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Warden Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

447^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Warden Middle School is a public school in the small community of Warden, Washington, serving 227 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Warden School District. The school serves a relatively high-need population, with 81.94% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. It ranks in the 13th percentile among Washington middle schools and received a one-star rating for 2025–2026.

Academic performance is below nearby comparison schools overall. In 2025–2026, 28.57% of students were proficient in English language arts, 23.88% in math, and 20.55% in science. Science is the clearest concern: Warden trailed Frontier Middle School and Columbia Middle School, both near 35% proficiency, and also fell below McFarland Middle School at 24.68%. Math is Warden’s strongest subject compared with McFarland, but it remains below Frontier and Columbia. Math and science improved in the latest year, while ELA remained largely flat. Eighth grade was the weakest grade in both ELA and math, making preparation for high school an important focus.

One of Warden’s clearest advantages is its reported 17.7:1 student-teacher ratio, lower than all three comparison schools. Per-student spending was also close to the comparison group, suggesting that staffing conditions are not the only factor shaping outcomes. McFarland is the most useful academic comparison because its free or reduced-price lunch rate is similarly high at 83.76%; Warden performed slightly better in math but lower in ELA and science. The school’s migrant-student effectiveness ranking was notably strong at the 88th percentile, offering a possible source of practices that could benefit more students. Overall, Warden shows encouraging recent movement in math and science, but continued attention to eighth grade, science, ELA, and economically disadvantaged students is needed.

227

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,182

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 W Beck Way
Warden, WA 98857-9401

(509) 349-2902

District: Warden School District

Students who attend Warden Middle School usually attend:

High:

Warden High School

Feeder schools for Warden Middle School:

Elementary:

Warden Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.3%

White:

18.5%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (25% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

447^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

201^st of 238Warden 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	16.0	447 of 514	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	478 of 534	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	499 of 535	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	486 of 539	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	465 of 541	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	502 of 529	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	455 of 512	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	393 of 437	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	382 of 435	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	345 of 443	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.4	279 of 445	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	17.8	435 of 498	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.9	414 of 497	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.3	418 of 492	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.6	439 of 483	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.1	438 of 476	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.0	418 of 466	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.5	377 of 463	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.1	392 of 449	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.9	392 of 425	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.0	399 of 421	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	25.5	120 of 135	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	384 of 443	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	415 of 471	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	431 of 464	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	409 of 464	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	390 of 479	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	460 of 469	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	382 of 452	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	338 of 376	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	263 of 347	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	302 of 347	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	327 of 344	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	303 of 336	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	287 of 360	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	332 of 353	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	292 of 344	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	232 of 259	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	57.3	15 of 59	74.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	379 of 453	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	397 of 457	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	409 of 455	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	391 of 463	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	370 of 475	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	400 of 458	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	320 of 448	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	397 of 454	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	433 of 472	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	427 of 466	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	428 of 470	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	416 of 480	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	441 of 476	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	424 of 453	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	347 of 371	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	4 of 33	87.9%	★★★★★
2022	58.5	13 of 36	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	22 of 38	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	16 of 39	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	20 of 43	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	16.8	255 of 268	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	324 of 453	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.9	184 of 488	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	171 of 486	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	256 of 488	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	263 of 488	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	348 of 480	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.0	190 of 470	59.6%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+75 vs school

Homeless (2019)75th percentile+63 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-24 vs state

Math24%-19 vs state

Science21%-30 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 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	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 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
Warden Middle School	Public	6-8	101 W Beck Way	Warden	98857	Grant County	Warden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 349-2902	227	13	17.7	81.9%	42 (18.5%)	2 (0.9%)	180 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	16	447^th of 514 public middle schools	13.0%		12.9	478^th of 534 public middle schools	10.5%	31	20.6	20.6	31.3	31.3	23.6	28.6	28.4	22.2	21.1	23.9	$17,182	$1,762	$15,420
McFarland Middle School	Public	7-8	775 S. 10th Ave	Othello	99344	Adams County	Othello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 488-3326	702	35	19.8	83.8%	65 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	633 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	16.5	444^th of 514 public middle schools	13.6%		14.7	467^th of 534 public middle schools	12.5%	23	24.7	24.7		35.2	31.2	33.2		23.4	20.8	22.1	$17,140	$1,610	$15,530
Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	1111 E Nelson Road	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 766-2661	875	41	21.5	58.9%	397 (45.4%)	13 (1.5%)	423 (48.3%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.5%)	36	319^th of 514 public middle schools	37.9%		40.2	306^th of 534 public middle schools	42.7%	13	35.7	35.7	35.1	46.1	41.0	40.8	31.9	42.2	27.9	34.2	$17,653	$2,031	$15,622
Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	517 West Third Avenue	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 766-2662	690	34	20.3	60.7%	287 (41.6%)	4 (0.6%)	357 (51.7%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	25.7	379^th of 514 public middle schools	26.3%		24.7	416^th of 534 public middle schools	22.1%	37	35.4	35.4	30.3	41.4	37.2	36.2	22.8	28.1	29.5	26.8	$18,297	$2,579	$15,718

Frequently Asked Questions about Warden Middle School

What high school do graduates of Warden Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Warden Middle School?

Students at Warden Middle School are 79% Hispanic, 19% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Warden Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended Warden Middle School.

Is Warden Middle School a good school?

Warden Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Washington middle schools.

What district is Warden Middle School in?

Warden School District

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