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North Pines Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

444^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Washington middle schools

Summary

North Pines Middle School is a public school serving about 504 students in grades 6-8 within the generally well-regarded Central Valley School District in Spokane Valley, WA, but it faces significant academic challenges and ranks in the bottom 20% of middle schools statewide.

The school's test scores in English, math, and science are substantially lower than the district average and those of nearby schools like Horizon Middle School and Evergreen Middle School. This creates a stark contrast within the district, where high- and low-performing schools exist in close geographic proximity. While North Pines shows a relative strength in supporting English Language Learners, it has severe difficulties serving students in special education, ranking in the bottom 6% of schools for that subgroup. The school serves a population with high economic need, and it receives less funding per student than some other schools in the district with better outcomes, such as Bowdish Middle School.

North Pines has experienced a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade. For improvement, the school could benefit from applying strategies from its successful English Language Learner programs to other areas, urgently addressing support for special education students, and examining how resources are allocated to meet the needs of its community. Its situation highlights how educational outcomes can vary widely even within a single high-performing district.

504

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,420

Per pupil spending ?

74.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 N Pines Rd
Spokane Valley, WA 99206-4995

(509) 558-5020

District: Central Valley School District

Students who attend North Pines Middle School usually attend:

High:

Central Valley High School

Feeder schools for North Pines Middle School:

Elementary:	Broadway Elementary
	Opportunity Elementary
	Progress Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.1%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (28% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg54%

Washington avg48%

444^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle Schools in the Central Valley School District

64^th of 247Central Valley School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	444 of 534	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	441 of 535	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	459 of 539	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	464 of 541	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	461 of 529	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	375 of 512	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	292 of 437	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.1	277 of 435	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.5	299 of 443	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.5	304 of 445	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.3	338 of 498	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.6	363 of 497	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	374 of 492	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.5	398 of 483	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.4	406 of 476	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.4	423 of 466	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	386 of 463	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.8	346 of 449	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.3	288 of 425	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.6	319 of 421	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	75.5	11 of 106	89.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	34 of 96	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	9 of 57	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	36.8	34 of 63	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	51 of 100	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.2	26 of 135	80.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	391 of 471	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	388 of 464	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	387 of 464	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	435 of 479	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	395 of 469	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	358 of 452	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	269 of 376	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	242 of 347	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	154 of 344	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	69 of 336	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	32.0	242 of 360	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	270 of 353	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	206 of 259	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	334 of 457	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	327 of 455	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	361 of 463	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	406 of 475	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	434 of 458	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	243 of 448	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	148 of 349	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	398 of 472	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	369 of 466	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	406 of 470	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	397 of 480	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	405 of 476	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	303 of 453	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	253 of 371	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	30.8	171 of 243	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.1	229 of 244	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	246 of 257	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	249 of 250	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	167 of 246	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	107 of 166	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	15.8	168 of 179	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	150 of 167	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	199 of 231	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	224 of 268	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	435 of 488	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	445 of 486	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	464 of 488	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	457 of 488	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	457 of 480	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	377 of 470	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	265 of 325	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2021)90th percentile+77 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)30th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2024)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-19 vs state

Math25%-17 vs state

Science25%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Pines Middle School	Public	6-8	701 N Pines Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-5020	504	29	17.6	74.2%	328 (65.1%)	32 (6.3%)	59 (11.7%)	9 (1.8%)	9 (1.8%)	33 (6.5%)	34 (6.7%)	19.5	444^th of 534 public middle schools	16.9%		20.7	441^st of 535 public middle schools	17.6%	3		25.3	25.3		34.2	34.0	33.8	34.0		26.2	28.7	21.7	25.4	$14,420	$328	$14,092
Bowdish Middle School	Public	6-8	2109 S Skipworth Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-4700	359	23	15.6	63.8%	279 (77.7%)	16 (4.5%)	15 (4.2%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	7 (1.9%)	26 (7.2%)	26.1	403^rd of 534 public middle schools	24.5%		20.4	442^nd of 535 public middle schools	17.4%	39		33.6	33.6		42.0	42.1	37.2	40.4		28.8	29.0	17.7	25.0	$17,072	$86	$16,986
Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	14221 E. 16th Avenue	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-3700	668	36	18.6	35.8%	563 (84.3%)	12 (1.8%)	34 (5.1%)	13 (1.9%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.2%)	27 (4.0%)	78	101^st of 534 public middle schools	81.1%		67.3	156^th of 535 public middle schools	70.8%	55		58.5	58.5		55.9	66.7	63.0	61.6		50.7	59.4	56.2	55.2	$15,275	$86	$15,189
West Valley City School	Public	5-8	8920 E Valleyway	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 921-2836	200	8	24.2	49.5%	152 (76.0%)	3 (1.5%)	17 (8.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.0%)	67.8	150^th of 534 public middle schools	71.9%		42.6	295^th of 535 public middle schools	44.9%	145	71.4	61.7	64.7	76.2	44.1	69.5	76.1	63.8	47.6	33.9	55.9	39.1	43.8	$14,031	$881	$13,150
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	915 N Ella Rd	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 922-5482	536	29	18.2	59.5%	393 (73.3%)	18 (3.4%)	71 (13.2%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	36 (6.7%)	23.6	423^rd of 534 public middle schools	20.8%		34.5	340^th of 535 public middle schools	36.4%	83		28.7	28.7		32.8	45.2	36.8	38.1		27.2	30.1	19.7	25.6	$18,051	$1,289	$16,762
Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	3915 S Pines Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-4940	472	26	18.0	30.3%	402 (85.2%)	14 (3.0%)	16 (3.4%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.3%)	79.4	96^th of 534 public middle schools	82.0%		82.5	85^th of 535 public middle schools	84.1%	11		54.0	54.0		66.0	71.3	65.8	67.8		57.7	62.5	41.7	54.1	$16,039	$397	$15,642
East Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	4920 N Progress Rd	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	No	(509) 924-9383	394	28	14.0	69.8%	278 (70.6%)	17 (4.3%)	60 (15.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (7.1%)	37.3	326^th of 534 public middle schools	39.0%		19.6	449^th of 535 public middle schools	16.1%	123		34.1	34.1			49.0	38.3	43.9			37.3	35.3	36.3	$21,154	$1,302	$19,852
Greenacres Middle School	Public	6-8	17409 E Sprague Ave	Spokane Valley	99016	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-4860	555	30	18.2	38.6%	451 (81.3%)	9 (1.6%)	31 (5.6%)	11 (2.0%)	9 (1.6%)	7 (1.3%)	36 (6.5%)	70.7	132^nd of 534 public middle schools	75.3%		70.1	132^nd of 535 public middle schools	75.3%			52.6	52.6		61.3	52.4	66.7	60.0		50.3	46.4	52.7	49.7	$15,419	$86	$15,333
Selkirk Middle School	Public	6-8	1409 N Harvest Parkway	Liberty Lake	99016	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-6200	613	30	20.7	35.7%	516 (84.2%)	5 (0.8%)	41 (6.7%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	24 (3.9%)	68.2	146^th of 534 public middle schools	72.7%		69.6	137^th of 535 public middle schools	74.4%	9		57.9	57.9		56.3	58.2	66.1	60.6		44.6	47.6	41.5	44.4	$13,978	$345	$13,633
Chase Middle School	Public	6-8	4747 E 37Th Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5000	685	43	16.1	55.5%	457 (66.7%)	27 (3.9%)	77 (11.2%)	29 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.3%)	75 (10.9%)	51.5	235^th of 534 public middle schools	56.0%		53	233^rd of 535 public middle schools	56.4%	2		38.1	38.1		51.8	46.3	50.7	49.6		48.0	40.6	41.5	43.4	$17,951	$1,047	$16,904

Frequently Asked Questions about North Pines Middle School

What high school do graduates of North Pines Middle School attend?

Students who attend North Pines Middle School usually go on to attend Central Valley High School

What is the racial makeup of North Pines Middle School?

Students at North Pines Middle School are 65% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 7% Pacific Islander, 6% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Is North Pines Middle School a good school?

North Pines Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.9% of Washington middle schools.

What district is North Pines Middle School in?

Central Valley School District

How many students attend North Pines Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 504 students attended North Pines Middle School.

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