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Mountainside Middle School

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Mountainside Middle School ranks 168 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 69% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Mountainside Middle School is a public school serving 824 students in grades 6-8 in Colbert, WA, and is part of the high-performing Mead School District.

Academically, Mountainside consistently performs above the Washington state average in English, math, and science, though it trails its district peers like Highland Middle School. The school shows particular strength in English Language Arts, where student proficiency improves significantly from 6th to 8th grade. It serves an economically diverse population, with nearly 45% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school operates efficiently, achieving solid results with a slightly higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than other schools in the Mead School District.

When compared to middle schools in neighboring districts such as East Valley School District (Spokane) or Spokane School District, Mountainside and other Mead schools significantly outperform them, even though some of those schools spend more per student. A key area for growth at Mountainside is supporting Special Education students, where state assessment scores are low. Overall, Mountainside is a strong school in a top-tier district, effectively serving a diverse student body while maintaining academic performance above state standards.

824

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,182

Per pupil spending ?

44.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4717 E Day Mt. Spokane Rd
Colbert, WA 99005

(509) 465-7400

District: Mead School District

Students who attend Mountainside Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mt Spokane High School

Feeder schools for Mountainside Middle School:

Elementary:	Colbert Elementary School
	Creekside Elementary School
	Meadow Ridge Elementary
	Shiloh Hills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.5%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Washington median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg56%

Washington avg48%

168^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Mead School District

51^st of 247Mead 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	64.1	168 of 534	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	173 of 535	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	140 of 539	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	161 of 541	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	135 of 529	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	129 of 512	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	117 of 437	73.2%	★★★★☆
2017	80.2	78 of 435	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	81.6	67 of 443	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	89.4	34 of 445	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	77.0	86 of 498	82.7%	★★★★☆
2012	81.6	61 of 497	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	83.4	56 of 492	88.6%	★★★★☆
2010	79.7	71 of 483	85.3%	★★★★☆
2009	80.9	67 of 476	85.9%	★★★★☆
2008	81.6	62 of 466	86.7%	★★★★☆
2007	73.0	97 of 463	79.0%	★★★★☆
2006	60.9	154 of 449	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.8	81 of 425	80.9%	★★★★☆
2004	79.6	68 of 421	83.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	155 of 471	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	164 of 464	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	146 of 464	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	161 of 479	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	125 of 469	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	128 of 452	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	113 of 376	69.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	76 of 347	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	57 of 344	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	66 of 336	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	41.9	190 of 360	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	178 of 353	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.8	25 of 344	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	9 of 259	96.5%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.8	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.5	7 of 33	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	2 of 27	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	34.4	45 of 59	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	115 of 457	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	126 of 455	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	132 of 463	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	128 of 475	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	70 of 458	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	135 of 448	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	105 of 349	69.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	150 of 472	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	129 of 466	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	115 of 470	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	132 of 480	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	103 of 476	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	114 of 453	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	107 of 371	71.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	17 of 43	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	19 of 51	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	14 of 44	68.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	133 of 246	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	91 of 243	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	91 of 244	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	156 of 257	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	124 of 250	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	144 of 246	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.8	156 of 166	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	155 of 186	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	119 of 179	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	113 of 167	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	134 of 199	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	75 of 210	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.5	159 of 231	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	189 of 488	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	185 of 486	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	154 of 488	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	190 of 488	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	144 of 480	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	135 of 470	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	116 of 325	64.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

White (2025)61st percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)46th percentile-23 vs school

Homeless (2025)45th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+4 vs state

Science50%~ state avg

Math45%~ state avg

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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 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	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 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
Mountainside Middle School	Public	6-8	4717 E Day Mt. Spokane Rd	Colbert	99005	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7400	824	44	18.6	44.9%	655 (79.5%)	12 (1.5%)	51 (6.2%)	13 (1.6%)	7 (0.8%)	20 (2.4%)	64 (7.8%)	64.1	168^th of 534 public middle schools	68.5%		64.3	173^rd of 535 public middle schools	67.7%	5	50.0	50.0	47.8	62.7	63.2	57.6	42.0	44.7	47.8	44.8	$15,182	$258	$14,924
Northwood Middle School	Public	6-8	12908 N Pittsburg St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7500	796	43	18.7	38.6%	648 (81.4%)	11 (1.4%)	66 (8.3%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.9%)	65.7	162^nd of 534 public middle schools	69.7%		65.3	166^th of 535 public middle schools	69.0%	4	41.3	41.3	55.2	62.9	68.2	61.8	41.6	50.6	45.1	45.6	$15,960	$321	$15,640
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	3515 W Hawthorne Rd	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-6510	704	40	17.6	32.8%	565 (80.3%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.5%)	14 (2.0%)	11 (1.6%)	10 (1.4%)	61 (8.7%)	77.8	103^rd of 534 public middle schools	80.7%		80.8	88^th of 535 public middle schools	83.6%	15	51.2	51.2	61.4	67.4	66.8	65.2	52.9	50.4	59.8	54.1	$15,889	$132	$15,757
Garry Middle School	Public	6-8	725 E Joseph Ave	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5200	410	30	13.8	82.0%	199 (48.5%)	22 (5.4%)	73 (17.8%)	19 (4.6%)	5 (1.2%)	14 (3.4%)	77 (18.8%)	17.9	452^nd of 534 public middle schools	15.4%		17.7	457^th of 535 public middle schools	14.6%	5	31.2	31.2	27.5	36.2	35.3	32.6	18.7	21.6	25.2	21.6	$21,970	$2,398	$19,572
Shaw Middle School	Public	6-8	4106 N Cook St	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5800	693	46	15.1	79.2%	385 (55.6%)	29 (4.2%)	104 (15.0%)	13 (1.9%)	18 (2.6%)	45 (6.5%)	99 (14.3%)	8.1	509^th of 534 public middle schools	4.7%		7.3	523^rd of 535 public middle schools	2.2%	14	13.6	13.6	23.8	23.8	23.6	23.7	20.8	17.1	11.7	16.6	$19,188	$2,314	$16,873
Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	6411 N Alberta St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5600	658	39	16.9	62.2%	429 (65.2%)	29 (4.4%)	82 (12.5%)	19 (2.9%)	7 (1.1%)	17 (2.6%)	75 (11.4%)	32.3	358^th of 534 public middle schools	33.0%		25.7	397^th of 535 public middle schools	25.8%	39	39.5	39.5	33.5	47.6	60.0	46.8	24.3	27.0	16.5	22.5	$19,356	$1,663	$17,693
Denny Yasuhara Middle School	Public	6-8	2701 N. Perry St.	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 824-8200	596	41	14.6	83.7%	280 (47.0%)	26 (4.4%)	100 (16.8%)	24 (4.0%)	17 (2.9%)	34 (5.7%)	115 (19.3%)	8.8	503^rd of 534 public middle schools	5.8%		8	514^th of 535 public middle schools	3.9%	11	21.2	21.2	27.8	22.2	30.4	26.8	14.0	16.3	9.0	13.1	$21,603	$1,892	$19,711
Glover Middle School	Public	6-8	2330 W Longfellow Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5400	537	33	16.1	73.0%	332 (61.8%)	26 (4.8%)	64 (11.9%)	11 (2.0%)	7 (1.3%)	10 (1.9%)	87 (16.2%)	20.6	436^th of 534 public middle schools	18.4%		17.9	455^th of 535 public middle schools	15.0%	19	30.8	30.8	35.0	30.4	40.3	35.1	21.1	20.9	28.2	23.2	$21,955	$2,089	$19,866
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
Pauline Flett Middle School	Public	6-8	5020 W Wellesley	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 824-8000	609	35	17.4	60.8%	449 (73.7%)	13 (2.1%)	54 (8.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	82 (13.5%)	42.5	285^th of 534 public middle schools	46.6%		23.6	415^th of 535 public middle schools	22.4%	130	41.5	41.5	47.3	43.8	47.3	46.1	43.5	34.7	30.1	35.9	$17,828	$926	$16,903

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountainside Middle School

How many students attend Mountainside Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 824 students attended Mountainside Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Mountainside Middle School?

Students at Mountainside Middle School are 79% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Mountainside Middle School a good school?

Mountainside Middle School ranks 168^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Mountainside Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mountainside Middle School usually go on to attend Mt Spokane High School

What district is Mountainside Middle School in?

Mead School District

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