Summary:
ZIP code 98321, covering Buckley, Washington, contains one middle school in this data set: Glacier Middle School, which serves grades 6–8 with 999 students as part of the White River School District. Because it is the only middle school in the area, the most meaningful comparisons are to its own past years, to its district, and to Washington state averages.
Glacier has earned 4 stars in each of the last three school years and has never fallen below the 73rd percentile statewide — 77th percentile in 2023–2024, 73rd in 2024–2025, and 74th in 2025–2026, when it ranked 136th of 514 ranked middle schools. In 2025–2026, it scored above the state average in every reported all-grade subject: ELA 58.6% vs. 52.81% state, math 46.5% vs. 43.11%, and science 53.72% vs. 50.95%. Its strongest results were 8th grade ELA at 63.58% proficient against 50.9% statewide (a +12.68 point advantage) and 7th grade math at 52.08% against 41.31% (a +10.77 point advantage). 6th grade is its relatively lowest level, though still above state.
Science showed the clearest improvement, rising from 48.87% to 53.72% (+4.85 points) and moving from slightly below state to above it. ELA slipped from 62.55% to 58.6% (−3.95 points) but remained above state, while math was steady, up 0.78 points to 46.5%. Glacier reports a 20.5 student–teacher ratio, 36.94% free/reduced-price lunch eligibility, and $14,481 per-student spending, with no state or district benchmarks provided for those figures. The district is rated 4 stars and ranks 33rd of 238 districts (86th percentile). Note that the district's all-grade figures appear to include grades outside Glacier's 6–8 span, and 5th grade science for Glacier is suppressed by the state and should be treated as unknown.
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