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Denny Yasuhara Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Denny Yasuhara Middle School is a public school in Spokane, WA, serving about 600 students in grades 6-8 within the Spokane School District, and it faces significant academic challenges despite having more resources per student than most surrounding schools.

The school's academic performance is among the lowest in the state, with only about 27% of students proficient in English and 13% in math, which is far below both district and state averages. Interestingly, the school spends over $21,600 per student—one of the highest rates in the area—and has a lower student-to-teacher ratio than nearby schools like Sacajawea Middle School or Highland Middle School in the Mead School District, yet these higher-resource schools achieve much stronger results. This creates a puzzling situation where greater investment and smaller class sizes have not led to better test scores.

Several other schools in its immediate area, such as Shaw Middle School and Garry Middle School, also perform poorly, suggesting shared challenges in this part of northern Spokane. While there has been slight improvement in its state ranking over the past few years, progress remains minimal. The data indicates the school's approach may be more effective for some groups of students than others, which could offer clues for future improvement strategies aimed at helping all students succeed.

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: Improving — 1st percentile in 2023 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Math scores 30 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg45%

Washington avg48%

503^rd of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From bottom 1% (2023) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

129^th of 247Spokane 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-26 vs state

Science21%-28 vs state

Math13%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Denny Yasuhara Middle School

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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
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%)	8.8	503^rd of 534 public middle schools	5.8%		8	514^th of 535 public middle schools	3.9%	11		21.2	21.2		27.8	22.2	30.4	26.8		14.0	16.3	9.0	13.1	$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%)	8.1	509^th of 534 public middle schools	4.7%		7.3	523^rd of 535 public middle schools	2.2%	14		13.6	13.6		23.8	23.8	23.6	23.7		20.8	17.1	11.7	16.6	$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%)	17.9	452^nd of 534 public middle schools	15.4%		17.7	457^th of 535 public middle schools	14.6%	5		31.2	31.2		27.5	36.2	35.3	32.6		18.7	21.6	25.2	21.6	$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%)	20.6	436^th of 534 public middle schools	18.4%		17.9	455^th of 535 public middle schools	15.0%	19		30.8	30.8		35.0	30.4	40.3	35.1		21.1	20.9	28.2	23.2	$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%)	32.3	358^th of 534 public middle schools	33.0%		25.7	397^th of 535 public middle schools	25.8%	39		39.5	39.5		33.5	47.6	60.0	46.8		24.3	27.0	16.5	22.5	$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%)	83.7	77^th of 534 public middle schools	85.6%		80.3	90^th of 535 public middle schools	83.2%	13		55.4	55.4		72.5	67.2	64.8	68.2		60.5	57.6	59.8	59.3	$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%)	23.6	423^rd of 534 public middle schools	20.8%		34.5	340^th of 535 public middle schools	36.4%	83		28.7	28.7		32.8	45.2	36.8	38.1		27.2	30.1	19.7	25.6	$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%)	42.5	285^th of 534 public middle schools	46.6%		23.6	415^th of 535 public middle schools	22.4%	130		41.5	41.5		47.3	43.8	47.3	46.1		43.5	34.7	30.1	35.9	$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%)	51.5	235^th of 534 public middle schools	56.0%		53	233^rd of 535 public middle schools	56.4%	2		38.1	38.1		51.8	46.3	50.7	49.6		48.0	40.6	41.5	43.4	$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%)	67.8	150^th of 534 public middle schools	71.9%		42.6	295^th of 535 public middle schools	44.9%	145	71.4	61.7	64.7	76.2	44.1	69.5	76.1	63.8	47.6	33.9	55.9	39.1	43.8	$14,031	$881	$13,150

Frequently Asked Questions about Denny Yasuhara Middle School

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.

Is Denny Yasuhara Middle School a good school?

Denny Yasuhara Middle School ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Washington middle schools.

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

What district is Denny Yasuhara Middle School in?

Spokane School District

How many students attend Denny Yasuhara Middle School?

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

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