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Selah Middle School

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Selah Middle School ranks 366 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Selah Middle School is a public school serving 871 students in grades 6–8 in Selah, a community in Washington’s Yakima Valley, and is part of the Selah School District. The school has an 18.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio and a 2024–25 free/reduced-price lunch rate of 51.66%, which is lower than that of many nearby schools. Its latest statewide ranking places it at the 29th percentile, or 366th out of 514 Washington middle schools.

Academic results are mixed. In 2025–26, 36.4% of students were proficient in English language arts, 27.25% in math, and 40.99% in science. Science is the school’s clearest relative strength: it exceeds the district rate by 3.90 percentage points and is notably higher than results at nearby Highland Middle School and Lewis & Clark Middle School. ELA is slightly above the district, while math is below it and has declined from 31.93% in 2022–23. Seventh grade is the strongest grade in both ELA and math; eighth grade is the main concern, especially in ELA, where proficiency is 29.79%.

Selah generally performs better than lower-ranked nearby schools, including Highland Middle School, and is very close overall to Naches Valley Middle School. However, stronger local comparisons show a substantial gap: West Valley Mid-Level Campus has proficiency rates of 52.5% in ELA and 50.34% in math, compared with Selah’s 36.4% and 27.25%; East Valley Central Middle School also performs better overall. Selah’s latest ranking improved from the prior year, but its longer-term decline suggests that sustained improvement—particularly in math, eighth grade, special education, and low-income student support—remains important.

871

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,488

Per pupil spending ?

51.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

411 North First Street
Selah, WA 98942

(509) 698-8400

District: Selah School District

Students who attend Selah Middle School usually attend:

High:

Selah High School

Feeder schools for Selah Middle School:

Elementary:	John Campbell Primary School
	Robert Lince Early Learning Center
	Selah Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.3%

Hispanic:

36.7%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2019 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (33% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2019

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg34%

Washington avg48%

366^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 26 pts since 2019

From top 46% (2019) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	366 of 514	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	414 of 534	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	371 of 535	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	313 of 539	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	220 of 541	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	299 of 529	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	233 of 512	54.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	60.9	21 of 135	84.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	307 of 443	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.7	363 of 471	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	333 of 464	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	272 of 464	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	206 of 479	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	265 of 469	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	241 of 452	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	260 of 347	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	241 of 347	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	265 of 344	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	227 of 336	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	155 of 360	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	214 of 353	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	160 of 344	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	100 of 259	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	373 of 453	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	388 of 457	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	325 of 455	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	268 of 463	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.0	131 of 475	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	49.1	208 of 458	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	184 of 448	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	219 of 349	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	353 of 454	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	373 of 472	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	322 of 466	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	299 of 470	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.9	202 of 480	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	262 of 476	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	178 of 453	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	19 of 33	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	6 of 36	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	4 of 36	88.9%	★★★★★
2021	72.6	4 of 38	89.5%	★★★★★
2018	39.6	29 of 43	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	182 of 226	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	107 of 186	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	152 of 179	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	199 of 199	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	169 of 231	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	141 of 268	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	339 of 453	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	407 of 488	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	346 of 486	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	283 of 488	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	200 of 488	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	260 of 480	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	199 of 470	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2018)84th percentile

Migrant (2026)42nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

White (2026)25th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science41%-10 vs state

English Language Arts36%-16 vs state

Math27%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	28.3	366^th of 514 public middle schools	28.8%		24.9	414^th of 534 public middle schools	22.5%	48		41.0	41.0		35.8	44.1	29.8	36.4		25.9	31.2	24.8	27.3	$15,488	$479	$15,009
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%)	21.5	411^th of 514 public middle schools	20.0%		22.9	428^th of 534 public middle schools	19.9%	17		40.6	40.6		29.0	35.8	40.0	34.8		19.7	15.0	24.2	19.4	$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%)	9.9	480^th of 514 public middle schools	6.6%		8.6	505^th of 534 public middle schools	5.4%	25		21.5	21.5		22.7	23.9	24.4	23.7		18.0	15.9	20.6	18.1	$16,469	$1,392	$15,077
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%)	24.4	389^th of 514 public middle schools	24.3%		17.4	457^th of 534 public middle schools	14.4%	68		37.1	37.1		34.9	45.0	37.6	39.3		23.4	23.0	16.7	21.0	$16,600	$1,563	$15,037
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%)	16.6	441^st of 514 public middle schools	14.2%		13.2	475^th of 534 public middle schools	11.0%	34		23.8	23.8		30.8	34.7	28.2	31.1		23.7	16.2	26.1	22.2	$16,537	$1,326	$15,212
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%)	64.5	161^st of 514 public middle schools	68.7%		60.2	186^th of 534 public middle schools	65.2%	25		44.9	44.9		55.3	56.4	45.8	52.5		45.0	46.2	60.0	50.3	$16,150	$770	$15,380
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
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%)	49.8	231^st of 514 public middle schools	55.1%		38.9	313^th of 534 public middle schools	41.4%	82		52.8	52.8		46.4	52.1	50.4	49.5		34.0	36.3	30.1	33.4	$15,011	$827	$14,185
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%)	16.6	442^nd of 514 public middle schools	14.0%		17.1	459^th of 534 public middle schools	14.0%	17		28.1	28.1		34.4	26.3	37.8	32.9		18.0	25.3	11.0	17.9	$14,620	$1,484	$13,136
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%)	29	362^nd of 514 public middle schools	29.6%		35.4	336^th of 534 public middle schools	37.1%	26	37.6	31.0	34.5	32.3	33.3	52.5	38.3	39.2	25.0	17.0	33.0	27.3	25.5	$17,078	$583	$16,495

Frequently Asked Questions about Selah Middle School

How many students attend Selah Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 871 students attended Selah Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Selah Middle School?

Students at Selah Middle School are 58% White, 37% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Selah Middle School a good school?

Selah Middle School ranks 366^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Selah Middle School attend?

Students who attend Selah Middle School usually go on to attend Selah High School

What district is Selah Middle School in?

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