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Denny Yasuhara Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Denny Yasuhara Middle School is a public school in Spokane serving 596 students in grades 6–8 within the Spokane School District. The school serves a high-need community: 83.72% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. Denny ranked 486th out of 514 Washington middle schools, placing it in the 5th percentile, although its ranking has improved from 535th in 2022–2023.

Academic performance is substantially below district and state averages in every tested subject. In 2025–2026, 24.60% of students were proficient in English language arts, 15.38% in math, and 18.57% in science. Compared with the Spokane district averages, Denny was lower by 23.63 percentage points in ELA, 24.24 points in math, and 29.70 points in science. Among nearby Spokane schools, Denny was second-lowest in ELA, nearly tied with Shaw Middle School in math, and lowest in science. Even compared with similarly high-need schools such as Garry Middle School and Glover Middle School, Denny’s science results are notably weaker. By contrast, Sacajawea Middle School had proficiency rates above 60% in all three subjects.

There are some encouraging signs: ELA and math proficiency have risen from 17.51% and 11.30% in 2022–2023, and the school’s statewide rank has improved over time. However, recent ELA and science results declined from the prior year, so progress remains uneven. Denny’s 14.6-to-1 student-teacher ratio is lower than most nearby schools, and its $21,603 per-student spending is higher than most comparison schools. These figures suggest that staffing and funding alone do not explain outcomes; attendance, student mobility, instructional quality, and the effectiveness of literacy, math, and science interventions may also be important areas for families and school leaders to examine.

596

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,603

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2701 N. Perry St.
Spokane, WA 99207

(509) 824-8200

District: Spokane School District

Students who attend Denny Yasuhara Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Central High School

Feeder schools for Denny Yasuhara Middle School:

Elementary:	Garfield Elementary
	Holmes Elementary
	Logan Elementary
	Stevens Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.0%

Two or more races:

19.3%

Hispanic:

16.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2023 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (20% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Science scores 32 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg45%

Washington avg48%

486^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From bottom 1% (2023) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	486 of 514	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	503 of 534	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	514 of 535	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	535 of 539	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	427 of 443	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	460 of 471	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	448 of 464	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	461 of 464	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	332 of 347	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	255 of 347	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	244 of 344	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	318 of 336	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	425 of 453	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	416 of 457	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	432 of 455	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	456 of 463	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	425 of 454	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	438 of 472	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	453 of 466	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	468 of 470	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	214 of 222	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	243 of 246	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	224 of 243	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	134 of 186	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	432 of 453	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.9	480 of 488	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	479 of 486	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	488 of 488	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-28 vs state

Science19%-32 vs state

Math15%-28 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
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
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
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
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
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	915 N Ella Rd	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 922-5482	536	29	18.2	59.5%	393 (73.3%)	18 (3.4%)	71 (13.2%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	36 (6.7%)	35.7	321^st of 514 public middle schools	37.5%		23.6	423^rd of 534 public middle schools	20.8%	102		33.9	33.9		34.7	41.1	40.7	38.9		43.6	33.1	30.8	35.7	$18,051	$1,289	$16,762
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
Chase Middle School	Public	6-8	4747 E 37Th Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5000	685	43	16.1	55.5%	457 (66.7%)	27 (3.9%)	77 (11.2%)	29 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.3%)	75 (10.9%)	58.2	190^th of 514 public middle schools	63.0%		51.5	235^th of 534 public middle schools	56.0%	45		47.8	47.8		40.0	55.9	50.5	49.0		36.0	50.6	50.0	45.7	$17,951	$1,047	$16,904
West Valley City School	Public	5-8	8920 E Valleyway	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 921-2836	200	8	24.2	49.5%	152 (76.0%)	3 (1.5%)	17 (8.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.0%)	74.5	121^st of 514 public middle schools	76.5%		67.8	150^th of 534 public middle schools	71.9%	29	70.6	69.5	69.7		59.7	57.6	66.1	62.0	41.2	42.1	40.7	52.5	44.8	$14,031	$881	$13,150

Frequently Asked Questions about Denny Yasuhara Middle School

What high school do graduates of Denny Yasuhara Middle School attend?

Students who attend Denny Yasuhara Middle School usually go on to attend North Central High School

How many students attend Denny Yasuhara Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Denny Yasuhara Middle School.

What district is Denny Yasuhara Middle School in?

Spokane School District

What is the racial makeup of Denny Yasuhara Middle School?

Students at Denny Yasuhara Middle School are 47% White, 19% Two or more races, 17% Hispanic, 6% Pacific Islander, 4% African American, 4% Asian, 3% American Indian.

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