Evergreen Middle School, Spokane Valley WA

Original Research by School Decision on Evergreen Middle School

Evergreen Middle School is a regular public school in Spokane Valley, Washington, serving sixth through eighth graders. It belongs to the Central Valley School District, one of several districts that serve this sprawling suburban city east of Spokane. The school enrolls several hundred students, a typical size for a middle school in this region.

On state assessments administered in the most recent school year, a majority of students met the proficiency bar in English language arts across all three grades, with results ranging from slightly above half to roughly two-thirds proficient depending on the grade. Math proficiency was somewhat lower, though still above the midpoint in every grade, and eighth-grade science proficiency fell in a similar range. When compared with other districts in Spokane County, Evergreen’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades lands in the top quartile. This is a solid academic showing, though only one year of data was available, making it impossible to see whether performance is improving or declining over time. Data on the shares of students receiving special education services or English learner supports was not provided; a parent may want to ask the school directly about how it serves those populations.

The student body is predominantly white, with much smaller shares of Hispanic students, students identifying as two or more races, Asian students, Black students, and a handful of Native American and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a marker of lower household income. The school itself sits in a residential area of a city that was formed by merging several formerly unincorporated communities, including Dishman, Opportunity, and Veradale. Spokane Valley is auto-oriented, with commercial activity concentrated along major roads like Sprague Avenue and near the Spokane Valley Mall rather than around a traditional downtown. The city has grown since its incorporation and continues to add residential and commercial development. Parks, multi-use trails, and community venues such as CenterPlace and Avista Stadium are nearby.

The Central Valley School District runs 32 schools and recently passed a replacement levy for educational programs and operations. That levy funds ongoing maintenance and operational costs rather than new construction, and it is a key piece of the district’s local funding. The district’s budget for the current year is substantial, reflecting the scale of operations across its schools.

Evergreen Middle School combines above-average test results with a large, mostly white student body and a modest share of low-income families. Families shopping for a middle school in Spokane Valley’s east side, within a district that has maintained operational levy support, will find a school that performs well relative to others in the county. The lack of trend data, specialized program details, or civil rights and discipline information means that some of the finer-grained picture of daily life and student support is not available in the materials reviewed. A parent considering this school would likely want to visit, talk to staff about how the school serves students at different academic levels, and ask about the programs and activities that were not captured here.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 651%

School 51% · District 44% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 759%

School 59% · District 54% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 41% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 656%

School 56% · District 53% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 767%

School 67% · District 56% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 863%

School 63% · District 58% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Science

Grade 859%

School 59% · District 49% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

This schoolCentral Valley School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income45%Higher-income67%22 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income49%Higher-income78%29 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income45%Higher-income70%25 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income38%Higher-income63%25 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income41%Higher-income70%29 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income44%Higher-income61%18 pp gap