Is Glover Middle School a good school?

Glover Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.0% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Glover Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 590 students attended Glover Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Glover Middle School?

Students at Glover Middle School are 63% White, 17% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Glover Middle School attend?

Students who attend Glover Middle School usually go on to attend North Central High School

Glover Middle School

Summary:

Glover Middle School is a public middle school in Spokane, Washington, serving around 590 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Spokane School District, which is ranked 123 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Glover Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Washington middle schools, with a ranking between 455-461 out of 535-541 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly lower than the Spokane School District and Washington state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 31.13% of Glover students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 48.46% for the district and 52.63% for the state. In math, only 24.66% of Glover students were proficient, compared to 38.41% for the district and 41.68% for the state. Glover Middle School also has a higher percentage of minority students (37.46%) and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (79.66%) compared to nearby schools like Centennial Middle School and Chase Middle School.

Despite having a higher per-student spending of $19,801 in the 2021-2022 school year, which is above the state average, Glover Middle School's student-teacher ratio of 14.1 in 2022-2023 is lower than the nearby schools. This suggests that the additional funding may not be translating into improved academic outcomes, potentially due to the complex challenges faced by the school's student population. The consistent underperformance, coupled with the socioeconomic and equity-related challenges, indicate that a comprehensive, targeted approach may be necessary to address the unique needs of the students and improve educational outcomes at Glover Middle School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2330 W Longfellow Ave
Spokane, WA 99205-1547

(509) 354-5400

District: Spokane School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
455^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,801

Students who attend Glover Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Central High School

Feeder schools for Glover Middle School:

Elementary:	Audubon Elementary
	Finch Elementary
	Willard Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 14.1

Number of students: 590

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.5%

Two or more races:

16.6%

Hispanic:

12.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Glover Middle School ranks worse than 85% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 6^th among 9 ranked middle schools in the Spokane School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.92. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Glover Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (62.5%), two or more races (16.6%), Hispanic (12.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Glover Middle School is 14.1, which is the 4^th best among 9 middle schools in the Spokane School District. (See more...)

Compare Glover Middle School employs 41.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Glover Middle School is $19,801, which is the 2^nd highest among 9 middle schools in the Spokane School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Glover Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Glover Middle School 455^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Glover Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Spokane School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Spokane School District 123^rd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Glover Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Glover Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	27.38	326^th	421	22.6%
2005	35.92	298^th	425	29.9%
2006	35.26	318^th	449	29.2%
2007	36.90	313^th	463	32.4%
2008	36.77	304^th	466	34.8%
2009	40.23	295^th	476	38.0%
2010	23.49	397^th	483	17.8%
2011	23.29	399^th	492	18.9%
2012	28.15	382^nd	497	23.1%
2013	35.85	342^nd	498	31.3%
2015	22.80	359^th	445	19.3%
2016	37.53	277^th	443	37.5%
2017	34.78	292^nd	435	32.9%
2018	24.59	335^th	437	23.3%
2019	19.69	430^th	512	16.0%
2021	16.42	462^nd	529	12.7%
2022	10.24	511^th	541	5.5%
2023	16.93	461^st	539	14.5%
2024	17.92	455^th	535	15.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Glover Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	19.76	139^th	166	16.3%
2019	9.90	238^th	246	3.3%
2022	5.11	255^th	257	0.8%
2023	4.44	242^nd	244	0.8%
2024	4.31	242^nd	243	0.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Glover Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	26.40	213^th	268	20.5%
2019	21.16	208^th	231	10.0%
2023	12.41	165^th	167	1.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Glover Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	41.62	209^th	349	40.1%
2019	33.74	321^st	448	28.3%
2021	26.32	366^th	458	20.1%
2022	15.01	441^st	475	7.2%
2023	19.30	399^th	463	13.8%
2024	22.81	374^th	455	17.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Glover Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	42.53	33^rd	59	44.1%
2022	53.83	16^th	33	51.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Glover Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	24.76	292^nd	376	22.3%
2019	22.48	370^th	452	18.1%
2021	13.83	428^th	469	8.7%
2022	8.88	461^st	479	3.8%
2023	16.10	402^nd	464	13.4%
2024	19.41	389^th	464	16.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Glover Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.27	301^st	371	18.9%
2019	18.01	394^th	453	13.0%
2021	19.85	384^th	476	19.3%
2022	11.53	446^th	480	7.1%
2023	16.59	407^th	470	13.4%
2024	16.45	406^th	466	12.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Glover Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	41.41	60^th	111	45.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Glover Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	26.51	201^st	259	22.4%
2019	21.25	288^th	344	16.3%
2021	42.26	188^th	353	46.7%
2022	30.72	247^th	360	31.4%
2023	38.83	189^th	336	43.8%
2024	30.35	240^th	344	30.2%

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Rank History for White students at Glover Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	14.06	294^th	325	9.5%
2019	18.78	407^th	470	13.4%
2021	10.08	461^st	480	4.0%
2022	5.57	485^th	488	0.6%
2023	15.06	436^th	488	10.7%
2024	17.25	422^nd	486	13.2%

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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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.5)

50%

Reviews:

by a parent
Thursday, November 16, 2017

Bullying big time!!!!! They do nothing!!!! Close Quote

by a student
Sunday, August 23, 2009

i love my school. i wish i never had to leave it! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Glover Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	593	21	16	7	30	n/a	n/a	0	667
1989	624	16	16	12	40	n/a	n/a	0	708
1990	660	17	11	16	43	n/a	n/a	0	747
1991	700	24	8	13	41	n/a	n/a	0	786
1992	733	32	11	15	43	n/a	n/a	0	834
1993	771	29	17	19	50	n/a	n/a	0	886
1994	777	35	18	21	52	n/a	n/a	0	903
1995	772	39	19	19	48	n/a	n/a	0	897
1996	772	39	19	19	48	n/a	n/a	0	897
1997	763	50	20	29	42	n/a	n/a	0	904
1998	712	37	24	34	55	n/a	n/a	0	862
1999	712	44	19	21	49	n/a	n/a	0	845
2000	711	42	15	18	41	n/a	n/a	0	827
2001	724	27	17	21	38	n/a	n/a	0	827
2002	754	43	18	23	35	n/a	n/a	0	873
2003	754	43	18	23	35	n/a	n/a	0	873
2004	759	48	13	23	45	n/a	n/a	0	888
2005	696	41	11	26	48	n/a	n/a	0	822
2006	644	30	7	26	43	n/a	n/a	8	758
2007	607	20	12	32	42	n/a	n/a	20	733
2008	560	20	12	34	38	n/a	n/a	25	689
2009	480	19	18	24	34	n/a	n/a	44	619
2010	535	27	15	30	30	n/a	n/a	55	692
2011	583	21	12	32	33	0	37	0	718
2012	469	16	14	59	27	5	54	0	644
2013	453	20	7	55	17	8	73	0	633
2014	446	21	9	56	16	6	80	0	634
2015	460	22	9	62	19	3	83	0	658
2016	425	17	4	58	20	2	88	0	614
2017	322	18	11	51	10	5	78	0	495
2018	326	16	5	48	8	8	75	0	486
2019	334	22	7	56	8	7	75	0	509
2020	369	24	8	88	6	8	79	0	582
2021	402	20	5	92	3	8	79	1	610
2022	361	22	2	64	9	11	79	1	549
2023	369	25	6	72	7	11	98	2	590

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 Glover Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	667	37.0	18.0	0
1989	708	38.0	18.6	n/a
1990	747	38.6	19.3	0
1991	786	40.6	19.3	n/a
1992	834	42.4	19.6	n/a
1993	886	44.4	20.0	n/a
1994	903	44.9	20.1	n/a
1995	897	45.0	19.9	n/a
1996	897	45.0	19.9	n/a
1997	904	44.0	20.5	n/a
1998	862	47.0	18.3	n/a
1999	845	44.1	19.2	n/a
2000	827	47.6	17.4	n/a
2001	827	46.0	18.0	n/a
2002	873	51.8	16.9	63.2
2003	873	51.8	16.9	63.2
2004	888	52.0	17.1	63.6
2005	822	52.5	15.7	61.7
2006	758	51.6	14.7	61.9
2007	733	48.8	15.0	67.5
2008	689	47.6	14.5	60.5
2009	619	47.6	13.0	72.3
2010	692	39.6	17.4	66.6
2011	718	39.3	18.2	60.7
2012	644	36.4	17.6	70.3
2013	633	39.1	16.1	75.5
2014	634	n/a	n/a	74.6
2015	658	36.0	18.2	71
2016	614	40.0	15.3	75.1
2017	495	36.0	13.7	81
2018	486	37.1	13.0	76.7
2019	509	35.7	14.2	76.8
2020	582	33.9	17.1	78.9
2021	610	37.4	16.3	74.3
2022	549	39.5	13.8	76.1
2023	590	41.7	14.1	79.7

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 Glover Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	667	37.0	18.0	0
1989	708	38.0	18.6	n/a
1990	747	38.6	19.3	0
1991	786	40.6	19.3	n/a
1992	834	42.4	19.6	n/a
1993	886	44.4	20.0	n/a
1994	903	44.9	20.1	n/a
1995	897	45.0	19.9	n/a
1996	897	45.0	19.9	n/a
1997	904	44.0	20.5	n/a
1998	862	47.0	18.3	n/a
1999	845	44.1	19.2	n/a
2000	827	47.6	17.4	n/a
2001	827	46.0	18.0	n/a
2002	873	51.8	16.9	63.2
2003	873	51.8	16.9	63.2
2004	888	52.0	17.1	63.6
2005	822	52.5	15.7	61.7
2006	758	51.6	14.7	61.9
2007	733	48.8	15.0	67.5
2008	689	47.6	14.5	60.5
2009	619	47.6	13.0	72.3
2010	692	39.6	17.4	66.6
2011	718	39.3	18.2	60.7
2012	644	36.4	17.6	70.3
2013	633	39.1	16.1	75.5
2014	634	n/a	n/a	74.6
2015	658	36.0	18.2	71
2016	614	40.0	15.3	75.1
2017	495	36.0	13.7	81
2018	486	37.1	13.0	76.7
2019	509	35.7	14.2	76.8
2020	582	33.9	17.1	78.9
2021	610	37.4	16.3	74.3
2022	549	39.5	13.8	76.1
2023	590	41.7	14.1	79.7

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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