Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 99207

ZIP code 99207 has three public middle schools serving grades 6–8: Shaw Middle School, Denny Yasuhara Middle School, and Garry Middle School, all part of the Spokane School District. Together, they enroll 1,699 students in an area where reported free- or reduced-price lunch participation is high at every school, ranging from 79.22% to 83.72%. The district ranks near the middle of Washington districts overall, but the three local middle schools rank below most schools statewide.

Garry Middle School is the strongest academic choice among the three based on the available 2025–26 results. It leads in English language arts, math, and science, with especially large advantages in science and math. Garry also has the lowest student-teacher ratio, at 13.8, and the highest spending per student, at $21,970. Its results remain below district and state averages, but its gaps are smaller than those at the other schools. Denny Yasuhara Middle School is slightly stronger than Shaw in ELA and had a small math improvement, but its science result is the lowest in the group. Shaw Middle School is the largest school and has the lowest lunch-participation rate, but its academic results are generally weakest or near-weakest.

For families comparing these schools, math is the clearest shared challenge: the combined enrollment-weighted proficiency rate is about 17%, compared with approximately 24% in ELA and 25% in science. Sixth-grade math is particularly weak, while ELA generally improves in seventh grade. Garry is the only school with consistently stronger grade-level results, including notably better eighth-grade math and science. Shaw’s science score improved substantially from the prior year, while Denny’s math increased modestly; however, ELA declined at all three schools. Statewide rankings improved over time for each school, but Shaw and Denny remain around the 5th percentile and Garry around the 14th percentile, so families should weigh the schools’ relative strengths alongside their transportation, programs, support services, and individual fit.