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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 99328

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Top rankedDayton Middle School458^th of 534 Washington middle schools

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Summary:

In zip code 99328, which serves the Dayton, Washington area, there is one public middle school, Dayton Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 with an enrollment of 93 students.

Parents should be aware that Dayton Middle School has experienced a significant and concerning decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from a 3-star rating in the 67th percentile to a 1-star rating in the 14th percentile. Academically, the school's proficiency rates are below both the district and state averages in all core subjects, with particularly low scores in 7th-grade mathematics and English Language Arts.

The school operates within the broader context of the Dayton School District, which itself is ranked in the lower third of districts statewide. While the school's per-student spending is relatively high, this has not translated into stronger academic outcomes, indicating that families may want to investigate the specific academic supports and programs in place to address this performance trend.

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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
Dayton Middle School	Public	6-8	614 S 3rd St	Dayton	99328	Columbia County	Dayton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 382-4775	93	5	18.1	49.5%	68 (73.1%)	4 (4.3%)	16 (17.2%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	17.4	458^th of 534 public middle schools	14.2%		51.1	240^th of 535 public middle schools	55.1%	218	37.5	37.5	32.3	19.1	37.5	30.3	22.6	14.3	20.8	19.7	$18,932	$839	$18,093

Cities Near Zip Code 99328

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dayton	0.54 mi	4	191^st
Waitsburg	9.42 mi	2	199^th
Starbuck	15.03 mi	2	283^rd
Dixie	15.21 mi	1
Prescott	16.64 mi	4	143^rd

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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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