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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98837

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Schools

8,209

Students

Top rankedSage Point Elementary School264^th of 1,138 Washington elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Longview Elementary up 286 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Knolls Vista Elementary 15.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 98837 includes 19 schools serving about 8,209 students across elementary, middle, high school, and specialized programs in the Moses Lake School District. The area offers substantial variation in school size, academic performance, and program type, with traditional schools alongside digital-learning, re-engagement, and technical-skills programs.

Sage Point Elementary School is the strongest overall academic performer, ranking in the 77th statewide percentile for three consecutive years and posting 59.63% proficiency in English language arts, 59.01% in math, and 76.47% in science. Other strong elementary options include Longview Elementary, Vicki I. Groff Elementary School, and Peninsula Elementary, all of which generally outperform district averages. Longview showed especially strong recent improvement. Results are more mixed at Park Orchard Elementary School, Garden Heights Elementary, and Lakeview Terrace Elementary, while Larson Heights Elementary, Knolls Vista Elementary, North Elementary, and Midway Elementary have lower overall proficiency.

At the secondary level, math is the clearest area of concern. Moses Lake High School has the strongest graduation profile, with an 89.2% graduation rate, although only 24.12% of students met the math standard. Columbia Middle School leads the middle schools academically, while Frontier Middle School has shown steady ranking improvement. Endeavor Middle School remains lower-performing but has also improved from a very low base. Digital Learning Center warrants close attention because of its low achievement, 72.7% graduation rate, and 16.6% dropout rate. Vanguard Academy, MLSD Open Doors Re-Engagement Program, and Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center serve specialized populations, so their results are best interpreted using program-specific expectations.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)				SBAC English Language Arts (2026)								SBAC Math (2026)								Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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			$14,574	$1,843	$12,731
Garden Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	707 E Nelson Road	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2651	324	18	17.6	56.5%	146 (45.1%)	8 (2.5%)	157 (48.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	27.5	826^th of 1138 public elementary schools	27.4%		28.8	843^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	27.3%	17	42.6			42.6	34.4	33.8	34.0					34.0	47.7	38.2	27.7					38.8	88.2%	5.9%	$16,117	$262	$15,855
Knolls Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	454 W Ridge Road	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2652	282	18	15.5	74.1%	73 (25.9%)	3 (1.1%)	194 (68.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	15.3	958^th of 1138 public elementary schools	15.8%		28.3	846^th of 1160 public elementary schools	27.1%	112	17.4			17.4	25.0	35.9	15.2					26.7	36.1	38.5	8.7					28.6	90%	8%	$17,805	$846	$16,960
Lakeview Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	780 S. Clover Drive	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2653	303	17	17.5	71.6%	120 (39.6%)	4 (1.3%)	160 (52.8%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	28.4	815^th of 1138 public elementary schools	28.4%		24.8	911^th of 1160 public elementary schools	21.5%	96	46.0			46.0	35.4	35.9	42.0					37.8	39.6	37.7	28.0					35.1	83%	9.4%	$16,652	$740	$15,911
Larson Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Lindberg Lane	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2655	292	18	15.9	80.1%	98 (33.6%)	5 (1.7%)	184 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	4.7	1087^th of 1138 public elementary schools	4.5%		5.7	1137^th of 1160 public elementary schools	2.0%	50	15.4			15.4	23.1	7.8	17.1					16.0	21.2	9.6	14.6					15.2	82.1%	5.1%	$17,850	$617	$17,233
Longview Elementary	Public	K-5	9783 Apple Road NE	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2656	368	20	18.1	68.5%	136 (37.0%)	1 (0.3%)	223 (60.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	52.2	517^th of 1138 public elementary schools	54.6%		31.9	803^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	30.8%	286	53.9			53.9	48.3	57.1	48.1					50.9	48.3	34.7	55.8					46.5	89.5%	8.8%	$15,609	$661	$14,948
Moses Lake High School	Public	9-12	803 E. Sharon Ave.	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 766-2666	1,856	71	26.2	57.6%	748 (40.3%)	30 (1.6%)	993 (53.5%)	11 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (3.7%)	42.5	224^th of 396 public high schools	43.4%		37	283^rd of 438 public high schools	35.4%	59			48.6	48.6							50.7	50.7							24.1	24.1			$14,137	$1,004	$13,133
North Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 West Craig Street	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2654	277	14	19.1	84.8%	91 (32.9%)	7 (2.5%)	167 (60.3%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	19.9	908^th of 1138 public elementary schools	20.2%		15.9	1014^th of 1160 public elementary schools	12.6%	106	40.8			40.8	31.7	23.3	40.0					31.1	31.7	28.3	32.0					30.5	84.2%	15.8%	$16,088	$885	$15,204
Peninsula Elementary	Public	K-5	2406 W. Texas Street	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2658	383	22	17.2	57.4%	158 (41.3%)	7 (1.8%)	201 (52.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	41.7	655^th of 1138 public elementary schools	42.4%		29.3	834^th of 1160 public elementary schools	28.1%	179	45.9			45.9	33.9	58.2	45.9					46.5	42.4	49.2	31.2					41.1	81.4%	15.3%	$15,974	$164	$15,810
Midway Elementary	Public	K-5	502 South C St	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2657	222	13	17.3	75.7%	79 (35.6%)	3 (1.4%)	132 (59.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	20.6	900^th of 1138 public elementary schools	20.9%		18.2	983^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	15.3%	83	37.5			37.5	13.9	43.2	46.2					33.3	24.3	21.6	36.0					26.3	87.5%	6.3%	$18,468	$826	$17,642
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			$14,258	$1,084	$13,174
Sage Point Elementary School	Public	K-5	4000 Peninsula Drive	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 766-2650	334	19	17.2	40.7%	188 (56.3%)	3 (0.9%)	124 (37.1%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	75.5	264^th of 1138 public elementary schools	76.8%		74.4	265^th of 1160 public elementary schools	77.2%	1	76.5			76.5	51.0	63.9	62.8					59.6	59.2	68.9	47.1					59.0	84.3%	11.8%	$16,324	$105	$16,219
Park Orchard Elementary School	Public	K-5	417 N Paxson Drive	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2699	454	25	18.5	64.3%	201 (44.3%)	5 (1.1%)	228 (50.2%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	23.3	875^th of 1138 public elementary schools	23.1%		36.1	728^th of 1160 public elementary schools	37.2%	147	44.2			44.2	26.1	26.0	42.9					32.0	26.1	35.6	35.1					32.4	78.3%	14.5%	$15,237	$189	$15,048
Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center	Public, Magnet	10-12	900 E Yonezawa Blvd	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	Yes	No	No	(509) 793-7000	53	13	4.2	5.7%	17 (32.1%)	2 (3.8%)	32 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)																							$16,770	$211	$16,560
MLSD Open Doors Re-Engagement Program	Public	9-12	1328 E. Hunter Place	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 793-7660	67	0		73.1%	25 (37.3%)	2 (3.0%)	38 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)								(n/a)																							$9,144	$1,845	$7,299
Endeavor Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6527 Patton Blvd	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(509) 766-2690	270	12	21.6	82.6%	83 (30.7%)	4 (1.5%)	170 (63.0%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	13.7	461^st of 514 public middle schools	10.3%		7.8	511^th of 534 public middle schools	4.3%	50		22.4		22.4				24.1	35.4	13.0		24.3				18.2	34.2	7.8		20.1			$15,174	$1,626	$13,548
Digital Learning Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	1530 Pilgrim Street	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 766-2650	359	12	29.9	66.6%	149 (41.5%)	1 (0.3%)	197 (54.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	12.4	364^th of 396 public high schools	8.1%		13.1	395^th of 438 public high schools	9.8%	31								40.0	33.3	24.2	37.7	33.3				40.0	22.2	12.1	11.5	15.9			$8,092	$118	$7,975
Vicki I. Groff Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 Moses Lake Avenue	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 793-7300	413	22	19.2	48.9%	217 (52.5%)	7 (1.7%)	173 (41.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	48.4	565^th of 1138 public elementary schools	50.4%		34.4	760^th of 1160 public elementary schools	34.5%	195	54.8			54.8	33.3	41.7	62.9					46.7	47.9	37.5	54.8					46.2	90.3%	3.2%	$16,037	$397	$15,640
Vanguard Academy	Public	9-12	740 E Yonezawa Blvd	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(509) 766-2660	387	15	25.3	60.2%	199 (51.4%)	4 (1.0%)	167 (43.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	22.5	320^th of 396 public high schools	19.2%		26.6	331^st of 438 public high schools	24.4%	11			39.3	39.3							42.4	42.4							10.0	10.0			$14,921	$563	$14,358

Cities Near Zip Code 98837

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moses Lake	0.52 mi	20	217^th
Warden	16.58 mi	3	244^th
Ephrata	17.43 mi	8	203^rd
Soap Lake	20.22 mi	2	278^th
Othello	21.32 mi	9	237^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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