Schools in Springdale, WA

Springdale, Washington, has four schools serving students from prekindergarten through grade 12: Springdale Elementary, Springdale Middle School, Mary Walker High School, and Mary Walker Alternative Learning Experience, all part of the Mary Walker School District. Together, they enroll 558 students and are located at or near the same N. 4th Street campus area. The district serves a community with substantial economic needs, with about 69% to 84% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch depending on the school.

Springdale Elementary is the strongest overall academic performer in the group. It exceeded the district in English language arts, math, and science, with especially strong results in math, and it made notable recent gains in ELA and science. Mary Walker High School had the highest current all-grade ELA proficiency rate and showed the largest one-year ELA improvement, although its science result declined and its 80% graduation rate was slightly below district and state levels. The high school’s math results are suppressed, so they cannot be reliably compared. Springdale Middle School faces the greatest academic challenges, with results below district averages in all three tested subjects. Seventh grade was a bright spot, while sixth-grade math and eighth-grade ELA were particularly weak.

Mary Walker Alternative Learning Experience reported the highest graduation rate, at 86%, above both the district and state, though its available test results were generally below district and state levels. Many of its academic results, along with some high-school and alternative-school math figures, are suppressed because of limited reporting; suppressed data should be treated as unknown, not as zero. For parents comparing options, the elementary school shows the clearest academic momentum, the alternative program stands out for graduation outcomes, and the middle school may warrant the closest attention to targeted academic support. Across the area, all reported proficiency rates remain below Washington averages, making continued work in math, science, and middle-school ELA important priorities.