Summary:
Manson, Washington, has one middle school: Manson Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 128 students in the Manson School District. Because it is the only middle school in the city, families cannot compare it with another local middle school, so the most useful comparisons are with district and state results, grade-level performance, and the school’s progress over time.
The school’s strongest academic area is science. In 2025–2026, 60.87% of students were proficient in science, compared with 53.17% in the district and 50.95% statewide. English language arts was also slightly stronger than the district, with 48.51% proficiency versus 46.96%, although it remained below the state rate of 52.81%. Math was the main concern: 32.84% of students were proficient, below both the district’s 39.39% and the state’s 43.11%. Grade-level results show that 8th grade was a clear strength in both ELA and math, while 6th and 7th grade results were considerably lower. In particular, 7th-grade ELA and 6th- and 7th-grade math may deserve additional support.
Recent performance has been mixed but shows important signs of improvement. Science proficiency rose by 19.01 percentage points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while ELA declined by 3.95 points and math declined by 7.32 points. The school’s ranking improved substantially, moving from the 21st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 55th percentile in 2025–2026, with a three-star rating. Other context includes a 14.7-to-1 student–teacher ratio, 67.97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and $17,635 in reported per-student spending. Overall, parents should view Manson Middle as a small school with notable science strengths, strong 8th-grade outcomes, and a clear need to improve math—especially in the earlier middle-school grades.
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