Summary:
Granite Falls School District has one middle school, Granite Falls Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in Granite Falls, Washington. The school enrolls 448 students, has a 19.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and reported a 48.21% free- or reduced-price lunch rate in 2024–2025. Because it is the district’s only middle school, families are looking at the district’s complete middle-school program rather than choosing among multiple local campuses.
Granite Falls Middle School has shown encouraging progress. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 41.28% in English language arts, 24.17% in math, and 46.56% in science. Science is the strongest subject: the school exceeded the district result by 3.40 percentage points and came within 4.39 points of the state. Science also improved substantially from the prior year, rising 8.56 points. ELA was essentially equal to the district, although 7th-grade ELA was notably stronger at 49.69%. The school’s overall ranking improved from the 21st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 32nd percentile in 2025–2026, and its rating rose from one star to two.
Math is the clearest area requiring attention. The school’s 24.17% proficiency rate was 6.02 points below the district and 18.94 points below the state, with relatively low results across 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. Although math improved slightly, its gain was smaller than the improvement in science and less than the district’s math growth. For parents, the main picture is a school making gradual overall progress, with especially strong momentum in science, generally district-level ELA performance, and a consistent need for stronger math instruction and support across all grades. Spending was $16,709 per student in 2023–2024.
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