For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 596 students in Wahluke School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Washington.
Public Middle School in Wahluke School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Washington public middle school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 23% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Washington public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (WA)
# Schools
8 Schools
797 Schools
# Students
2,483 Students
302,322 Students
# Teachers
144 Teachers
16,182 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Wahluke School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 306 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#282 out of 307 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
53%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
49%
Graduation Rate
85%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.04
0.68
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
n/a
8%
% Hispanic
98%
25%
% Black
n/a
5%
% White
2%
50%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
n/a
9%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,565 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,800. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,451 is less than the state median of $19,251. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$41 MM
$20,715 MM
Spending
$41 MM
$21,212 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,565
$18,800
Spending / Student
$16,451
$19,251
Best Wahluke School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Wahluke Junior High School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
502 N. Boundary
Mattawa, WA 99349
(509) 932-4455
Mattawa, WA 99349
(509) 932-4455
Gr: 6-8 | 596 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
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