Summary:
Denny Yasuhara Middle School is a public middle school located in Spokane, Washington, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 385 students. The school is part of the Spokane School District, which is ranked 131 out of 249 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Denny Yasuhara Middle School significantly underperforms compared to the Spokane School District and the state of Washington in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency. For example, in 2022-2023, only 17.51% of all students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 49.64% for the district and 52.86% for the state. In Math, the school's proficiency rate was just 11.3%, compared to 37.57% for the district and 41.04% for the state. However, the school has a more diverse student population, with 52.47% White, 17.4% Hispanic, 5.71% Pacific Islander, and 16.62% two or more races, which is higher than the nearby schools. Additionally, Denny Yasuhara Middle School has a significantly higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 89.87% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.
Denny Yasuhara Middle School's consistently low academic performance is evident across all student subgroups, and the achievement gaps between the school and the surrounding Spokane School District, as well as the state, are substantial. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's ELA proficiency rate for 7th graders was 22.63%, compared to 48.68% for the district and 52.06% for the state. The gaps are even more pronounced in Math, where the school's 7th-grade proficiency rate was just 15.83%, compared to 36.27% for the district and 38.64% for the state. This poor academic performance is in stark contrast to nearby high-performing schools, such as Sacajawea Middle School and Chase Middle School, which have significantly higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Math.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Spokane School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
535th of 539 Washington Middle Schools
Students who attend Denny Yasuhara Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Denny Yasuhara Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.4
Number of students: 385
Racial breakdown:
White:
52.5%
Hispanic:
17.4%
Two or more races:
16.6%
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Pacific Islander:
5.7%
African American:
2.9%
Asian:
2.9%
American Indian:
2.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.9%
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