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Salk Middle School

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Salk Middle School ranks 358 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

358^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 33% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Salk Middle School is a public school serving 658 students in grades 6-8 within the Spokane School District in Washington, and it shows a positive trajectory of improvement despite facing significant economic challenges.

The school is on an upward trend, having recently improved its statewide ranking and regained a 2-star rating. A notable strength is its performance with Hispanic students, which has been strong, and students show exceptional growth in English Language Arts by 8th grade. However, the school faces a critical challenge in mathematics, where proficiency rates are roughly half the district and state averages, and it struggles to adequately serve students in special education. Compared to other schools in the Spokane School District with similar high poverty rates, such as Denny Yasuhara Middle School and Shaw Middle School, Salk achieves better academic outcomes.

Looking at nearby schools in higher-performing districts reveals stark contrasts. For example, Highland Middle School in the Mead School District ranks dramatically higher than Salk, and even the top school in Salk's own district, Sacajawea Middle School, significantly outperforms it. This suggests that while Salk is effective relative to its most similar peers, district-wide policies and resource allocation likely contribute to wide performance gaps across the region.

658

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,356

Per pupil spending ?

62.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6411 N Alberta St
Spokane, WA 99208-4499

(509) 354-5600

District: Spokane School District

Students who attend Salk Middle School usually attend:

High:

Shadle Park High School

Feeder schools for Salk Middle School:

Elementary:	Balboa Elementary
	Linwood Elementary
	Madison Elementary
	Woodridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.2%

Hispanic:

12.5%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

!Math scores 20 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg45%

Washington avg48%

358^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Middle Schools in the Spokane School District

129^th of 247Spokane 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	32.3	358 of 534	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	397 of 535	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	413 of 539	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	365 of 541	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	229 of 529	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	289 of 512	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	185 of 437	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.3	181 of 435	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.6	276 of 443	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.2	228 of 445	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.1	193 of 498	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.3	158 of 497	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.3	169 of 492	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.6	208 of 483	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.1	134 of 476	71.8%	★★★★☆
2008	60.6	167 of 466	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.2	189 of 463	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.1	180 of 449	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.0	103 of 425	75.8%	★★★★☆
2004	67.2	130 of 421	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	319 of 471	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	345 of 464	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	367 of 464	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	332 of 479	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.5	165 of 469	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	220 of 452	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	167 of 376	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	183 of 347	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.3	83 of 344	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	35.1	212 of 336	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.9	100 of 360	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	118 of 353	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	91 of 344	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	72 of 259	72.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	293 of 457	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	347 of 455	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	354 of 463	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	259 of 475	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.0	130 of 458	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.1	230 of 448	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.6	64 of 349	81.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	339 of 472	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	364 of 466	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	369 of 470	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	332 of 480	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	255 of 476	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	282 of 453	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	159 of 371	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	40 of 51	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	32 of 44	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	198 of 246	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	217 of 243	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	214 of 244	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	209 of 257	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	138 of 250	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	141 of 246	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	93 of 166	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	18.2	159 of 179	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	145 of 199	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	181 of 210	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	153 of 231	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	124 of 268	53.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	373 of 488	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	411 of 486	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	432 of 488	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	411 of 488	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	289 of 480	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	349 of 470	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	199 of 325	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)47th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2022)22nd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-6 vs state

Science40%-10 vs state

Math23%-20 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sacajawea Middle School	Public	6-8	401 E 33Rd Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-5500	855	48	17.9	40.4%	616 (72.0%)	29 (3.4%)	99 (11.6%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	13 (1.5%)	81 (9.5%)	83.7	77^th of 534 public middle schools	85.6%		80.3	90^th of 535 public middle schools	83.2%	13	55.4	55.4	72.5	67.2	64.8	68.2	60.5	57.6	59.8	59.3	$15,364	$1,168	$14,196
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Salk Middle School

Is Salk Middle School a good school?

Salk Middle School ranks 358^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Salk Middle School in?

Spokane School District

How many students attend Salk Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Salk Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Salk Middle School attend?

Students who attend Salk Middle School usually go on to attend Shadle Park High School

What is the racial makeup of Salk Middle School?

Students at Salk Middle School are 65% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

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