County's 119 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students), Washington Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Adams Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Washington Middle School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 25.2%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Washington Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 801 (now 748).

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.