Soap Lake School District

410 Ginkgo St S
Soap Lake, WA 98851-0158
(District boundaries shown in map)
1/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 263 students in Soap Lake School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Washington.
Public Middle School in Soap Lake School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Washington public middle school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 46% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Washington public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (WA)
# Schools
3 Schools
794 Schools
# Students
591 Students
302,552 Students
# Teachers
32 Teachers
15,929 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Soap Lake School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 306 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 50-59% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (WA)
#299 out of 307 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
12%
41%
22%
53%
20-24%
49%
85%
84%
(2022-23)
57.9%
34.7%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.54
0.68
% American Indian
1%
2%
% Asian
n/a
8%
% Hispanic
43%
25%
% Black
2%
5%
% White
53%
50%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
1%
9%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $15,161 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,889. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,218 is less than the state median of $19,341. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (WA)
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$20,715 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$21,212 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,161
$18,889
Spending / Student
$15,218
$19,341

Best Soap Lake School District Public Middle Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Soap Lake Middle & High School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
527 2nd Ave Sw
Soap Lake, WA 98851
(509) 246-1201
Gr: 7-12 | 263 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 46%

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • District size: 3 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 591 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 18:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 47%
  • : 85% (Top 30% in WA)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 12% (Btm 50%)
  • : 22% (Btm 50%)
  • : 20-24% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), WA Dept. of Education

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