Is Wapato Middle School a good school?

Wapato Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Wapato Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 701 students attended Wapato Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Wapato Middle School?

Students at Wapato Middle School are 78% Hispanic, 17% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Wapato Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wapato Middle School usually go on to attend Wapato High School

Wapato Middle School

Summary:

Wapato Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Wapato School District in Wapato, Washington, with a student population of 718 that is predominantly Hispanic (76.46%) and Native American (18.25%). Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Wapato Middle School's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels, with only 19.76% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 11.66% in Math, and 15.7% in Science, compared to the state averages of 52.63%, 41.68%, and 49.73%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Native American students and English Language Learners, who rank among the lowest in the state. Additionally, Wapato Middle School has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 94.71% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Despite the school's challenges, nearby middle schools, such as East Valley Central Middle School and West Valley Mid-Level Campus, are performing significantly better and are ranked in the top 50% of Washington middle schools. This suggests that the issues faced by Wapato Middle School are not solely due to its geographic location or district-level factors, but rather a need for a more comprehensive and sustained approach to addressing the school's unique challenges related to equity, access to resources, and cultural responsiveness.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1309 Kateri Lane
Wapato, WA 98951-0038

(509) 877-2173

District: Wapato School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
527^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,385

Students who attend Wapato Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wapato High School

Feeder schools for Wapato Middle School:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary
	Satus Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 16.2

Number of students: 701

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.0%

American Indian:

17.4%

Two or more races:

2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wapato Middle School ranks worse than 98.5% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.47. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78%), American Indian (17.4%), two or more races (2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wapato Middle School is 16.2. (See more...)

Compare Wapato Middle School employs 43 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wapato Middle School is $16,385.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wapato Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wapato Middle School 527^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Wapato Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Wapato School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Wapato School District 243^rd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wapato Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Wapato Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	8.85	406^th	421	3.6%
2005	9.66	400^th	425	5.9%
2006	16.00	396^th	449	11.8%
2007	11.68	436^th	463	5.8%
2008	13.98	424^th	466	9.0%
2009	8.96	450^th	476	5.5%
2010	8.43	457^th	483	5.4%
2011	9.25	468^th	492	4.9%
2012	6.18	478^th	497	3.8%
2013	6.16	481^st	498	3.4%
2015	10.19	414^th	445	7.0%
2016	7.18	429^th	443	3.2%
2017	3.59	428^th	435	1.6%
2018	6.73	422^nd	437	3.4%
2019	3.82	503^rd	512	1.8%
2021	5.82	524^th	529	0.9%
2022	6.02	533^rd	541	1.5%
2023	6.91	530^th	539	1.7%
2024	6.47	527^th	535	1.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Wapato Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	33.02	173^rd	250	30.8%
2022	33.60	168^th	257	34.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wapato Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	38.69	74^th	135	45.2%
2019	27.33	75^th	100	25.0%
2023	19.72	52^nd	57	8.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	14.23	324^th	349	7.2%
2019	8.29	437^th	448	2.5%
2021	10.60	451^st	458	1.5%
2022	10.99	460^th	475	3.2%
2023	11.28	441^st	463	4.8%
2024	9.28	445^th	455	2.2%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Wapato Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	46.21	21^st	43	51.2%
2019	26.73	31^st	39	20.5%
2021	38.62	25^th	38	34.2%
2022	24.66	31^st	36	13.9%
2023	27.52	27^th	36	25.0%
2024	26.91	22^nd	29	24.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Wapato Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	8.06	361^st	376	4.0%
2019	4.58	445^th	452	1.5%
2021	5.96	466^th	469	0.6%
2022	5.96	471^st	479	1.7%
2023	7.02	452^nd	464	2.6%
2024	5.68	454^th	464	2.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Wapato Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	4.25	367^th	371	1.1%
2019	3.18	450^th	453	0.7%
2021	6.31	471^st	476	1.1%
2022	5.89	476^th	480	0.8%
2023	6.43	464^th	470	1.3%
2024	6.88	455^th	466	2.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wapato Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	18.66	229^th	259	11.6%
2019	11.40	334^th	344	2.9%
2021	16.68	330^th	353	6.5%
2022	16.24	324^th	360	10.0%
2023	19.37	286^th	336	14.9%
2024	17.78	304^th	344	11.6%

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Rank History for Native American students at Wapato Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	42.34	6^th	12	50.0%
2019	32.05	12^th	15	20.0%
2021	22.01	11^th	11	0.0%
2022	11.35	9^th	9	0.0%
2023	14.63	5^th	5	0.0%
2024	14.06	3^rd	3	0.0%

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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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Enrollment information for Wapato Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	156	1	14	237	165	n/a	n/a	0	573
1989	160	2	12	247	159	n/a	n/a	0	580
1990	166	0	10	262	153	n/a	n/a	0	591
1991	164	0	9	296	157	n/a	n/a	0	626
1992	136	2	6	325	189	n/a	n/a	0	658
1993	137	3	6	361	194	n/a	n/a	0	701
1994	130	3	9	400	242	n/a	n/a	0	784
1995	116	4	7	446	240	n/a	n/a	0	813
1996	116	4	7	446	240	n/a	n/a	0	813
1997	127	2	7	443	241	n/a	n/a	0	820
1998	101	2	8	411	212	n/a	n/a	0	734
1999	90	2	15	424	205	n/a	n/a	0	736
2000	76	3	21	428	210	n/a	n/a	0	738
2001	76	1	30	458	214	n/a	n/a	0	779
2002	63	3	26	460	212	n/a	n/a	0	764
2003	63	3	26	460	212	n/a	n/a	0	764
2004	65	6	23	494	200	n/a	n/a	0	788
2005	50	7	15	531	180	n/a	n/a	0	783
2006	50	3	16	523	182	n/a	n/a	2	776
2007	47	3	17	507	187	n/a	n/a	4	765
2008	49	2	15	512	190	n/a	n/a	9	777
2009	40	3	14	515	203	n/a	n/a	7	782
2010	36	4	9	532	182	n/a	n/a	6	769
2011	69	1	12	527	171	0	7	0	787
2012	34	1	10	527	166	0	15	0	753
2013	34	0	11	524	193	0	19	0	781
2014	38	0	12	516	190	2	26	0	784
2015	34	0	11	528	201	1	20	0	795
2016	30	0	16	551	183	1	27	0	808
2017	24	0	13	549	180	1	21	0	788
2018	24	0	18	585	178	0	26	0	831
2019	20	0	18	613	182	0	27	0	860
2020	17	0	17	620	174	0	35	0	863
2021	13	0	13	574	162	0	26	0	788
2022	16	0	10	588	166	0	28	0	808
2023	10	1	9	549	131	1	17	0	718
2024	6	1	11	547	122	0	14	0	701

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 Wapato Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	573	31.0	18.4	0
1989	580	32.0	18.1	n/a
1990	591	30.7	19.2	0
1991	626	31.9	19.6	n/a
1992	658	34.5	19.0	n/a
1993	701	37.3	18.8	n/a
1994	784	37.7	20.8	n/a
1995	813	39.9	20.4	n/a
1996	813	39.9	20.4	n/a
1997	820	39.5	20.8	n/a
1998	734	36.5	20.1	n/a
1999	736	36.2	20.3	n/a
2000	738	37.6	19.6	n/a
2001	779	39.5	19.7	n/a
2002	764	39.3	19.4	87.3
2003	764	39.3	19.4	87.3
2004	788	39.0	20.2	88.5
2005	783	39.3	19.9	89.8
2006	776	41.0	18.9	91.6
2007	765	40.1	19.1	88.2
2008	777	41.7	18.6	82.9
2009	782	40.8	19.2	86.2
2010	769	42.6	18.0	86.4
2011	787	39.5	19.9	81.7
2012	753	40.4	18.6	97.1
2013	781	40.7	19.1	99.6
2014	784	n/a	n/a	99.6
2015	795	39.0	20.3	93.8
2016	808	42.0	19.2	88.2
2017	788	41.0	19.2	89.1
2018	831	41.5	20.0	87
2019	860	43.7	19.6	89.1
2020	863	44.8	19.2	91.5
2021	788	42.9	18.3	88.2
2022	808	46.4	17.3	93.1
2023	718	44.0	16.2	94.7
2024	701	43.0	16.2	92.4

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 Wapato Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	573	31.0	18.4	0
1989	580	32.0	18.1	n/a
1990	591	30.7	19.2	0
1991	626	31.9	19.6	n/a
1992	658	34.5	19.0	n/a
1993	701	37.3	18.8	n/a
1994	784	37.7	20.8	n/a
1995	813	39.9	20.4	n/a
1996	813	39.9	20.4	n/a
1997	820	39.5	20.8	n/a
1998	734	36.5	20.1	n/a
1999	736	36.2	20.3	n/a
2000	738	37.6	19.6	n/a
2001	779	39.5	19.7	n/a
2002	764	39.3	19.4	87.3
2003	764	39.3	19.4	87.3
2004	788	39.0	20.2	88.5
2005	783	39.3	19.9	89.8
2006	776	41.0	18.9	91.6
2007	765	40.1	19.1	88.2
2008	777	41.7	18.6	82.9
2009	782	40.8	19.2	86.2
2010	769	42.6	18.0	86.4
2011	787	39.5	19.9	81.7
2012	753	40.4	18.6	97.1
2013	781	40.7	19.1	99.6
2014	784	n/a	n/a	99.6
2015	795	39.0	20.3	93.8
2016	808	42.0	19.2	88.2
2017	788	41.0	19.2	89.1
2018	831	41.5	20.0	87
2019	860	43.7	19.6	89.1
2020	863	44.8	19.2	91.5
2021	788	42.9	18.3	88.2
2022	808	46.4	17.3	93.1
2023	718	44.0	16.2	94.7
2024	701	43.0	16.2	92.4

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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