Summary:
Springdale Middle School is the only middle school listed in the Mary Walker School District, serving grades 6–8 and 112 students in Springdale, Washington. With only one school, there is no meaningful school-to-school comparison within the district. The school has a 14:1 student–teacher ratio, and 80.36% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, indicating that it serves a community with substantial economic needs.
Academic results are below Washington averages, although some grade-level results compare favorably with district results. In 2025–2026, all-grades proficiency was 25.58% in English Language Arts, 17.24% in math, and 25.00% in science. Seventh grade was the clearest area of strength: 35.71% of students were proficient in ELA and 32.14% in math, exceeding district results in both subjects. Eighth-grade science also exceeded the district, with 25.00% proficiency compared with 21.43%. However, the school remained well below state results in every reported subject. The largest concerns are sixth-grade math, at 8.57% proficiency, and eighth-grade ELA and math, at 17.39% and 12.50%.
Recent results show stability rather than strong improvement. ELA and math performance changed by less than one percentage point from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while science declined by about two points. The school has remained near the bottom of statewide rankings, at about the ninth percentile in recent history, with a current listing of 219th out of 238 schools and zero stars. For parents, the most important questions are how the school is strengthening foundational math, supporting students during the transition into sixth grade, and addressing weaker eighth-grade outcomes. It may also be useful to ask what practices are contributing to stronger seventh-grade performance and whether those approaches can be extended across the school.
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