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Wapato Middle School

Q: Is Wapato Middle School a good school?

Wapato Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Washington middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Wapato Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 737 students attended Wapato Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Wapato Middle School?

Students at Wapato Middle School are 77% Hispanic, 18% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% White.

Q: What high school do graduates of Wapato Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wapato Middle School usually go on to attend Wapato High School

Public Grades 6-8

497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Wapato Middle School serves 737 students in grades 6–8 in Wapato, Washington, a high-need community within the Wapato School District. About 88.6% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, and the student-teacher ratio was 18.6. The school ranked 497th out of 514 Washington middle schools in 2025–26, or approximately the 3rd percentile. Although this remains a very low ranking, it improved from the prior year.

Academic performance is well below state averages, especially in math. In 2025–26, 24.51% of students reached proficiency in English language arts, 12.29% in math, and 18.48% in science, compared with 52.81%, 43.11%, and 50.95% statewide. Math is the clearest priority: proficiency has remained between approximately 10% and 12% for four years, and 7th grade had the school’s lowest result at 9.17%. ELA and science showed more encouraging one-year gains, rising to 24.51% and 18.48%, respectively. Grade-level results closely mirror the district’s results, suggesting that the school’s challenges are part of a broader districtwide issue rather than being substantially worse than the district overall.

Compared with nearby schools, Wapato Middle School generally ranks near the bottom, though it is not lowest in every subject. Its math proficiency was below Toppenish Middle School, Granger Middle School, and higher-performing schools such as East Valley Central Middle School and Zillah Middle School. Spending was relatively high at $19,086 per student, while class size was typical for the area, so the key issue appears to be how resources, instruction, and interventions are organized. Recent improvement is promising, but sustained progress—particularly in math—will be important.

737

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,086

Per pupil spending ?

88.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1309 Kateri Lane
Wapato, WA 98951-0038

(509) 877-2173

District: Wapato School District

Students who attend Wapato Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wapato High School

Feeder schools for Wapato Middle School:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary
	Satus Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.7%

American Indian:

18.5%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (18% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Science scores 32 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg21%

Washington avg48%

497^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

234^th of 238Wapato 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	7.6	497 of 514	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	525 of 534	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	527 of 535	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	530 of 539	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	533 of 541	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	524 of 529	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	503 of 512	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	422 of 437	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.6	428 of 435	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.2	429 of 443	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	414 of 445	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.2	481 of 498	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.2	478 of 497	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	468 of 492	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.4	457 of 483	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	450 of 476	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	424 of 466	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.7	436 of 463	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.0	396 of 449	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.7	400 of 425	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.9	406 of 421	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	118 of 143	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	81 of 96	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	52 of 57	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	75 of 100	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	74 of 135	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	7.4	426 of 443	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	466 of 471	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	454 of 464	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	452 of 464	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	471 of 479	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	466 of 469	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	445 of 452	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	361 of 376	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	302 of 347	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	333 of 347	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	304 of 344	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	286 of 336	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	324 of 360	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	330 of 353	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	334 of 344	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	229 of 259	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	422 of 453	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	446 of 457	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	445 of 455	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	441 of 463	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	460 of 475	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	451 of 458	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	437 of 448	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	324 of 349	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	437 of 454	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	462 of 472	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	455 of 466	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	464 of 470	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	476 of 480	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	471 of 476	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	450 of 453	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	367 of 371	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	24 of 33	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.8	24 of 28	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	22 of 29	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	27 of 36	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	31 of 36	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	25 of 38	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	31 of 39	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	21 of 43	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	33.6	168 of 257	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	173 of 250	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	14.1	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2023	14.6	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	11.3	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2022)35th percentile+33 vs school

Migrant (2026)27th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Native American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-28 vs state

Science18%-32 vs state

Math12%-31 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Wapato Middle School	Public	6-8	1309 Kateri Lane	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 877-2173	737	40	18.6	88.6%	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	565 (76.7%)	12 (1.6%)	136 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	7.6	497^th of 514 public middle schools	3.3%		5.1	525^th of 534 public middle schools	1.7%	28		18.5	18.5		21.6	24.3	27.7	24.5		14.4	9.2	13.7	12.3	$19,086	$2,687	$16,399
Wapato Online Academy 6-8	Public, Virtual	6-8	212 W 3rd St	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(509) 877-4181	8	0		—	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$5,076	$866	$4,210
Toppenish Middle School	Public	6-8	104 Goldendale Avenue	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-2730	757	40	19.0	89.7%	15 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	657 (86.8%)	3 (0.4%)	72 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	10.7	475^th of 514 public middle schools	7.6%		9.5	500^th of 534 public middle schools	6.4%	25		24.9	24.9		24.4	25.7	29.7	26.6		18.2	14.4	16.2	16.3	$17,393	$1,238	$16,155
Zillah Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 Cutler Way	Zillah	98953	Yakima County	Zillah School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 829-5511	300	16	18.4	72.0%	85 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	196 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	39.7	293^rd of 514 public middle schools	43.0%		36.4	332^nd of 534 public middle schools	37.8%	39		40.0	40.0		33.0	45.5	47.6	42.3		31.9	35.4	38.1	35.2	$15,801	$440	$15,360
East Valley Central Middle School	Public	6-8	2010 Beaudry Rd	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	East Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	No	(509) 573-7500	792	42	18.8	62.4%	297 (37.5%)	10 (1.3%)	448 (56.6%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	49.8	231^st of 514 public middle schools	55.1%		38.9	313^th of 534 public middle schools	41.4%	82		52.8	52.8		46.4	52.1	50.4	49.5		34.0	36.3	30.1	33.4	$15,011	$827	$14,185
Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	1114 W Pierce St	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2200	815	44	18.6	90.2%	60 (7.4%)	4 (0.5%)	732 (89.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	16.6	441^st of 514 public middle schools	14.2%		13.2	475^th of 534 public middle schools	11.0%	34		23.8	23.8		30.8	34.7	28.2	31.1		23.7	16.2	26.1	22.2	$16,537	$1,326	$15,212
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	510 S 9th St	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2300	748	40	18.7	96.0%	26 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	699 (93.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	9.9	480^th of 514 public middle schools	6.6%		8.6	505^th of 534 public middle schools	5.4%	25		21.5	21.5		22.7	23.9	24.4	23.7		18.0	15.9	20.6	18.1	$16,469	$1,392	$15,077
Granger Middle School	Public	5-8	501 Bailey Avenue	Granger	98932	Yakima County	Granger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 854-1003	425	24	17.7	92.7%	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.4	464^th of 514 public middle schools	9.7%		16.3	461^st of 534 public middle schools	13.7%	3	20.7	19.8	20.2	20.7	25.0	41.5	26.0	28.2	5.4	17.6	24.5	7.3	13.9	$18,755	$1,452	$17,303
Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	410 S 19th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2100	848	42	20.1	85.0%	152 (17.9%)	16 (1.9%)	653 (77.0%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	21.5	411^th of 514 public middle schools	20.0%		22.9	428^th of 534 public middle schools	19.9%	17		40.6	40.6		29.0	35.8	40.0	34.8		19.7	15.0	24.2	19.4	$16,374	$1,271	$15,103
Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	902 S 44th Ave	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2400	840	43	19.5	75.2%	170 (20.2%)	11 (1.3%)	619 (73.7%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.1%)	24.4	389^th of 514 public middle schools	24.3%		17.4	457^th of 534 public middle schools	14.4%	68		37.1	37.1		34.9	45.0	37.6	39.3		23.4	23.0	16.7	21.0	$16,600	$1,563	$15,037

Frequently Asked Questions about Wapato Middle School

What high school do graduates of Wapato Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wapato Middle School usually go on to attend Wapato High School

What is the racial makeup of Wapato Middle School?

Students at Wapato Middle School are 77% Hispanic, 18% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% White.

What district is Wapato Middle School in?

Wapato School District

How many students attend Wapato Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 737 students attended Wapato Middle School.

Is Wapato Middle School a good school?

Wapato Middle School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Washington middle schools.

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