Mountainside Middle School

Summary:

Mountainside Middle School is a public middle school located in Colbert, WA, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 795. It is part of the Mead School District, which is ranked 42 out of 247 school districts in Washington and has a 4-star rating. Mountainside Middle School has consistently been ranked in the top 30% of Washington middle schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 173 out of 535 middle schools in the state.

Mountainside Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in SBAC/English Language Arts and SBAC/Math proficiency across all grade levels, with proficiency rates of 59.76% in ELA and 41.37% in Math in 2023-2024, compared to the state averages of 52.63% and 41.68%, respectively. However, the school has a relatively homogeneous student population, with 82.39% of students identifying as White, which is higher than nearby schools. Additionally, the school has seen a steady increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 27.36% in 2020-2021 to 41.01% in 2022-2023, suggesting a growing population of students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to other middle schools in the Mead School District and surrounding districts, Mountainside Middle School generally performs better academically, particularly in ELA proficiency. However, some nearby schools, such as Highland Middle School, outperform Mountainside in both ELA and Math. Additionally, while Mountainside Middle School has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, its statewide ranking has declined from 34 out of 445 middle schools in 2014-2015 to 173 out of 535 in 2023-2024, suggesting that the school may be facing increasing competition or challenges that are impacting its relative performance compared to other middle schools in the state.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4717 E Day Mt. Spokane Rd
       Colbert, WA  99005


(509) 465-7400

District: Mead School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
173rd of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,011 Help


Students who attend Mountainside Middle School usually attend:

High:    Mt Spokane High School

Feeder schools for Mountainside Middle School:

Elementary:    Colbert Elementary School
    Creekside Elementary School
    Meadow Ridge Elementary
    Shiloh Hills Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  18.7 Help
Number of students:  795

Racial breakdown:

White:
82.4%
Two or more races:
7.5%
Hispanic:
4.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  41% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Mountainside Middle School ranks better than 67.7% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the Mead School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.27. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (82.4%), two or more races (7.5%), Hispanic (4.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 41% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Mead School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mountainside Middle School is 18.7. 1 middle schools in the Mead School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mountainside Middle School is $14,011, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Mead School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mountainside Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mountainside Middle School 173rd of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Mountainside Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Mead School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mead School District 42nd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mountainside Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Mountainside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 79.55 68th 421 83.8%
2005 76.82 81st 425 80.9%
2006 60.92 154th 449 65.7%
2007 73.04 97th 463 79.0%
2008 81.62 62nd 466 86.7%
2009 80.89 67th 476 85.9%
2010 79.72 71st 483 85.3%
2011 83.41 56th 492 88.6%
2012 81.55 61st 497 87.7%
2013 76.98 86th 498 82.7%
2015 89.40 34th 445 92.4%
2016 81.56 67th 443 84.9%
2017 80.23 78th 435 82.1%
2018 69.76 117th 437 73.2%
2019 70.00 129th 512 74.8%
2021 70.79 135th 529 74.5%
2022 63.63 161st 541 70.2%
2023 69.60 140th 539 74.0%
2024 64.27 173rd 535 67.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mountainside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.75 156th 166 6.0%
2019 43.13 144th 246 41.5%
2021 47.32 124th 250 50.4%
2022 36.70 156th 257 39.3%
2023 57.37 91st 244 62.7%
2024 56.91 91st 243 62.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mountainside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 31.50 159th 231 31.2%
2021 52.04 75th 210 64.3%
2022 30.78 134th 199 32.7%
2023 30.44 113th 167 32.3%
2024 30.95 119th 179 33.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mountainside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.75 105th 349 69.9%
2019 60.33 135th 448 69.9%
2021 70.44 70th 458 84.7%
2022 60.55 128th 475 73.1%
2023 63.33 132nd 463 71.5%
2024 65.01 126th 455 72.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Mountainside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.38 45th 59 23.7%
2021 80.64 2nd 27 92.6%
2022 67.48 7th 33 78.8%
2023 49.82 7th 11 36.4%
2024 64.02 3rd 12 75.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Mountainside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.09 113th 376 69.9%
2019 67.03 128th 452 71.7%
2021 67.00 125th 469 73.3%
2022 60.44 161st 479 66.4%
2023 64.98 146th 464 68.5%
2024 61.23 164th 464 64.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Mountainside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 58.71 14th 44 68.2%
2022 56.97 19th 51 62.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Mountainside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.85 107th 371 71.2%
2019 70.73 114th 453 74.8%
2021 73.78 103rd 476 78.4%
2022 65.57 132nd 480 72.5%
2023 71.70 115th 470 75.5%
2024 66.26 129th 466 72.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mountainside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.85 9th 259 96.5%
2019 87.79 25th 344 92.7%
2021 44.39 178th 353 49.6%
2022 41.87 190th 360 47.2%
2023 73.99 66th 336 80.4%
2024 76.63 57th 344 83.4%
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Rank History for White students at Mountainside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.50 116th 325 64.3%
2019 66.55 135th 470 71.3%
2021 65.54 144th 480 70.0%
2022 56.62 190th 488 61.1%
2023 62.74 154th 488 68.4%
2024 58.54 185th 486 61.9%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Mountainside Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 767 6 11 6 7 n/a n/a 0 797
1989 797 5 9 6 11 n/a n/a 0 828
1990 826 3 13 3 10 n/a n/a 0 855
1991 821 5 11 5 6 n/a n/a 0 848
1992 870 6 13 5 6 n/a n/a 0 900
1993 848 6 9 8 6 n/a n/a 0 877
1994 919 6 12 5 8 n/a n/a 0 950
1995 975 1 15 6 11 n/a n/a 0 1008
1996 975 1 15 6 11 n/a n/a 0 1008
1997 936 5 13 10 11 n/a n/a 0 975
1998 590 7 10 8 5 n/a n/a 0 620
1999 576 8 12 13 6 n/a n/a 0 615
2000 584 4 6 12 7 n/a n/a 0 613
2001 599 6 8 14 7 n/a n/a 0 634
2002 624 4 12 8 8 n/a n/a 0 656
2003 624 4 12 8 8 n/a n/a 0 656
2004 599 8 11 7 6 n/a n/a 0 631
2005 558 12 9 9 7 n/a n/a 0 595
2006 569 12 10 12 17 n/a n/a 7 627
2007 585 13 12 9 14 n/a n/a 8 641
2008 614 7 18 10 4 n/a n/a 13 666
2009 653 6 16 12 8 n/a n/a 15 710
2010 667 8 17 19 10 n/a n/a 14 735
2011 647 8 6 42 12 9 29 0 753
2012 625 5 6 40 12 8 37 0 733
2013 601 5 11 50 8 14 38 0 727
2014 598 6 13 35 4 9 48 0 713
2015 602 6 10 26 5 8 38 0 695
2016 662 11 9 38 6 19 36 0 781
2017 641 12 11 48 6 25 42 0 785
2018 595 11 9 42 3 23 43 0 726
2019 623 8 7 46 4 24 57 0 769
2020 663 7 10 58 4 16 59 0 817
2021 689 7 9 69 4 9 49 1 837
2022 637 6 5 37 4 14 53 2 758
2023 655 12 5 38 6 17 60 2 795

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mountainside Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 797 40.0 19.9 0
1989 828 40.0 20.7 n/a
1990 855 42.2 20.2 0
1991 848 42.8 19.8 n/a
1992 900 45.0 20.0 n/a
1993 877 45.5 19.3 n/a
1994 950 46.0 20.7 n/a
1995 1008 47.3 21.3 n/a
1996 1008 47.3 21.3 n/a
1997 975 45.4 21.5 n/a
1998 620 32.4 19.1 n/a
1999 615 31.5 19.5 n/a
2000 613 30.0 20.4 n/a
2001 634 31.6 20.1 n/a
2002 656 32.9 19.9 23.8
2003 656 32.9 19.9 23.8
2004 631 34.0 18.6 30.6
2005 595 34.2 17.4 33.4
2006 627 32.8 19.1 32.7
2007 641 34.8 18.4 31
2008 666 34.8 19.1 29.6
2009 710 34.8 20.4 0
2010 735 37.2 19.7 28.2
2011 753 37.0 20.3 32.4
2012 733 34.8 21.0 31.5
2013 727 35.8 20.3 33.6
2014 713 n/a n/a 27.6
2015 695 33.0 21.0 28.9
2016 781 36.0 21.6 33.3
2017 785 37.5 20.9 33.9
2018 726 37.3 19.4 34.2
2019 769 38.2 20.0 33.2
2020 817 41.1 19.8 32.7
2021 837 41.1 20.3 27.4
2022 758 40.1 18.8 30.6
2023 795 42.4 18.7 41

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mountainside Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 797 40.0 19.9 0
1989 828 40.0 20.7 n/a
1990 855 42.2 20.2 0
1991 848 42.8 19.8 n/a
1992 900 45.0 20.0 n/a
1993 877 45.5 19.3 n/a
1994 950 46.0 20.7 n/a
1995 1008 47.3 21.3 n/a
1996 1008 47.3 21.3 n/a
1997 975 45.4 21.5 n/a
1998 620 32.4 19.1 n/a
1999 615 31.5 19.5 n/a
2000 613 30.0 20.4 n/a
2001 634 31.6 20.1 n/a
2002 656 32.9 19.9 23.8
2003 656 32.9 19.9 23.8
2004 631 34.0 18.6 30.6
2005 595 34.2 17.4 33.4
2006 627 32.8 19.1 32.7
2007 641 34.8 18.4 31
2008 666 34.8 19.1 29.6
2009 710 34.8 20.4 0
2010 735 37.2 19.7 28.2
2011 753 37.0 20.3 32.4
2012 733 34.8 21.0 31.5
2013 727 35.8 20.3 33.6
2014 713 n/a n/a 27.6
2015 695 33.0 21.0 28.9
2016 781 36.0 21.6 33.3
2017 785 37.5 20.9 33.9
2018 726 37.3 19.4 34.2
2019 769 38.2 20.0 33.2
2020 817 41.1 19.8 32.7
2021 837 41.1 20.3 27.4
2022 758 40.1 18.8 30.6
2023 795 42.4 18.7 41

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Mountainside Middle School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201992.6%0.8%1.2%4.8%97.3%97.0%96.0%95.9%97.4%97.0%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mountainside Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $538 (3.8%) $13,717 (96.2%) $14,255
2020 $361 (3.8%) $9,093 (96.2%) $9,454
2021 $1,064 (7.9%) $12,379 (92.1%) $13,444
2022 $484 (3.5%) $13,527 (96.5%) $14,011

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mountainside Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 129th of 512 Middle schoolsRanks 140th of 539 Middle schools
 0.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Mountainside Middle School)70.168.5
 1.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Mead School District)71.666.6
 4.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)6252.1
 9.9%
7th Grade Math (Mountainside Middle School)65.947
 18.9%
   7th Grade Math (Mead School District)64.852.1
 12.7%
   7th Grade Math (Washington)49.938.6
 11.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Mountainside Middle School)63.353
 10.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Mead School District)65.657
 8.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)59.651.3
 8.3%
8th Grade Math (Mountainside Middle School)63.344.7
 18.6%
   8th Grade Math (Mead School District)65.144.6
 20.5%
   8th Grade Math (Washington)47.234.4
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Mountainside Middle School)52.654.3
 1.7%
   8th Grade Science (Mead School District)58.556.2
 2.3%
   8th Grade Science (Washington)53.143.9
 9.3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Mountainside Middle School)66.858.7
 8.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Mead School District)71.964.5
 7.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Mountainside Middle School)64.646.4
 18.3%
   All Grades Math (Mead School District)63.752.9
 10.8%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Mountainside Middle School)52.654.3
 1.7%
   All Grades Science (Mead School District)59.655.7
 3.9%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students769795
 3.4%
African American812
 50%
American Indian46
 50%
Asian75
 28.6%
Hispanic4638
 17.4%
Pacific Islander2417
 29.2%
White623655
 5.1%
Two or More Races5760
 5.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients33.2%41%
 7.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Mountainside Middle School

Students at Mountainside Middle School are 82% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

Students who attend Mountainside Middle School usually go on to attend Mt Spokane High School

Mountainside Middle School ranks 173rd of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 795 students attended Mountainside Middle School.


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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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