Summary:
Lyle School District in Washington contains a single middle school, Lyle Middle School, serving grades 6-8 in a small, rural setting with a total enrollment of just 57 students.
This small school has shown remarkable improvement, climbing from a ranking in the bottom 6% of Washington middle schools in 2021-2022 to the top 69% in recent years, where it has consistently held a 2-star rating. While academic proficiency in English, math, and science remains below the state average, the school's performance in science is its closest to the state benchmark, and its 6th and 8th-grade math scores are notably higher than the school's overall math average. The school's results closely mirror the Lyle School District averages, as it is the district's only middle school.
Key factors include a very favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.9-to-1, allowing for individualized attention, and a significant per-student investment. The school serves a community with considerable economic need, which provides important context for its academic journey from a low baseline to its current sustained, improved position.
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