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Pauline Flett Middle School

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Pauline Flett Middle School ranks 275 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Pauline Flett Middle School is a public school in Spokane, Washington, serving 609 students in grades 6–8 within the Spokane School District. About 60.76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a relatively high-need community. It ranks 275th out of 514 Washington middle schools, around the 46th percentile, and has a 2-star rating. Its 17.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio and $17,828 per-student spending are near the middle of the local comparison group.

The most encouraging story is Pauline Flett’s recent improvement. Its statewide ranking rose from the 22nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 47th percentile in 2024–2025, with the school remaining near that level most recently. Over the same period, proficiency increased by 11.80 points in English language arts, 8.72 points in math, and 10.02 points in science. Seventh-grade ELA is a notable strength: 56.40% of students were proficient, above both district and state averages. Pauline Flett also ranks ahead of nearby Denny Yasuhara Middle School, Shaw Middle School, and Glover Middle School in overall standing.

Despite this progress, Pauline Flett remains a mid-performing school rather than a top local performer. Overall proficiency is 46.84% in ELA, 34.96% in math, and 38.30% in science, all below state averages; eighth-grade math is the largest concern, at 28.72%. Science has improved but remains nearly 10 points below the district average. Higher-ranked nearby schools include Chase Middle School and Sacajawea Middle School, while Highland Middle School in the Mead School District is also substantially stronger. Special education effectiveness, at the 16th percentile, is another important area for improvement.

609

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,828

Per pupil spending ?

60.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5020 W Wellesley
Spokane, WA 99205

(509) 824-8000

District: Spokane School District

Students who attend Pauline Flett Middle School usually attend:

High:

Shadle Park High School

Feeder schools for Pauline Flett Middle School:

Elementary:	Browne Elementary
	Indian Trail Elementary
	Ridgeview Elementary
	Westview Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.7%

Two or more races:

13.5%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2023 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (41% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 13 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg45%

Washington avg48%

275^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 20 pts since 2023

From bottom 27% (2023) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Middle Schools in the Spokane School District

118^th of 238Spokane 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	275 of 514	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	285 of 534	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	415 of 535	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	394 of 539	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	227 of 443	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.9	254 of 471	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	375 of 464	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	310 of 464	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	180 of 347	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	205 of 347	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	209 of 344	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	198 of 453	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.3	225 of 457	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.1	385 of 455	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	303 of 463	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	261 of 454	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	281 of 472	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	359 of 466	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	393 of 470	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	159 of 222	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	199 of 246	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	226 of 243	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	208 of 244	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	189 of 226	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	161 of 186	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	276 of 453	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	323 of 488	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	421 of 486	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	414 of 488	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile~ school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)28th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%-6 vs state

Science38%-13 vs state

Math35%-8 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 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	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 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
Pauline Flett Middle School	Public	6-8	5020 W Wellesley	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 824-8000	609	35	17.4	60.8%	449 (73.7%)	13 (2.1%)	54 (8.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	82 (13.5%)	44.1	275^th of 514 public middle schools	46.5%		42.5	285^th of 534 public middle schools	46.6%	10	38.3	38.3	42.5	56.4	42.6	46.8	37.8	38.6	28.7	35.0	$17,828	$926	$16,903
Glover Middle School	Public	6-8	2330 W Longfellow Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5400	537	33	16.1	73.0%	332 (61.8%)	26 (4.8%)	64 (11.9%)	11 (2.0%)	7 (1.3%)	10 (1.9%)	87 (16.2%)	17.9	427^th of 514 public middle schools	16.9%		20.6	436^th of 534 public middle schools	18.4%	9	33.1	33.1	30.1	33.5	32.7	32.0	22.5	23.8	17.7	21.4	$21,955	$2,089	$19,866
Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	6411 N Alberta St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5600	658	39	16.9	62.2%	429 (65.2%)	29 (4.4%)	82 (12.5%)	19 (2.9%)	7 (1.1%)	17 (2.6%)	75 (11.4%)	32.7	339^th of 514 public middle schools	34.0%		32.3	358^th of 534 public middle schools	33.0%	19	46.9	46.9	27.8	39.8	54.9	40.5	18.8	26.7	28.9	24.7	$19,356	$1,663	$17,693
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	3515 W Hawthorne Rd	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-6510	704	40	17.6	32.8%	565 (80.3%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.5%)	14 (2.0%)	11 (1.6%)	10 (1.4%)	61 (8.7%)	79.3	97^th of 514 public middle schools	81.1%		77.8	103^rd of 534 public middle schools	80.7%	6	45.7	45.7	61.3	71.8	66.2	66.6	57.4	49.1	57.3	54.5	$15,889	$132	$15,757
Garry Middle School	Public	6-8	725 E Joseph Ave	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5200	410	30	13.8	82.0%	199 (48.5%)	22 (5.4%)	73 (17.8%)	19 (4.6%)	5 (1.2%)	14 (3.4%)	77 (18.8%)	16.5	443^rd of 514 public middle schools	13.8%		17.9	452^nd of 534 public middle schools	15.4%	9	37.8	37.8	19.4	29.6	30.6	26.4	18.1	23.0	23.2	21.4	$21,970	$2,398	$19,572
Denny Yasuhara Middle School	Public	6-8	2701 N. Perry St.	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 824-8200	596	41	14.6	83.7%	280 (47.0%)	26 (4.4%)	100 (16.8%)	24 (4.0%)	17 (2.9%)	34 (5.7%)	115 (19.3%)	8.6	486^th of 514 public middle schools	5.4%		8.8	503^rd of 534 public middle schools	5.8%	17	18.6	18.6	20.5	27.8	25.7	24.6	14.4	16.7	15.1	15.4	$21,603	$1,892	$19,711
Shaw Middle School	Public	6-8	4106 N Cook St	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5800	693	46	15.1	79.2%	385 (55.6%)	29 (4.2%)	104 (15.0%)	13 (1.9%)	18 (2.6%)	45 (6.5%)	99 (14.3%)	8.6	488^th of 514 public middle schools	5.1%		8.1	509^th of 534 public middle schools	4.7%	21	24.0	24.0	20.3	26.4	21.5	22.8	11.3	19.7	14.7	15.3	$19,188	$2,314	$16,873
Sacajawea Middle School	Public	6-8	401 E 33Rd Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-5500	855	48	17.9	40.4%	616 (72.0%)	29 (3.4%)	99 (11.6%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	13 (1.5%)	81 (9.5%)	88.3	58^th of 514 public middle schools	88.7%		83.7	77^th of 534 public middle schools	85.6%	19	64.1	64.1	64.4	70.9	64.1	66.6	57.0	64.8	62.9	61.9	$15,364	$1,168	$14,196
Northwood Middle School	Public	6-8	12908 N Pittsburg St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7500	796	43	18.7	38.6%	648 (81.4%)	11 (1.4%)	66 (8.3%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.9%)	63.4	166^th of 514 public middle schools	67.7%		65.7	162^nd of 534 public middle schools	69.7%	4	55.7	55.7	50.9	58.7	60.1	56.8	32.9	45.1	41.6	40.3	$15,960	$321	$15,640
Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	6120 South Abbott Road	Spokane	99224	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 559-4410	624	35	17.8	57.7%	387 (62.0%)	17 (2.7%)	93 (14.9%)	16 (2.6%)	11 (1.8%)	47 (7.5%)	51 (8.2%)	37.1	310^th of 514 public middle schools	39.7%		37.4	323^rd of 534 public middle schools	39.5%	13	51.1	51.1	38.0	38.1	43.9	39.8	27.4	27.2	36.6	30.2	$15,650	$455	$15,195

Frequently Asked Questions about Pauline Flett Middle School

How many students attend Pauline Flett Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 609 students attended Pauline Flett Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Pauline Flett Middle School?

Students at Pauline Flett Middle School are 74% White, 13% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What district is Pauline Flett Middle School in?

Spokane School District

Is Pauline Flett Middle School a good school?

Pauline Flett Middle School ranks 275^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Pauline Flett Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pauline Flett Middle School usually go on to attend Shadle Park High School

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