Is Granite Falls Middle School a good school?

Granite Falls Middle School ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Granite Falls Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 489 students attended Granite Falls Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Granite Falls Middle School?

Students at Granite Falls Middle School are 73% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Granite Falls Middle School attend?

Students who attend Granite Falls Middle School usually go on to attend Granite Falls High School

Granite Falls Middle School

Summary:

Granite Falls Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Granite Falls School District in Granite Falls, Washington, with a student population of 489 as of the 2022-2023 school year. The school's student body is predominantly White (73.42%), with significant Hispanic (13.91%) and multi-racial (8.18%) populations.

Despite having relatively high per-student spending, Granite Falls Middle School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 33.33% of all students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 52.63% statewide, and the Math proficiency rate was even lower at 23.65%, compared to 41.68% statewide. The school's performance is particularly concerning for White students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom quartile of Washington middle schools in both ELA and Math. However, the school performs better for Hispanic students, ranking in the middle quartile.

Granite Falls Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Washington middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, placing it among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Lake Stevens Middle School and North Lake Middle School, which are part of the higher-performing Lake Stevens School District, Granite Falls Middle School significantly underperforms in both ELA and Math.

Detail:

Public 6-8

405 North Alder Ave
Granite Falls, WA 98252-9808

(360) 691-7710

District: Granite Falls School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
424^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,051

Students who attend Granite Falls Middle School usually attend:

High:

Granite Falls High School

Feeder schools for Granite Falls Middle School:

Elementary:	Monte Cristo Elementary
	Mountain Way Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 18.4

Number of students: 489

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.4%

Hispanic:

13.9%

Two or more races:

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Granite Falls Middle School ranks worse than 79.3% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.08. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73.4%), Hispanic (13.9%), two or more races (8.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 46.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Granite Falls Middle School is 18.4. (See more...)

Compare Granite Falls Middle School employs 26.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Granite Falls Middle School is $15,051.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Granite Falls Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Granite Falls Middle School 424^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Granite Falls Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Granite Falls School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Granite Falls School District 193^rd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Granite Falls Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Granite Falls Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	52.46	206^th	421	51.1%
2005	36.23	296^th	425	30.4%
2006	46.37	243^rd	449	45.9%
2007	46.24	259^th	463	44.1%
2008	37.32	299^th	466	35.8%
2009	37.67	314^th	476	34.0%
2010	36.44	324^th	483	32.9%
2011	46.41	276^th	492	43.9%
2012	40.55	318^th	497	36.0%
2013	40.02	318^th	498	36.1%
2015	30.21	312^th	445	29.9%
2016	38.26	274^th	443	38.1%
2018	23.89	338^th	437	22.7%
2019	8.02	484^th	512	5.5%
2021	15.88	465^th	529	12.1%
2022	13.23	491^st	541	9.2%
2023	12.96	485^th	539	10.0%
2024	23.08	424^th	535	20.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Granite Falls Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	16.32	226^th	250	9.6%
2022	22.98	210^th	257	18.3%
2023	20.73	207^th	244	15.2%
2024	19.00	211^th	243	13.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Granite Falls Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	43.55	86^th	179	52.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Granite Falls Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	28.67	267^th	349	23.5%
2019	15.97	410^th	448	8.5%
2021	19.91	407^th	458	11.1%
2022	14.59	444^th	475	6.5%
2023	13.75	428^th	463	7.6%
2024	24.61	363^rd	455	20.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Granite Falls Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	62.84	6^th	27	77.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Granite Falls Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.49	306^th	376	18.6%
2019	10.36	417^th	452	7.7%
2021	16.93	402^nd	469	14.3%
2022	11.41	444^th	479	7.3%
2023	8.79	441^st	464	5.0%
2024	18.35	395^th	464	14.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Granite Falls Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	28.43	265^th	371	28.6%
2019	9.18	430^th	453	5.1%
2021	16.90	410^th	476	13.9%
2022	15.13	427^th	480	11.0%
2023	16.43	408^th	470	13.2%
2024	28.18	332^nd	466	28.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Granite Falls Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	11.12	251^st	259	3.1%
2019	6.70	340^th	344	1.2%
2021	39.43	197^th	353	44.2%
2022	29.55	254^th	360	29.4%
2024	36.82	202^nd	344	41.3%

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Rank History for White students at Granite Falls Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	13.21	296^th	325	8.9%
2019	4.90	459^th	470	2.3%
2021	8.56	472^nd	480	1.7%
2022	6.84	480^th	488	1.6%
2023	5.90	480^th	488	1.6%
2024	13.25	447^th	486	8.0%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a teacher
Monday, June 13, 2011

I am a teacher in another school district, but I must say Granite Falls Middle School deserves much more that a two star rating. Granted, State scores are low, however steff is working hard and I see better scores on the way. Other than scores, overall, it is a wonderful middle school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Granite Falls Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	244	0	5	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	250
1989	242	0	3	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	247
1990	268	1	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	273
1991	378	0	1	3	3	n/a	n/a	0	385
1992	391	1	3	7	3	n/a	n/a	0	405
1993	436	1	4	8	8	n/a	n/a	0	457
1994	464	1	7	8	6	n/a	n/a	0	486
1995	252	0	4	3	5	n/a	n/a	0	264
1996	252	0	4	3	5	n/a	n/a	0	264
1997	256	1	3	6	6	n/a	n/a	0	272
1998	270	1	4	6	8	n/a	n/a	0	289
1999	308	1	3	6	4	n/a	n/a	0	322
2000	311	0	5	10	6	n/a	n/a	0	332
2001	290	1	4	11	8	n/a	n/a	0	314
2002	549	1	9	21	9	n/a	n/a	0	589
2003	549	1	9	21	9	n/a	n/a	0	589
2004	529	1	8	20	11	n/a	n/a	0	569
2005	541	1	9	19	13	n/a	n/a	0	583
2006	511	4	12	24	14	n/a	n/a	0	565
2007	509	4	10	26	18	n/a	n/a	3	570
2008	464	4	16	29	15	n/a	n/a	6	534
2009	469	7	9	29	14	n/a	n/a	14	542
2010	459	10	8	31	10	n/a	n/a	11	529
2011	465	10	12	44	13	1	10	0	555
2012	427	5	8	40	12	2	11	0	505
2013	401	3	5	34	9	2	15	0	469
2014	365	4	5	36	4	2	16	0	432
2015	356	4	3	31	5	1	14	0	414
2016	349	7	2	29	2	1	20	0	410
2017	330	5	2	36	11	1	15	0	400
2018	324	8	2	38	9	2	16	0	399
2019	320	8	2	57	12	1	23	0	423
2020	339	10	3	63	12	3	29	0	459
2021	337	7	6	70	9	5	36	0	470
2022	345	8	8	83	6	5	41	0	496
2023	359	6	7	68	6	3	40	0	489

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Granite Falls Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	250	14.0	17.8	0
1989	247	15.0	16.4	n/a
1990	273	15.1	18.0	0
1991	385	19.6	19.6	n/a
1992	405	18.4	22.0	n/a
1993	457	20.4	22.4	n/a
1994	486	21.6	22.5	n/a
1995	264	14.0	18.9	n/a
1996	264	14.0	18.9	n/a
1997	272	14.6	18.6	n/a
1998	289	15.6	18.5	n/a
1999	322	15.5	20.8	n/a
2000	332	16.4	20.2	n/a
2001	314	17.5	17.9	n/a
2002	589	28.8	20.5	32.1
2003	589	28.8	20.5	32.1
2004	569	28.0	20.3	31.8
2005	583	28.5	20.5	32.6
2006	565	29.1	19.4	33.5
2007	570	28.8	19.8	28.4
2008	534	28.7	18.6	30.5
2009	542	28.7	18.9	39
2010	529	25.5	20.6	39.8
2011	555	26.4	20.9	43.2
2012	505	25.5	19.7	46.3
2013	469	25.0	18.7	45.6
2014	432	n/a	n/a	42.8
2015	414	22.0	18.8	40.6
2016	410	23.0	17.8	42
2017	400	20.4	19.5	47
2018	399	22.2	17.9	44.1
2019	423	19.3	21.8	45.4
2020	459	22.0	20.7	43.8
2021	470	22.8	20.5	42.3
2022	496	25.5	19.4	45.2
2023	489	26.4	18.4	46.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Granite Falls Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	250	14.0	17.8	0
1989	247	15.0	16.4	n/a
1990	273	15.1	18.0	0
1991	385	19.6	19.6	n/a
1992	405	18.4	22.0	n/a
1993	457	20.4	22.4	n/a
1994	486	21.6	22.5	n/a
1995	264	14.0	18.9	n/a
1996	264	14.0	18.9	n/a
1997	272	14.6	18.6	n/a
1998	289	15.6	18.5	n/a
1999	322	15.5	20.8	n/a
2000	332	16.4	20.2	n/a
2001	314	17.5	17.9	n/a
2002	589	28.8	20.5	32.1
2003	589	28.8	20.5	32.1
2004	569	28.0	20.3	31.8
2005	583	28.5	20.5	32.6
2006	565	29.1	19.4	33.5
2007	570	28.8	19.8	28.4
2008	534	28.7	18.6	30.5
2009	542	28.7	18.9	39
2010	529	25.5	20.6	39.8
2011	555	26.4	20.9	43.2
2012	505	25.5	19.7	46.3
2013	469	25.0	18.7	45.6
2014	432	n/a	n/a	42.8
2015	414	22.0	18.8	40.6
2016	410	23.0	17.8	42
2017	400	20.4	19.5	47
2018	399	22.2	17.9	44.1
2019	423	19.3	21.8	45.4
2020	459	22.0	20.7	43.8
2021	470	22.8	20.5	42.3
2022	496	25.5	19.4	45.2
2023	489	26.4	18.4	46.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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