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Wahluke Junior High

Public Grades 6-8

477^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Wahluke Junior High in Mattawa, Washington, is a public school serving 554 students in grades 6–8 within the Wahluke School District. It serves a high-need community, with 94.95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1, and per-student spending of $19,292.

Academic results are well below Washington averages in every tested subject. In 2025–26, 28.28% of students were proficient in English language arts, 16.13% in math, and 15.58% in science, compared with statewide rates of 52.81%, 43.11%, and 50.95%. Science is the largest concern, with a gap of 35.37 percentage points. Math has also declined over time, from 22.66% proficiency in 2022–23 to 16.13% in 2025–26, while ELA has remained broadly flat. The school performs slightly above district averages in ELA and math and nearly matches the district in science, suggesting that its results reflect broader district challenges as well as school-level needs.

The nearby Royal Middle School, about 17.3 miles away, serves grades 7–8 and posts stronger results: 51.67% proficiency in ELA, 21.19% in math, and 35.86% in science. The comparison is not perfectly equivalent because it excludes sixth grade and the schools serve different communities, including different levels of economic need. Still, Royal’s advantage is especially notable in ELA and science. Royal Intermediate School also outperforms Wahluke sixth grade in ELA and math. Overall, the clearest improvement priorities are strengthening math across all grades, improving eighth-grade science, and identifying practices behind comparatively stronger outcomes among Hispanic and migrant students.

554

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,292

Per pupil spending ?

94.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

502 N. Boundary
Mattawa, WA 99349-0907

(509) 932-4455

District: Wahluke School District

Students who attend Wahluke Junior High usually attend:

High:

Wahluke High School

Feeder schools for Wahluke Junior High:

Elementary:	Mattawa Elementary
	Morris Schott Elementary
	Saddle Mountain Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.7%

White:

0.9%

Two or more races:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (21% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg19%

Washington avg48%

477^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

231^st of 238Wahluke 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	10.3	477 of 514	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	490 of 534	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	485 of 535	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	478 of 539	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	496 of 541	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	512 of 529	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	475 of 512	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	402 of 437	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	396 of 435	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	378 of 443	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.5	394 of 445	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	7.7	476 of 498	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	469 of 497	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.9	475 of 492	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.9	463 of 483	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	15.3	74 of 78	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	96 of 100	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	88 of 135	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	418 of 443	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	425 of 471	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	428 of 464	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	418 of 464	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	439 of 479	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	458 of 469	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	418 of 452	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	364 of 376	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	291 of 347	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	279 of 347	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	256 of 344	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	237 of 336	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	281 of 360	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	326 of 353	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	263 of 344	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	32 of 33	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	38 of 59	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	392 of 453	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	392 of 457	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	376 of 455	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	369 of 463	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	412 of 475	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	429 of 458	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	356 of 448	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	422 of 454	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	441 of 472	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	417 of 466	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	419 of 470	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	442 of 480	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	470 of 476	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	420 of 453	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	340 of 371	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	25 of 33	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	18 of 28	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	10 of 29	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	19 of 36	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	22 of 36	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	31 of 38	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	15 of 39	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Migrant (2026)24th percentile+17 vs school

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts28%-25 vs state

Math16%-27 vs state

Science16%-35 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 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	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
Wahluke Junior High	Public	6-8	502 N. Boundary	Mattawa	99349	Grant County	Wahluke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 932-4455	554	32	17.5	94.9%	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	547 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10.3	477^th of 514 public middle schools	7.2%		11.1	490^th of 534 public middle schools	8.2%	13		15.6	15.6			26.1	24.7	32.7	28.3			14.7	14.3	18.6	16.1	$19,292	$1,042	$18,250
Royal Middle School	Public	7-8	921 Ahlers Ave N	Royal City	99357	Grant County	Royal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 346-2268	282	14	19.7	61.0%	56 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34.9	328^th of 514 public middle schools	36.2%		30.4	371^st of 534 public middle schools	30.5%	43		35.9	35.9				53.2	50.4	51.7				22.2	20.3	21.2	$15,224	$1,084	$14,140
Royal Intermediate School	Public	4-6	6261 Rd 12 SW	Royal City	99357	Grant County	Royal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 346-2226	382	24	16.1	53.7%	81 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	300 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	39.2		39.2	37.2	48.8	41.7			42.7	52.9	40.8	35.7			43.2	$16,513	$930	$15,584

Frequently Asked Questions about Wahluke Junior High

How many students attend Wahluke Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Wahluke Junior High.

Is Wahluke Junior High a good school?

Wahluke Junior High ranks in the bottom 7.2% of Washington middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Wahluke Junior High attend?

Students who attend Wahluke Junior High usually go on to attend Wahluke High School

What is the racial makeup of Wahluke Junior High?

Students at Wahluke Junior High are 99% Hispanic.

What district is Wahluke Junior High in?

Wahluke School District

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