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West Valley City School

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West Valley City School ranks 121 st of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Washington middle schools

Summary

West Valley City School is a small public school serving about 200 students in grades 5–8 in the Spokane area and is part of the West Valley School District (Spokane).

The school’s recent progress is a major positive. Its statewide ranking improved from 382nd of 541 schools in 2021–2022 to 121st of 514 in 2025–2026, placing it in the 76th percentile and earning a four-star rating. West Valley performed above both district and Washington averages in every reported subject: 61.98% of students were proficient in English language arts, 44.79% in math, and 69.74% in science. Science is the standout area, with results nearly 19 percentage points above the state average and essentially tied with Horizon Middle School for the strongest result among the nearby schools listed. ELA is also a clear strength, especially in eighth grade, while math has improved but remains less consistent, particularly in grades 5 and 7.

West Valley compares especially favorably with nearby Centennial Middle School, its closest same-district comparison: West Valley led by 23.07 points in ELA, 9.05 points in math, and 35.82 points in science in 2025–2026. It also outperformed several schools in the higher-ranked Central Valley School District, including Greenacres Middle School, North Pines Middle School, and Bowdish Middle School in selected subjects. Families should note that West Valley includes fifth grade, unlike most comparison middle schools, so all-grades comparisons are not perfectly even. Continued priorities include sustaining recent gains, strengthening math, and examining the lower effectiveness ranking for female students.

200

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,031

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 40th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (56% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Washington middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2016

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 (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg45%

Washington avg48%

121^st of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

120^th of 238West 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
2026	74.5	121 of 514	76.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	41.0	256 of 443	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	86.4	32 of 453	92.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	84.2	72 of 454	84.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	69.0	128 of 453	71.7%	★★★★☆
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 (2026)93rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science70%+19 vs state

English Language Arts62%+9 vs state

Math45%~ 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

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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
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%)	74.5	121^st of 514 public middle schools	76.5%		67.8	150^th of 534 public middle schools	71.9%	29	70.6	69.5	69.7		59.7	57.6	66.1	62.0	41.2	42.1	40.7	52.5	44.8	$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%)	35.7	321^st of 514 public middle schools	37.5%		23.6	423^rd of 534 public middle schools	20.8%	102		33.9	33.9		34.7	41.1	40.7	38.9		43.6	33.1	30.8	35.7	$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%)	34.3	330^th of 514 public middle schools	35.8%		19.5	444^th of 534 public middle schools	16.9%	114		33.8	33.8		37.9	41.9	42.5	40.6		29.0	38.5	30.9	32.5	$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%)	50.5	228^th of 514 public middle schools	55.6%		26.1	403^rd of 534 public middle schools	24.5%	175		50.0	50.0		54.6	45.7	50.0	50.6		39.2	35.5	29.3	35.1	$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%)	90.4	47^th of 514 public middle schools	90.9%		79.4	96^th of 534 public middle schools	82.0%	49		69.8	69.8		71.0	72.0	73.4	72.1		59.4	53.3	63.9	58.9	$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%)	81.1	90^th of 514 public middle schools	82.5%		78	101^st of 534 public middle schools	81.1%	11		55.0	55.0		54.8	64.1	69.2	62.8		52.4	56.7	62.2	57.1	$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%)	58.2	190^th of 514 public middle schools	63.0%		51.5	235^th of 534 public middle schools	56.0%	45		47.8	47.8		40.0	55.9	50.5	49.0		36.0	50.6	50.0	45.7	$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%)	8.6	488^th of 514 public middle schools	5.1%		8.1	509^th of 534 public middle schools	4.7%	21		24.0	24.0		20.3	26.4	21.5	22.8		11.3	19.7	14.7	15.3	$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%)	33.6	334^th of 514 public middle schools	35.0%		37.3	326^th of 534 public middle schools	39.0%	8		40.2	40.2			41.0	38.3	39.7			29.0	34.7	31.8	$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%)	8.6	486^th of 514 public middle schools	5.4%		8.8	503^rd of 534 public middle schools	5.8%	17		18.6	18.6		20.5	27.8	25.7	24.6		14.4	16.7	15.1	15.4	$21,603	$1,892	$19,711

Frequently Asked Questions about West Valley City School

Is West Valley City School a good school?

West Valley City School ranks 121^st of 514 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.

What district is West Valley City School in?

West Valley School District (Spokane)

How many students attend West Valley City School?

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

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