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West Valley City School

Q: Is West Valley City School a good school?

West Valley City School ranks 150 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 72% of Washington middle schools

Summary

West Valley City School is a grades 5-8 middle school serving about 200 students in Spokane, Washington, and it has recently made impressive academic gains, jumping to a 4-star rating and outperforming many schools in the area.

The school stands out for its strong results, especially considering nearly half of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It achieves proficiency rates above the state average in English, Math, and Science, which is a notable accomplishment compared to nearby schools like Centennial Middle School in the same West Valley School District (Spokane) or North Pines Middle School. A particularly bright spot is its exceptional support for economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide for that group. Furthermore, it achieves these outcomes while spending significantly less per student than neighbors such as East Valley Middle School or Denny Yasuhara Middle School.

While the school's recent improvement is remarkable, parents should note a significant performance gap between male and female students that the school is likely addressing. The school also shows it is possible to deliver high-quality education efficiently, though its class sizes are larger than average. For families in the area, West Valley City School represents a compelling option that competes favorably with schools in more affluent districts like Central Valley School District, offering strong academic value and a proven track record of helping all students succeed.

200

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,031

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8920 E Valleyway
Spokane, WA 99212

(509) 921-2836

District: West Valley School District (Spokane)

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Two or more races:

13.0%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (57% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Washington median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg43%

Washington avg48%

150^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the West Valley School District (Spokane)

152^nd of 247West Valley School District (Spokane) 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	67.8	150 of 534	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	42.6	295 of 535	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	298 of 539	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	382 of 541	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.1	231 of 529	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	335 of 512	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	251 of 437	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.0	263 of 435	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.3	266 of 443	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.0	168 of 445	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.8	237 of 498	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.0	119 of 497	76.1%	★★★★☆
2011	64.2	148 of 492	69.9%	★★★★☆
2010	66.6	133 of 483	72.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.0	100 of 476	79.0%	★★★★☆
2008	77.3	80 of 466	82.8%	★★★★☆
2007	92.6	18 of 463	96.1%	★★★★★
2006	80.6	62 of 449	86.2%	★★★★☆
2005	83.5	55 of 425	87.1%	★★★★☆
2004	91.9	26 of 421	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	297 of 471	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	370 of 464	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	298 of 464	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	355 of 479	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.7	251 of 469	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	320 of 452	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	279 of 376	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	58 of 457	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.7	197 of 455	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	174 of 463	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	225 of 475	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.0	45 of 458	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	45.9	246 of 448	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.0	103 of 349	70.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	72 of 472	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	161 of 466	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	233 of 470	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	308 of 480	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	215 of 476	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	274 of 453	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	180 of 371	51.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	144 of 488	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	33.2	332 of 486	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	346 of 488	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	407 of 488	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	280 of 480	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	366 of 470	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	235 of 325	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science65%+15 vs state

English Language Arts64%+11 vs state

Math44%~ state avg

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by a citizen
Saturday, September 17, 2011

this school is amazing i have a friend who has really improved because of this school Close Quote

Schools Near West Valley City 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
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
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
North Pines Middle School	Public	6-8	701 N Pines Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-5020	504	29	17.6	74.2%	328 (65.1%)	32 (6.3%)	59 (11.7%)	9 (1.8%)	9 (1.8%)	33 (6.5%)	34 (6.7%)	19.5	444^th of 534 public middle schools	16.9%		20.7	441^st of 535 public middle schools	17.6%	3		25.3	25.3		34.2	34.0	33.8	34.0		26.2	28.7	21.7	25.4	$14,420	$328	$14,092
Bowdish Middle School	Public	6-8	2109 S Skipworth Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-4700	359	23	15.6	63.8%	279 (77.7%)	16 (4.5%)	15 (4.2%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.3%)	7 (1.9%)	26 (7.2%)	26.1	403^rd of 534 public middle schools	24.5%		20.4	442^nd of 535 public middle schools	17.4%	39		33.6	33.6		42.0	42.1	37.2	40.4		28.8	29.0	17.7	25.0	$17,072	$86	$16,986
Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	3915 S Pines Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-4940	472	26	18.0	30.3%	402 (85.2%)	14 (3.0%)	16 (3.4%)	6 (1.3%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.3%)	79.4	96^th of 534 public middle schools	82.0%		82.5	85^th of 535 public middle schools	84.1%	11		54.0	54.0		66.0	71.3	65.8	67.8		57.7	62.5	41.7	54.1	$16,039	$397	$15,642
Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	14221 E. 16th Avenue	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-3700	668	36	18.6	35.8%	563 (84.3%)	12 (1.8%)	34 (5.1%)	13 (1.9%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.2%)	27 (4.0%)	78	101^st of 534 public middle schools	81.1%		67.3	156^th of 535 public middle schools	70.8%	55		58.5	58.5		55.9	66.7	63.0	61.6		50.7	59.4	56.2	55.2	$15,275	$86	$15,189
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
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
East Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	4920 N Progress Rd	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	No	(509) 924-9383	394	28	14.0	69.8%	278 (70.6%)	17 (4.3%)	60 (15.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (7.1%)	37.3	326^th of 534 public middle schools	39.0%		19.6	449^th of 535 public middle schools	16.1%	123		34.1	34.1			49.0	38.3	43.9			37.3	35.3	36.3	$21,154	$1,302	$19,852
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Valley City School

How many students attend West Valley City School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended West Valley City School.

What district is West Valley City School in?

West Valley School District (Spokane)

Is West Valley City School a good school?

West Valley City School ranks 150^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West Valley City School?

Students at West Valley City School are 76% White, 13% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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