Summary:
The East Valley School District (Yakima) contains one middle school, East Valley Central Middle School, which serves about 790 students in grades 6 through 8 in a community where a majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
This school shows consistent academic performance patterns, with its strongest results in English Language Arts and its most significant challenges in Mathematics, where scores trail the Washington state average. Performance in 8th-grade science is relatively closer to the state average. The school's per-student spending is above the national average, yet its statewide ranking among middle schools has slightly declined over the past few years, indicating other schools are improving at a faster pace.
For parents, this means the single middle school option in the district provides a stable environment but faces ongoing work to boost student achievement, particularly in math. The school's resources and focus on serving its community are important factors, and its performance trends are a key area for families and the district to monitor together.
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