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Naches Valley Middle School

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Naches Valley Middle School ranks 336 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

336^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Naches Valley Middle School is a public school serving about 430 students in grades 5 through 8 in the Naches Valley School District, a district rated in the middle range statewide.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below Washington state averages, with math being the biggest challenge area. However, its performance is more consistent with its own district's averages and shows less variation between different student groups than many neighboring schools in the Yakima School District, such as Washington Middle School. The school spends a relatively high amount per student, over $17,000, and has a class size near the regional average. A notable comparison is West Valley Mid-Level Campus, which serves a similar student population but achieves significantly higher test scores, suggesting different educational approaches can lead to different outcomes even with similar resources.

While Naches Valley's statewide ranking has declined since 2019, a trend seen across the region, it has shown a slight recent improvement. The school performs closest to the state average in science, particularly in 5th grade. Its closest geographic neighbor, Highland Middle School, faces greater economic challenges and has much lower proficiency rates, highlighting a stark contrast between two nearby schools. The analysis indicates that while Naches Valley faces academic hurdles, it operates with more stability than some area schools, and the higher-performing West Valley school provides a local example of what may be possible.

427

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,078

Per pupil spending ?

50.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

32 Shafer Avenue
Naches, WA 98937

(509) 653-1599

District: Naches Valley School District

Students who attend Naches Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Naches Valley High School

Feeder schools for Naches Valley Middle School:

Elementary:

Naches Valley Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.0%

Hispanic:

24.4%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (38% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Math scores 12 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg42%

Washington avg48%

336^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

106^th of 247Naches Valley School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	21.7	903 of 1100	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	709 of 1008	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	681 of 1068	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	505 of 1004	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	25.9	559 of 694	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	298 of 501	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	305 of 697	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	18.5	919 of 1019	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	606 of 854	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.1	479 of 979	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	486 of 835	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	15.7	988 of 1113	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	848 of 1025	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	560 of 1075	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	544 of 999	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	25.6	449 of 566	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	13.5	954 of 1031	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	835 of 943	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	700 of 1027	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	529 of 833	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	336 of 534	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	365 of 535	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	378 of 539	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	375 of 541	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	367 of 529	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	290 of 512	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	232 of 437	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.0	262 of 435	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.2	251 of 443	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.8	270 of 445	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.9	350 of 498	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.7	320 of 497	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.1	350 of 492	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.5	294 of 483	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.8	227 of 476	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.6	238 of 466	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.8	204 of 463	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.5	248 of 449	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.0	235 of 425	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.6	261 of 421	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	316 of 471	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	319 of 464	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	330 of 464	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	350 of 479	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	323 of 469	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	270 of 452	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	233 of 376	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	209 of 347	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	199 of 344	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	193 of 336	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	233 of 360	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	150 of 353	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	205 of 344	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	354 of 457	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	315 of 455	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	344 of 463	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	349 of 475	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.0	231 of 458	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	256 of 448	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	224 of 349	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	310 of 472	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	342 of 466	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	342 of 470	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	315 of 480	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	326 of 476	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	251 of 453	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	175 of 371	52.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	308 of 488	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	371 of 486	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	393 of 488	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	353 of 488	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	370 of 480	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	304 of 470	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	201 of 325	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2019)21st percentile

Hispanic (2022)19th percentile

Female (2022)18th percentile

Male (2022)11th percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)10th percentile

White (2022)7th percentile

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-9 vs state

Science40%-9 vs state

Math31%-12 vs state

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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
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	17000 Summitview	Cowiche	98923	Yakima County	Highland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 678-8870	243	13	18.5	76.5%	50 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	192 (79.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.1	459^th of 534 public middle schools	14.0%		13.1	482^nd of 535 public middle schools	9.9%	23		33.3	33.3		25.0	35.4	42.5	34.3		13.6	15.0	21.0	16.5	$14,620	$1,484	$13,136
Selah Middle School	Public	6-8	411 North First Street	Selah	98942	Yakima County	Selah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 698-8400	871	47	18.5	51.7%	508 (58.3%)	3 (0.3%)	320 (36.7%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	24.9	414^th of 534 public middle schools	22.5%		30.3	371^st of 535 public middle schools	30.7%	43		36.6	36.6		36.1	34.1	36.2	35.5		24.2	34.3	24.2	27.5	$15,488	$479	$15,009
West Valley Virtual Academy 7-8	Public, Virtual	7-8	9206 Zier Road	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	West Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 823-2602	21	0		61.9%	16 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)														$7,450	$90	$7,360
West Valley Mid-Level Campus	Public	6-8	7505 Zier Rd	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	West Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 972-5800	1,167	62	18.7	54.7%	612 (52.4%)	10 (0.9%)	472 (40.4%)	31 (2.7%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.9%)	60.2	186^th of 534 public middle schools	65.2%		62.4	181^st of 535 public middle schools	66.2%	5		42.4	42.4		57.1	52.4	47.2	52.4		42.1	49.7	56.9	49.3	$16,150	$770	$15,380
Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	902 S 44th Ave	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2400	840	43	19.5	75.2%	170 (20.2%)	11 (1.3%)	619 (73.7%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.1%)	17.4	457^th of 534 public middle schools	14.4%		25.8	396^th of 535 public middle schools	26.0%	61		30.3	30.3		27.3	34.9	40.2	33.7		20.4	22.6	17.0	20.2	$16,600	$1,563	$15,037
Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	410 S 19th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2100	848	42	20.1	85.0%	152 (17.9%)	16 (1.9%)	653 (77.0%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	22.9	428^th of 534 public middle schools	19.9%		22.6	430^th of 535 public middle schools	19.6%	2		29.5	29.5		32.1	46.7	47.5	42.0		21.7	17.2	18.0	19.0	$16,374	$1,271	$15,103
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	510 S 9th St	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2300	748	40	18.7	96.0%	26 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	699 (93.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	8.6	505^th of 534 public middle schools	5.4%		7.6	520^th of 535 public middle schools	2.8%	15		12.1	12.1		29.0	22.7	17.0	22.7		19.8	17.4	15.7	17.6	$16,469	$1,392	$15,077
Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	1114 W Pierce St	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2200	815	44	18.6	90.2%	60 (7.4%)	4 (0.5%)	732 (89.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	13.2	475^th of 534 public middle schools	11.0%		13.2	480^th of 535 public middle schools	10.3%	5		26.1	26.1		25.2	25.4	33.1	27.7		19.4	13.4	25.2	19.0	$16,537	$1,326	$15,212
East Valley Central Middle School	Public	6-8	2010 Beaudry Rd	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	East Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	No	(509) 573-7500	792	42	18.8	62.4%	297 (37.5%)	10 (1.3%)	448 (56.6%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	38.9	313^th of 534 public middle schools	41.4%		43.9	285^th of 535 public middle schools	46.7%	28		42.6	42.6		48.1	49.6	44.4	47.3		32.1	29.6	29.6	30.4	$15,011	$827	$14,185

Frequently Asked Questions about Naches Valley Middle School

What high school do graduates of Naches Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Naches Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Naches Valley High School

What district is Naches Valley Middle School in?

Naches Valley School District

Is Naches Valley Middle School a good school?

Naches Valley Middle School ranks 336^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Naches Valley Middle School?

Students at Naches Valley Middle School are 71% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Naches Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Naches Valley Middle School.

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