Is Sacajawea Middle School a good school?

Sacajawea Middle School ranks 90 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sacajawea Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 985 students attended Sacajawea Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Sacajawea Middle School?

Students at Sacajawea Middle School are 70% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Sacajawea Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sacajawea Middle School usually go on to attend Lewis & Clark High School

Sacajawea Middle School

Summary:

Sacajawea Middle School is a public middle school in Spokane, Washington, serving 775 students in grades 7-8. The school consistently ranks among the top 20% of middle schools in the state, with strong academic performance that exceeds the Spokane School District and Washington state averages.

Sacajawea's academic excellence is particularly noteworthy. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (63.02%) and Math (56.77%) are significantly higher than the Spokane district (48.46% and 38.41%) and the state (52.63% and 41.68%). The school's diverse student population, with 71.1% White, 5.29% African American, and 8.52% Hispanic, also performs well, with the African American and Hispanic subgroups ranking among the top 30 and top 90 middle schools in Washington, respectively. Additionally, Sacajawea's low-income students demonstrate strong academic achievement, ranking among the top 129 middle schools in the state.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Centennial Middle School in the West Valley School District and Chase Middle School in the Spokane School District, Sacajawea consistently outperforms its peers on academic measures, making it a standout institution in the Spokane area.

Detail:

Public 6-8

401 E 33Rd Ave
Spokane, WA 99203-2696

(509) 354-5500

District: Spokane School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
90^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,933

Students who attend Sacajawea Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lewis & Clark High School

Feeder schools for Sacajawea Middle School:

Elementary:	Grant Elementary
	Jefferson Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 19.3

Number of students: 985

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.4%

Two or more races:

11.5%

Hispanic:

9.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sacajawea Middle School ranks better than 83.2% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks first among 9 ranked middle schools in the Spokane School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.29. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Sacajawea Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Spokane School District. Racial makeup is: White (70.4%), two or more races (11.5%), Hispanic (9.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Spokane School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sacajawea Middle School is 19.3, which is the highest among 9 middle schools in the Spokane School District! (See more...)

Compare Sacajawea Middle School employs 51 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sacajawea Middle School is $14,933. 5 middle schools in the Spokane School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sacajawea Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sacajawea Middle School 90^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Sacajawea Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Sacajawea Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Sacajawea Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	83.91	47^th	421	88.8%
2005	88.71	35^th	425	91.8%
2006	80.03	66^th	449	85.3%
2007	73.12	95^th	463	79.5%
2008	77.67	77^th	466	83.5%
2009	73.11	104^th	476	78.2%
2010	78.90	74^th	483	84.7%
2011	84.19	49^th	492	90.0%
2012	87.34	33^rd	497	93.4%
2013	86.88	38^th	498	92.4%
2015	82.80	60^th	445	86.5%
2016	81.37	68^th	443	84.7%
2017	82.31	63^rd	435	85.5%
2018	80.39	82^nd	437	81.2%
2019	87.07	56^th	512	89.1%
2021	81.61	86^th	529	83.7%
2022	84.45	68^th	541	87.4%
2023	80.60	89^th	539	83.5%
2024	80.29	90^th	535	83.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sacajawea Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	61.30	68^th	166	59.0%
2019	65.48	81^st	246	67.1%
2021	51.48	113^th	250	54.8%
2022	53.41	110^th	257	57.2%
2023	53.25	104^th	244	57.4%
2024	43.80	131^st	243	46.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sacajawea Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	29.88	102^nd	135	24.4%
2019	54.56	29^th	100	71.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sacajawea Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	58.12	74^th	268	72.4%
2019	50.98	75^th	231	67.5%
2022	27.59	148^th	199	25.6%
2023	26.82	129^th	167	22.8%
2024	32.01	115^th	179	35.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	54.63	131^st	349	62.5%
2019	77.00	46^th	448	89.7%
2021	67.79	85^th	458	81.4%
2022	74.94	64^th	475	86.5%
2023	70.11	99^th	463	78.6%
2024	64.38	129^th	455	71.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Sacajawea Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	93.62	2^nd	59	96.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Sacajawea Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	74.45	92^nd	376	75.5%
2019	87.41	41^st	452	90.9%
2021	82.77	72^nd	469	84.6%
2022	83.08	69^th	479	85.6%
2023	78.70	83^rd	464	82.1%
2024	80.05	80^th	464	82.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Sacajawea Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	82.56	65^th	371	82.5%
2019	85.97	54^th	453	88.1%
2021	79.39	84^th	476	82.4%
2022	85.04	62^nd	480	87.1%
2023	81.46	76^th	470	83.8%
2024	79.68	84^th	466	82.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Sacajawea Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	13.12	143^rd	152	5.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Sacajawea Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.32	48^th	66	27.3%
2019	44.32	51^st	111	54.1%
2021	91.29	4^th	106	96.2%
2022	87.50	6^th	104	94.2%
2023	81.54	15^th	96	84.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sacajawea Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	77.52	44^th	259	83.0%
2019	92.40	12^th	344	96.5%
2021	69.55	73^rd	353	79.3%
2022	64.61	92^nd	360	74.4%
2023	64.23	90^th	336	73.2%
2024	85.60	30^th	344	91.3%

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Rank History for White students at Sacajawea Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	82.22	53^rd	325	83.7%
2019	89.12	35^th	470	92.6%
2021	84.46	63^rd	480	86.9%
2022	87.10	45^th	488	90.8%
2023	80.99	72^nd	488	85.2%
2024	83.31	71^st	486	85.4%

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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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Enrollment information for Sacajawea Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	814	26	23	7	12	n/a	n/a	0	882
1989	836	26	34	9	12	n/a	n/a	0	917
1990	858	31	28	8	13	n/a	n/a	0	938
1991	929	38	23	6	24	n/a	n/a	0	1020
1992	923	45	32	5	18	n/a	n/a	0	1023
1993	944	43	25	7	13	n/a	n/a	0	1032
1994	935	43	25	11	13	n/a	n/a	0	1027
1995	779	40	25	18	19	n/a	n/a	0	881
1996	779	40	25	18	19	n/a	n/a	0	881
1997	751	41	28	14	22	n/a	n/a	0	856
1998	788	36	34	17	23	n/a	n/a	0	898
1999	784	25	25	18	24	n/a	n/a	0	876
2000	759	32	27	20	29	n/a	n/a	0	867
2001	734	35	30	22	26	n/a	n/a	0	847
2002	789	38	28	26	22	n/a	n/a	0	903
2003	789	38	28	26	22	n/a	n/a	0	903
2004	825	59	34	31	27	n/a	n/a	0	976
2005	804	59	28	26	29	n/a	n/a	0	946
2006	734	55	24	29	22	n/a	n/a	24	888
2007	713	52	27	19	14	n/a	n/a	33	858
2008	665	47	25	26	16	n/a	n/a	41	820
2009	621	37	27	20	16	n/a	n/a	43	764
2010	605	35	28	17	9	n/a	n/a	44	738
2011	596	33	21	25	13	8	46	0	742
2012	585	25	18	39	15	7	81	0	770
2013	626	26	23	51	10	6	77	0	819
2014	618	25	21	66	10	8	68	0	816
2015	588	25	19	55	10	5	81	0	783
2016	593	24	22	46	5	4	93	0	787
2017	563	38	22	62	6	8	83	0	782
2018	568	33	23	65	3	6	87	0	785
2019	589	27	19	72	4	8	94	0	813
2020	627	28	23	66	6	5	98	1	854
2021	597	28	19	76	5	5	114	1	845
2022	540	32	14	61	3	7	117	1	775
2023	551	41	10	66	4	9	92	2	775
2024	693	44	16	95	9	13	113	2	985

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 Sacajawea Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	882	43.0	20.5	0
1989	917	44.0	20.8	n/a
1990	938	45.6	20.5	0
1991	1020	49.0	20.8	n/a
1992	1023	51.0	20.0	n/a
1993	1032	50.2	20.6	n/a
1994	1027	49.6	20.7	n/a
1995	881	43.2	20.4	n/a
1996	881	43.2	20.4	n/a
1997	856	42.8	20.0	n/a
1998	898	42.9	20.9	n/a
1999	876	43.3	20.2	n/a
2000	867	42.8	20.3	n/a
2001	847	42.6	19.9	n/a
2002	903	45.3	19.9	30.9
2003	903	45.3	19.9	30.9
2004	976	49.0	19.9	33.5
2005	946	48.9	19.3	32
2006	888	47.0	18.9	32.6
2007	858	48.1	17.8	30.7
2008	820	44.3	18.5	32.1
2009	764	44.3	17.2	33.8
2010	738	39.5	18.6	34
2011	742	38.4	19.3	31.3
2012	770	39.7	19.3	34.4
2013	819	43.5	18.8	34.3
2014	816	n/a	n/a	36.2
2015	783	38.0	20.6	40.2
2016	787	43.0	18.3	34.8
2017	782	41.4	18.8	33.9
2018	785	41.1	19.0	35.2
2019	813	43.0	18.9	37.5
2020	854	40.8	20.9	34.7
2021	845	41.1	20.5	34.6
2022	775	45.6	16.9	37.8
2023	775	43.8	17.6	41.9
2024	985	51.0	19.3	44.7

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 Sacajawea Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	882	43.0	20.5	0
1989	917	44.0	20.8	n/a
1990	938	45.6	20.5	0
1991	1020	49.0	20.8	n/a
1992	1023	51.0	20.0	n/a
1993	1032	50.2	20.6	n/a
1994	1027	49.6	20.7	n/a
1995	881	43.2	20.4	n/a
1996	881	43.2	20.4	n/a
1997	856	42.8	20.0	n/a
1998	898	42.9	20.9	n/a
1999	876	43.3	20.2	n/a
2000	867	42.8	20.3	n/a
2001	847	42.6	19.9	n/a
2002	903	45.3	19.9	30.9
2003	903	45.3	19.9	30.9
2004	976	49.0	19.9	33.5
2005	946	48.9	19.3	32
2006	888	47.0	18.9	32.6
2007	858	48.1	17.8	30.7
2008	820	44.3	18.5	32.1
2009	764	44.3	17.2	33.8
2010	738	39.5	18.6	34
2011	742	38.4	19.3	31.3
2012	770	39.7	19.3	34.4
2013	819	43.5	18.8	34.3
2014	816	n/a	n/a	36.2
2015	783	38.0	20.6	40.2
2016	787	43.0	18.3	34.8
2017	782	41.4	18.8	33.9
2018	785	41.1	19.0	35.2
2019	813	43.0	18.9	37.5
2020	854	40.8	20.9	34.7
2021	845	41.1	20.5	34.6
2022	775	45.6	16.9	37.8
2023	775	43.8	17.6	41.9
2024	985	51.0	19.3	44.7

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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