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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 98942

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871

Students

Top rankedSelah Middle School414^th of 534 Washington middle schools

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Summary:

Zip code 98942, serving the Selah, Washington area, contains one public middle school, Selah Middle School, which educates 871 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Selah School District.

As the only middle school option in the area, Selah Middle School shows academic performance that is consistently below Washington state averages across all core subjects. Recent data indicates 35.5% of students are proficient in English Language Arts compared to the 53.1% state average, 27.5% are proficient in Math versus 42.6% statewide, and 36.6% are proficient in Science against a 49.4% state average. The school's performance is very similar to the Selah School District averages, indicating these academic trends are district-wide.

A notable concern is the school's declining statewide ranking over the last three years, falling from the 42nd percentile to the 22nd percentile. The school serves a population where over half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. With a student-teacher ratio of 18.5 to 1 and per-student spending of $15,488, parents may want to investigate the specific academic support programs in place, particularly for mathematics in 6th and 8th grades, where proficiency is lowest.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Selah Middle School	Public	6-8	411 North First Street	Selah	98942	Yakima County	Selah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 698-8400	871	47	18.5	51.7%	508 (58.3%)	3 (0.3%)	320 (36.7%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	24.9	414^th of 534 public middle schools	22.5%		30.3	371^st of 535 public middle schools	30.7%	43	36.6	36.6	36.1	34.1	36.2	35.5	24.2	34.3	24.2	27.5	$15,488	$479	$15,009

Cities Near Zip Code 98942

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Selah	2.24 mi	13	262^nd
Yakima	3.96 mi	53	216^th
Naches	6.55 mi	3	140^th
Cowiche	7.05 mi	3	198^th
Tieton	9.84 mi	1	185^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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