Is Anacortes Middle School a good school?

Anacortes Middle School ranks 112 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Anacortes Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 574 students attended Anacortes Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Anacortes Middle School?

Students at Anacortes Middle School are 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Not Specified, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Anacortes Middle School attend?

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

Anacortes Middle School

Summary:

Anacortes Middle School is a public middle school serving 574 students in grades 6-8 in the Anacortes School District, located in Anacortes, Washington. The school has consistently been ranked in the top 25% of Washington middle schools over the past decade, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Anacortes Middle School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the state average in SBAC/ELA and SBAC/Math proficiency across all grade levels. In 2023-2024, the school had 58.33% proficiency in ELA and 58.08% in Math, compared to the state averages of 52.63% and 41.68% respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well for special education and military-connected students, ranking 13th out of 199 Washington middle schools for special education students and 5th out of 51 for military-connected students in 2021-2022. However, the school's student population is less diverse compared to nearby schools and the state average, with 73.17% White students in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, Fairhaven Middle School and Kulshan Middle School also demonstrate strong academic performance, and schools with more diverse student populations, such as La Venture Middle School and Mount Baker Middle School, may offer valuable insights for Anacortes Middle School to consider in supporting a more diverse student body. By continuing to analyze its strengths and areas for improvement, and learning from nearby schools, Anacortes Middle School can further enhance its educational outcomes and support for all students.

Detail:

Public 6-8

2202 M Avenue
Anacortes, WA 98221-3799

(360) 503-1230

District: Anacortes School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
112^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,798

Students who attend Anacortes Middle School usually attend:

High:

Anacortes High School

Feeder schools for Anacortes Middle School:

Elementary:	Fidalgo Elementary
	Island View Elementary
	Mount Erie Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 21.8

Number of students: 574

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.2%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 36.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Anacortes Middle School ranks better than 79.1% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.37. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73.2%), Hispanic (12.9%), two or more races (8.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 36.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Anacortes Middle School is 21.8. (See more...)

Compare Anacortes Middle School employs 26.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Anacortes Middle School is $16,798.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Anacortes Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Anacortes Middle School 112^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Anacortes Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Anacortes School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Anacortes School District 26^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Anacortes Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Anacortes Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	65.31	143^rd	421	66.0%
2005	71.44	111^th	425	73.9%
2006	72.76	99^th	449	78.0%
2007	76.42	79^th	463	82.9%
2008	65.57	136^th	466	70.8%
2009	72.22	107^th	476	77.5%
2010	86.67	33^rd	483	93.2%
2011	83.56	54^th	492	89.0%
2012	84.00	48^th	497	90.3%
2013	82.99	57^th	498	88.6%
2015	80.54	68^th	445	84.7%
2016	84.97	53^rd	443	88.0%
2017	80.98	73^rd	435	83.2%
2018	80.73	80^th	437	81.7%
2019	89.00	44^th	512	91.4%
2021	74.10	116^th	529	78.1%
2022	70.04	136^th	541	74.9%
2023	74.22	121^st	539	77.6%
2024	75.37	112^th	535	79.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Anacortes Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	80.01	39^th	250	84.4%
2022	76.70	47^th	257	81.7%
2023	89.94	15^th	244	93.9%
2024	71.27	62^nd	243	74.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Anacortes Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	59.20	70^th	268	73.9%
2019	51.38	74^th	231	68.0%
2021	52.75	74^th	210	64.8%
2022	82.98	13^th	199	93.5%
2023	54.80	59^th	167	64.7%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	64.70	82^nd	349	76.5%
2019	70.56	78^th	448	82.6%
2021	47.60	217^th	458	52.6%
2022	47.73	219^th	475	53.9%
2023	51.08	208^th	463	55.1%
2024	59.79	157^th	455	65.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Anacortes Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	75.22	88^th	376	76.6%
2019	87.66	37^th	452	91.8%
2021	78.22	90^th	469	80.8%
2022	73.15	108^th	479	77.5%
2023	78.88	82^nd	464	82.3%
2024	73.74	104^th	464	77.6%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Anacortes Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	94.27	1^st	50	98.0%
2021	91.76	1^st	44	97.7%
2022	88.40	5^th	51	90.2%
2023	76.88	1^st	40	97.5%
2024	64.41	14^th	46	69.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Anacortes Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	81.35	67^th	371	81.9%
2019	89.03	40^th	453	91.2%
2021	69.55	120^th	476	74.8%
2022	64.88	140^th	480	70.8%
2023	64.76	144^th	470	69.4%
2024	74.72	101^st	466	78.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Anacortes Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	57.17	94^th	259	63.7%
2019	81.13	43^rd	344	87.5%
2021	52.41	136^th	353	61.5%
2022	43.89	180^th	360	50.0%
2023	46.43	159^th	336	52.7%
2024	56.56	122^nd	344	64.5%

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Rank History for White students at Anacortes Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	72.93	88^th	325	72.9%
2019	86.37	48^th	470	89.8%
2021	70.93	112^th	480	76.7%
2022	65.60	136^th	488	72.1%
2023	68.36	129^th	488	73.6%
2024	71.10	115^th	486	76.3%

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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 Anacortes Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	307	3	7	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	328
1989	337	7	5	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	361
1990	340	9	5	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	369
1991	313	7	6	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	340
1992	349	7	8	16	5	n/a	n/a	0	385
1993	367	4	8	11	9	n/a	n/a	0	399
1994	394	2	11	14	6	n/a	n/a	0	427
1995	434	4	15	18	4	n/a	n/a	0	475
1996	434	4	15	18	4	n/a	n/a	0	475
1997	454	6	17	17	3	n/a	n/a	0	497
1998	463	8	19	18	7	n/a	n/a	0	515
1999	450	6	25	14	4	n/a	n/a	0	499
2000	476	5	29	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	524
2001	472	2	17	15	7	n/a	n/a	0	513
2002	459	5	19	11	6	n/a	n/a	0	500
2003	459	5	19	11	6	n/a	n/a	0	500
2004	433	8	31	7	5	n/a	n/a	0	484
2005	411	5	27	13	6	n/a	n/a	0	462
2006	411	4	23	18	3	n/a	n/a	0	459
2007	390	9	21	19	9	n/a	n/a	1	449
2008	372	12	17	20	9	n/a	n/a	1	431
2009	370	6	15	27	15	n/a	n/a	2	435
2010	373	5	11	23	13	n/a	n/a	0	425
2011	393	4	10	24	6	1	0	0	438
2012	371	5	11	39	8	0	2	0	436
2013	323	4	16	33	7	0	4	0	387
2014	334	4	18	26	3	0	8	0	393
2015	351	7	24	30	3	2	8	0	425
2016	369	12	22	36	3	1	9	0	452
2017	343	8	14	44	2	0	13	0	424
2018	510	6	26	66	2	0	13	0	623
2019	517	9	20	71	2	0	22	0	641
2020	500	4	19	70	5	0	41	0	639
2021	462	2	13	80	6	0	62	0	625
2022	438	4	17	68	8	0	57	1	593
2023	420	4	13	74	6	2	48	7	574

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 Anacortes Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	328	15.0	21.8	0
1989	361	16.0	22.5	n/a
1990	369	15.7	23.5	0
1991	340	17.2	19.7	n/a
1992	385	18.8	20.4	n/a
1993	399	19.8	20.2	n/a
1994	427	20.1	21.2	n/a
1995	475	20.5	23.2	n/a
1996	475	20.5	23.2	n/a
1997	497	24.7	20.1	n/a
1998	515	23.6	21.8	n/a
1999	499	23.5	21.2	n/a
2000	524	26.3	19.9	n/a
2001	513	26.2	19.6	n/a
2002	500	25.5	19.6	24.2
2003	500	25.5	19.6	24.2
2004	484	24.0	20.2	29.1
2005	462	24.3	19.0	28.8
2006	459	22.4	20.5	32.5
2007	449	23.8	18.9	28.8
2008	431	23.8	18.1	32.6
2009	435	23.8	18.3	33
2010	425	20.3	20.9	27.8
2011	438	19.1	22.8	27.2
2012	436	19.0	22.9	38.1
2013	387	18.3	21.1	32.8
2014	393	n/a	n/a	32.6
2015	425	19.0	22.3	33.2
2016	452	20.0	22.6	32.3
2017	424	19.6	21.6	28.8
2018	623	30.0	20.7	26.2
2019	641	30.2	21.2	25.6
2020	639	30.6	20.8	25.8
2021	625	29.0	21.5	28.6
2022	593	29.1	20.3	32.2
2023	574	26.2	21.8	36.6

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 Anacortes Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	328	15.0	21.8	0
1989	361	16.0	22.5	n/a
1990	369	15.7	23.5	0
1991	340	17.2	19.7	n/a
1992	385	18.8	20.4	n/a
1993	399	19.8	20.2	n/a
1994	427	20.1	21.2	n/a
1995	475	20.5	23.2	n/a
1996	475	20.5	23.2	n/a
1997	497	24.7	20.1	n/a
1998	515	23.6	21.8	n/a
1999	499	23.5	21.2	n/a
2000	524	26.3	19.9	n/a
2001	513	26.2	19.6	n/a
2002	500	25.5	19.6	24.2
2003	500	25.5	19.6	24.2
2004	484	24.0	20.2	29.1
2005	462	24.3	19.0	28.8
2006	459	22.4	20.5	32.5
2007	449	23.8	18.9	28.8
2008	431	23.8	18.1	32.6
2009	435	23.8	18.3	33
2010	425	20.3	20.9	27.8
2011	438	19.1	22.8	27.2
2012	436	19.0	22.9	38.1
2013	387	18.3	21.1	32.8
2014	393	n/a	n/a	32.6
2015	425	19.0	22.3	33.2
2016	452	20.0	22.6	32.3
2017	424	19.6	21.6	28.8
2018	623	30.0	20.7	26.2
2019	641	30.2	21.2	25.6
2020	639	30.6	20.8	25.8
2021	625	29.0	21.5	28.6
2022	593	29.1	20.3	32.2
2023	574	26.2	21.8	36.6

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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