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Yelm Middle School

Q: Is Yelm Middle School a good school?

Yelm Middle School ranks 188 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 63% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Yelm Middle School serves about 652 students in grades 6–8 in Yelm, Washington, as part of the Yelm School District. The school serves a mixed-income community, with 51.69% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. It currently ranks in the 63rd percentile among Washington middle schools, a notable improvement from the 28th percentile in 2020–21.

The school’s strongest academic area is science, where 55.19% of students are proficient—above both the district and state rates. Science results have risen sharply from 36.44% in 2023–24. ELA proficiency is 51.52%, close to state and district results, while math is 40.03%, below both but still higher than most nearby comparison schools. Seventh-grade math stands out at 47.20%, above state, district, and Ridgeline Middle School results. Math is less consistent in sixth and eighth grades, making those areas important targets for improvement.

Compared with nearby schools, Ridgeline Middle School is the closest match, with nearly identical overall ranking and slightly lower ELA and math results. Pioneer Middle and Aspire Performing Arts Academy post stronger results in selected subjects, while Yelm exceeds most other listed schools in overall math. Subgroup results are especially strong for military-connected, Hispanic, and low-income students. However, special education outcomes rank at the 7th percentile statewide, making support for those students the school’s clearest improvement priority. The student-teacher ratio of 21.8 is relatively high among traditional nearby middle schools.

652

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,112

Per pupil spending ?

51.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Coates Avenue NW
Yelm, WA 98597-7678

(360) 458-3600

District: Yelm School District

Students who attend Yelm Middle School usually attend:

High:

Yelm High School 12

Feeder schools for Yelm Middle School:

Elementary:	Fort Stevens Elementary
	McKenna Elementary
	Southworth Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Hispanic:

19.5%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Washington median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg49%

Washington avg48%

188^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Yelm School District

91^st of 238Yelm 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	58.8	188 of 514	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.4	248 of 534	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	262 of 535	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	233 of 539	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	294 of 541	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	379 of 529	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	280 of 512	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.2	183 of 437	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.3	222 of 443	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.4	189 of 445	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.7	344 of 498	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.4	322 of 497	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.2	270 of 492	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.4	262 of 483	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.9	265 of 476	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.1	212 of 466	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.0	282 of 463	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.1	196 of 449	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.8	238 of 425	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.7	267 of 421	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	154 of 443	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.7	247 of 471	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	262 of 464	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	215 of 464	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	310 of 479	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	332 of 469	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	273 of 452	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	169 of 376	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	76 of 347	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	95 of 347	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	115 of 344	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	126 of 336	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.5	228 of 360	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	187 of 353	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	151 of 344	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	107 of 259	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	140 of 453	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.7	128 of 457	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	52.0	200 of 455	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	162 of 463	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	215 of 475	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	255 of 458	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	133 of 448	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	88 of 349	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	189 of 454	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	208 of 472	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	209 of 466	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	217 of 470	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	226 of 480	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.7	324 of 476	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	232 of 453	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	151 of 371	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	46.2	23 of 43	46.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	21 of 46	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	12 of 40	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	49.7	27 of 51	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	38 of 44	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	24 of 50	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	103 of 222	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.9	151 of 246	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	128 of 243	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.0	77 of 244	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	139 of 257	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	185 of 250	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	142 of 246	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	108 of 166	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	210 of 226	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	185 of 186	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	144 of 179	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	93 of 167	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	94 of 199	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	88 of 210	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.6	182 of 231	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	101 of 268	62.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	210 of 453	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.3	303 of 488	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	297 of 486	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	271 of 488	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	310 of 488	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	379 of 480	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	303 of 470	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	150 of 325	53.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2026)80th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile~ school

Male (2026)58th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)54th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)54th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science55%+4 vs state

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Math40%-3 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
Yelm Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Coates Avenue NW	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 458-3600	652	30	21.8	51.7%	401 (61.5%)	14 (2.1%)	127 (19.5%)	16 (2.5%)	10 (1.5%)	19 (2.9%)	56 (8.6%)	58.8	188^th of 514 public middle schools	63.4%		49.4	248^th of 534 public middle schools	53.6%	60	55.2	55.2	48.9	52.8	53.1	51.5	36.0	47.2	37.1	40.0	$16,112	$379	$15,733
Ridgeline Middle School	Public	6-8	10605 Carter St SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 458-1100	568	28	20.4	46.8%	358 (63.0%)	7 (1.2%)	105 (18.5%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	80 (14.1%)	57.7	192^nd of 514 public middle schools	62.6%		56.8	207^th of 534 public middle schools	61.2%	15	55.4	55.4	43.0	57.4	53.1	50.8	32.8	39.1	46.9	39.4	$18,308	$756	$17,552
Rainier Middle School	Public	6-8	202 2nd St. W	Rainier	98576	Thurston County	Rainier School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 446-2206	241	11	20.9	46.9%	198 (82.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.5%)	40.8	286^th of 514 public middle schools	44.4%		53.5	224^th of 534 public middle schools	58.1%	62	43.8	43.8	44.4	47.7	43.8	45.1	24.7	41.3	28.8	30.8	$15,550	$586	$14,963
Aspire Performing Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	5900 54th Ave SE	Lacey	98513	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 412-4400	323	14	22.7	35.3%	166 (51.4%)	19 (5.9%)	54 (16.7%)	20 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	55 (17.0%)	87	63^rd of 514 public middle schools	87.7%		89	55^th of 534 public middle schools	89.7%	8	66.7	66.7	67.0	82.4	62.5	70.8	48.5	60.4	58.3	55.7	$15,572	$521	$15,051
Nisqually Middle School	Public	6-8	8100 Steilacoom Rd SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4770	789	44	18.0	51.3%	318 (40.3%)	35 (4.4%)	222 (28.1%)	51 (6.5%)	16 (2.0%)	29 (3.7%)	115 (14.6%)	31.8	344^th of 514 public middle schools	33.1%		29	381^st of 534 public middle schools	28.7%	37	41.2	41.2	42.2	40.3	47.2	43.2	22.2	23.8	27.0	24.3	$16,625	$719	$15,905
Pioneer Middle	Public	6-8	1750 Bob's Hollow Lane	Dupont	98327	Pierce County	Steilacoom Hist. School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-7200	758	37	20.5	30.6%	353 (46.6%)	48 (6.3%)	163 (21.5%)	54 (7.1%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.2%)	118 (15.6%)	68.4	146^th of 514 public middle schools	71.6%		65.8	160^th of 534 public middle schools	70.0%	14	51.2	51.2	58.5	63.3	58.5	60.1	45.8	45.4	38.4	43.2	$15,411	$63	$15,347
Komachin Middle School	Public	6-8	3650 College St SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4740	640	34	18.8	48.8%	259 (40.5%)	44 (6.9%)	145 (22.7%)	40 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.9%)	124 (19.4%)	59.4	180^th of 514 public middle schools	65.0%		49.1	252^nd of 534 public middle schools	52.8%	72	54.1	54.1	46.0	58.9	63.0	54.9	34.2	34.3	43.0	36.9	$16,840	$719	$16,121
Salish Middle School	Public	6-8	8605 Campus Glen Dr NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4780	745	40	18.8	48.3%	302 (40.5%)	35 (4.7%)	187 (25.1%)	62 (8.3%)	7 (0.9%)	25 (3.4%)	126 (16.9%)	47.5	247^th of 514 public middle schools	51.9%		39	312^th of 534 public middle schools	41.6%	65	52.8	52.8	46.3	51.2	48.7	48.7	30.9	36.2	29.2	32.2	$16,105	$704	$15,401
Tenino Middle School	Public	6-8	301 Old HWY 99 N	Tenino	98589	Thurston County	Tenino School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 264-3600	291	18	16.3	52.6%	212 (72.9%)	3 (1.0%)	39 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.3%)	31.4	349^th of 514 public middle schools	32.1%		35.3	338^th of 534 public middle schools	36.7%	11	51.2	51.2	35.0	42.2	38.4	38.3	27.0	29.3	19.5	25.3	$18,842	$723	$18,119
Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	4301 6th Ave NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4760	746	38	19.6	55.5%	287 (38.5%)	42 (5.6%)	216 (29.0%)	64 (8.6%)	5 (0.7%)	31 (4.2%)	99 (13.3%)	48.2	243^rd of 514 public middle schools	52.7%		44.6	278^th of 534 public middle schools	47.9%	35	46.2	46.2	40.0	53.9	55.2	49.8	30.0	39.2	33.2	34.2	$17,789	$517	$17,273

Frequently Asked Questions about Yelm Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Yelm Middle School?

Students at Yelm Middle School are 62% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian, 2% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Not Specified.

What district is Yelm Middle School in?

Yelm School District

How many students attend Yelm Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended Yelm Middle School.

Is Yelm Middle School a good school?

Yelm Middle School ranks 188^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Yelm Middle School attend?

Students who attend Yelm Middle School usually go on to attend Yelm High School 12

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