Summary:
Snoqualmie Valley School District has three public middle schools serving grades 6–8 in the Snoqualmie Valley area of Washington, with a combined enrollment of about 1,572 students; all three rank among the state’s top 8% of middle schools.
Snoqualmie Middle School is the district’s strongest overall performer, ranking 10th out of 514 Washington middle schools. It leads the district in English language arts, math, and science, with proficiency rates of 83.43%, 76.29%, and 80.00%. It also leads in every reported ELA and math grade level and has improved substantially in statewide ranking over the past three years. Chief Kanim Middle School ranks 26th statewide and is the district’s clearest improvement story. Its math proficiency rose 5.45 points and science proficiency rose 8.57 points in one year. Chief Kanim is especially competitive in sixth-grade math and eighth-grade ELA.
Twin Falls Middle School ranks 40th statewide and remains a high-performing school, although its current proficiency rates trail the other two schools. Its greatest areas for attention are sixth-grade ELA and math and eighth-grade science; its science proficiency of 62.07% is 17.93 points below Snoqualmie’s. Math is the most consistent subject across the schools, while science shows the largest differences. All three schools have similar student-teacher ratios, and resource measures alone do not explain the academic differences. Overall, families are choosing among three well-ranked schools, with Snoqualmie standing out for consistent achievement, Chief Kanim for recent gains, and Twin Falls for targeted opportunities to improve.
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