Middle Schools in Naches Valley School District

Summary:

The Naches Valley School District has one middle school, Naches Valley Middle School, serving about 427 students in grades 5 through 8 in a rural area of Washington.

Naches Valley Middle School shows a clear and positive trend of improvement, having moved up in statewide rankings for three consecutive years. While its test scores in English, math, and science are currently below the Washington state average, the school performs closer to the average for the Naches Valley School District. Performance varies by subject and grade; for instance, sixth graders perform the strongest, while math scores, especially in fifth grade, present a significant opportunity for growth.

The school serves a community where economic need is a factor, with over half of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this challenge, the consistent rise in rankings is a commendable sign of effective strategies. For parents, this indicates a school on an upward path, with particular strengths in sixth grade and a need for targeted support in mathematics and in maintaining science skills through the middle school years.

District Detail

24 Shafer Ave
Naches, WA 98937-9744

(509) 653-2220

SchoolDigger Rank:
106^th of 247 Washington districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 1,308

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Naches Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	32 Shafer Avenue	Naches	98937	Yakima County	Naches Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 653-1599	427	22	19.1	50.6%	303 (71.0%)	2 (0.5%)	104 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	35.4	336^th of 534 public middle schools	37.1%		30.9	365^th of 535 public middle schools	31.8%	29	48.0	32.0	39.9	40.6	46.5	45.1	43.9	44.0	27.5	37.3	28.6	30.8	31.1	$17,078	$583	$16,495

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Selah School District	3.15 mi	14
Highland School District	4.01 mi	4	165^th
West Valley School District (Yakima)	4.71 mi	16	54^th
Yakima School District	4.85 mi	29	228^th
Educational Service District 105	6.79 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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