Summary:
ZIP code 99173 has one middle school, Springdale Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in the Mary Walker School District. The school enrolls 112 students, has a reported student-teacher ratio of 14:1, and serves a high-need student population, with 80.36% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP code, families must rely on district and Washington state comparisons rather than comparisons with another nearby school.
Springdale’s overall 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 25.58% in English language arts, 17.24% in math, and 25% in science. These results were below both the district and state averages, with gaps of about 26 to 27 percentage points compared with Washington statewide results. Seventh grade was the strongest part of the school: 35.71% of students were proficient in ELA and 32.14% in math, both higher than district results. Math performance exceeded the district in all three grades, and eighth-grade science also performed above the district. However, sixth-grade math was especially weak at 8.57%, while eighth-grade ELA was 17.39%, slightly below the district and far below the state.
For parents, the main message is that Springdale shows some encouraging grade-level strengths but continues to face significant academic challenges statewide. The school ranked in the 9th percentile statewide in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, and recent results were mostly flat: ELA and math changed by less than one-tenth of a percentage point, while science declined by 2.03 points. Families may want to ask about support for sixth-grade math, eighth-grade reading and writing, and whether strategies used in the stronger seventh-grade classes can be extended across the school. Small enrollment can also make yearly percentages fluctuate substantially.
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