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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 98837

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At a glance

Schools

1,835

Students

Top rankedColumbia Middle School319^th of 514 Washington middle schools

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Biggest riser

Endeavor Middle School up 50 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 98837 has three public middle schools serving grades 6–8: Columbia Middle School, Frontier Middle School, and Endeavor Middle School, all located in Moses Lake and part of the Moses Lake School District. Together, they enroll 1,835 students. Columbia is the largest and highest-ranked school, Frontier is mid-sized and showing recent improvement, and Endeavor is the smallest and serves the highest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Columbia Middle School is the strongest overall academic performer in the area. In 2025–26, it led the three schools in English language arts, math, and science, with 40.81%, 34.16%, and 35.69% of students proficient, respectively. Its results in ELA and math were slightly above district averages, although all three subjects remained below statewide results. Columbia’s standout result was 7th-grade math, with 42.24% proficiency—slightly above the state comparison. Frontier Middle School ranked below Columbia but showed encouraging progress, moving from the 17th to the 26th percentile over three years. Its science proficiency rose 8.71 percentage points in one year, nearly matching Columbia, while math and ELA remain areas for growth.

Endeavor Middle School has improved its ranking and raised ELA and math proficiency from the prior year, but it remains well below the other two schools academically. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 24.28% in ELA, 20.08% in math, and 22.37% in science. The most significant concern is 8th-grade performance, especially math at just 7.79%. Across all three schools, 7th grade tends to be the strongest, while math generally trails ELA. Parents comparing schools should note Columbia’s overall lead, Frontier’s recent science gains, and Endeavor’s need for especially focused support in 8th-grade ELA and math.

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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
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	$17,653	$2,031	$15,622
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	$18,297	$2,579	$15,718
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	$19,867	$2,737	$17,130

Cities Near Zip Code 98837

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moses Lake	0.52 mi	20	228^th
Warden	16.58 mi	3	265^th
Ephrata	17.43 mi	8	200^th
Soap Lake	20.22 mi	2	281^st
Othello	21.32 mi	9	261^st

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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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