Summary
Lyle Middle School is a small public school serving 57 students in grades 6–8 in the Lyle, Washington, community through the Lyle School District. Its small size may support close relationships and individualized attention, and its student-teacher ratio is relatively low at 13.9 students per teacher. However, small enrollment also means that a few students’ results can noticeably change schoolwide percentages, and the state has suppressed Lyle’s eighth-grade ELA and math results.
Academic performance is the school’s most significant concern. In the latest reported year, 22.92% of students were proficient in ELA, 14.58% in math, and 17.65% in science, compared with 52.81%, 43.11%, and 50.95% statewide. Sixth- and seventh-grade results were also below state rates: ELA proficiency was 33.33% and 31.25%, while math proficiency was 20.00% and 18.75%. Science has declined notably, from 50.00% in 2022–23 to 17.65% most recently. The school’s statewide ranking has also weakened, reaching the 10th percentile and one star in 2025–26. The Lyle School District ranks 226th of 238 Washington districts, at the 5th percentile.
Nearby schools provide a useful local comparison. Wayne M Henkle Middle School, which serves overlapping grades, reports much higher proficiency—52.63% in ELA, 39.18% in math, and 54.95% in science—and has a stronger 63rd-percentile ranking. Wallace & Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate School also outperforms Lyle despite a similar free/reduced-price lunch rate and student-teacher ratio. Lyle’s reported per-student spending is much higher, at $26,460 versus $19,161 at Henkle and $18,861 at Stevenson, likely partly because fixed costs are spread across a very small enrollment. Overall, the clearest priorities are sustained math intervention, stronger science instruction, and schoolwide literacy support.
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