Garry Middle School, Spokane WA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Garry Middle School

Garry Middle School serves sixth through eighth grade as a regular public school in the Spokane School District, located in the northeast part of the city near the border with the town of Millwood. This is a middle school that serves a specific neighborhood, not a magnet or a school of choice, and the families who live in its attendance area are the ones who attend here.

The school sits in a part of Spokane that has been reshaped by the district’s recent major facilities overhaul. Spokane Public Schools completed a large bond program that opened three new middle schools in 2022 and 2023, including Yasuhara, Peperzak, and Flett. Garry Middle School is among the older middle school buildings in the district, and a parent looking at this school may want to ask about its facilities and whether it has received comparable recent investment.

The student body at Garry is predominantly white, with a sizable share of students who identify with two or more races, and smaller shares of Hispanic, Black, Asian, and Native American or Pacific Islander students. A very large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which means the school serves a population with high economic need. This is a significant characteristic of the school community and one that shapes the context in which teachers work and students learn.

On state assessments administered in the 2024-25 school year, Garry Middle School’s proficiency rates were well below the typical range among middle schools in Spokane County. In English language arts, the combined proficiency rate across grades six, seven, and eight was in the low thirties, with modest variation by grade. Math proficiency was lower, in the low twenties across all three grades, with eighth graders performing somewhat higher than sixth graders. In eighth-grade science, about three in ten students met the state standard.

When placed against other public school districts in Spokane County, which is the comparison set used here, Garry Middle School’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades falls in the bottom quartile. This is a clear signal that academic outcomes at this school are lower than what families would find at most other middle schools in the greater Spokane area. A parent considering this school would want to understand what academic supports are in place, what intervention programs exist, and how the school is working to raise achievement for its students.

The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, and course access were not available in the information provided. A family deciding where to enroll may want to visit the school and ask directly about attendance rates, teacher experience and turnover, and the range of elective and enrichment offerings for middle schoolers.

Spokane itself is the economic and cultural anchor of the Inland Northwest, with a downtown core along the Spokane River and a diversified economy that has moved beyond its historical dependence on mining, timber, and agriculture into healthcare, government, education, and logistics. Major employers include Fairchild Air Force Base, Providence Health Care, and Amazon. The city’s housing market is relatively affordable compared to western Washington, with home values and rents that are moderate by state standards. The neighborhood around Garry Middle School sits in the eastern part of the city, an area that includes a mix of older single-family homes and commercial corridors.

Garry Middle School is a neighborhood school serving a high-poverty student population in a district that has invested heavily in new facilities elsewhere. Its state test results are low relative to county peers, and families who live in its attendance area are likely to want a close look at the school’s academic support systems and any improvement efforts underway before making a decision.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 619%

School 19% · District 39% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 722%

School 22% · District 71% · ▼ 49 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 825%

School 25% · District 35% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 628%

School 28% · District 43% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 736%

School 36% · District 65% · ▼ 28 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 50% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Science

Grade 831%

School 31% · District 41% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

This schoolSpokane 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-income24%Higher-income42%18 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income32%Higher-income61%30 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income26%Higher-income81%55 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income17%Higher-income27%10 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income19%Higher-income37%18 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income22%Higher-income43%21 pp gap