Blue Heron Middle School

Summary:

Blue Heron Middle School is a public middle school in Port Townsend, Washington, serving 265 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Port Townsend School District, which is ranked 59 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Blue Heron Middle School has a higher percentage of White students (78.49%) compared to nearby schools, its academic performance is generally lower than the district and state averages. In 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in SBAC English Language Arts (53.55%) and Math (31.28%) fell below the Port Townsend School District (55.54% and 35.04%) and the state (52.63% and 41.68%) averages. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 88 out of 498 Washington middle schools in 2012-2013 (4-star rating) to 230 out of 535 in 2023-2024 (3-star rating).

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as South Whidbey Middle, Sequim Middle School, and Coupeville Middle School, Blue Heron Middle School generally performs at a lower level in terms of test scores, rankings, and ratings. This suggests that the school may face unique challenges or have room for improvement in certain areas, despite its higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio compared to the nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3939 San Juan Ave
       Port Townsend, WA  98368-3323


(360) 379-4540

District: Port Townsend School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
230th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,882 Help


Students who attend Blue Heron Middle School usually attend:

High:    Port Townsend High School

Feeder schools for Blue Heron Middle School:

Elementary:    Salish Coast Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.5 Help
Number of students:  265

Racial breakdown:

White:
78.5%
Two or more races:
9.4%
Hispanic:
7.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.3% Help


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Compare Details Blue Heron Middle School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2018 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.73. (See more...)
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Compare Details Blue Heron Middle School ranks better than 57% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.5. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (78.5%), two or more races (9.4%), Hispanic (7.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Blue Heron Middle School is 14.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Blue Heron Middle School is $19,882.
Schooldigger 2018 Rankings:

Blue Heron Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Blue Heron Middle School 230th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Blue Heron Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Port Townsend School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Port Townsend School District 59th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Blue Heron Middle School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Blue Heron Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 48.94 580th 1088 46.7%
2011 61.51 413th 1092 62.2%
2012 52.60 557th 1097 49.2%
2013 55.58 520th 1106 53.0%
2015 43.74 614th 1067 42.5%
2016 55.41 475th 1053 54.9%
2017 65.67 370th 1056 65.0%
2018 71.73 295th 1054 72.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Blue Heron Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 72.78 27th 128 78.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Blue Heron Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.43 574th 637 9.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Blue Heron Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 62.34 239th 854 72.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Blue Heron Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.54 406th 1004 59.6%
2021 71.01 252nd 1008 75.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Blue Heron Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 54.31 413th 1025 59.7%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Blue Heron Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.27 415th 833 50.2%
2021 53.87 414th 943 56.1%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Blue Heron Middle School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Blue Heron Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 57.02 179th 421 57.5%
2005 52.96 206th 425 51.5%
2006 52.02 206th 449 54.1%
2007 49.41 235th 463 49.2%
2008 65.34 138th 466 70.4%
2009 52.80 218th 476 54.2%
2010 64.23 149th 483 69.2%
2011 61.07 171st 492 65.2%
2012 58.82 188th 497 62.2%
2013 76.70 88th 498 82.3%
2019 62.12 173rd 512 66.2%
2021 50.16 239th 529 54.8%
2022 43.40 283rd 541 47.7%
2023 52.20 223rd 539 58.6%
2024 53.50 230th 535 57.0%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Blue Heron Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 55.25 97th 250 61.2%
2023 46.77 124th 244 49.2%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Blue Heron Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.28 142nd 268 47.0%
2019 34.69 144th 231 37.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Blue Heron Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 60.32 136th 448 69.6%
2021 50.34 194th 458 57.6%
2022 38.34 295th 475 37.9%
2023 51.35 207th 463 55.3%
2024 60.03 153rd 455 66.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Blue Heron Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 64.20 147th 452 67.5%
2021 50.70 210th 469 55.2%
2022 50.13 214th 479 55.3%
2023 53.62 198th 464 57.3%
2024 65.18 147th 464 68.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Blue Heron Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 57.33 174th 453 61.6%
2021 49.26 214th 476 55.0%
2022 34.74 313th 480 34.8%
2023 47.56 214th 470 54.5%
2024 42.11 256th 466 45.1%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Blue Heron Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 57.59 130th 344 62.2%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Blue Heron Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 52.32 219th 470 53.4%
2021 42.45 273rd 480 43.1%
2022 36.03 313th 488 35.9%
2023 42.11 274th 488 43.9%
2024 49.28 239th 486 50.8%
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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.

Blue Heron Middle School Test Scores
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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Blue Heron Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 408 4 11 8 12 n/a n/a 0 443
1996 408 4 11 8 12 n/a n/a 0 443
1997 395 3 11 4 8 n/a n/a 0 421
1998 385 2 6 2 9 n/a n/a 0 404
1999 402 4 7 3 8 n/a n/a 0 424
2000 380 6 8 4 9 n/a n/a 0 407
2001 361 8 10 11 7 n/a n/a 0 397
2002 366 11 19 9 13 n/a n/a 0 418
2003 366 11 19 9 13 n/a n/a 0 418
2004 330 8 15 12 15 n/a n/a 0 380
2005 318 9 19 11 13 n/a n/a 1 371
2006 276 7 20 12 12 n/a n/a 3 330
2007 284 8 17 14 13 n/a n/a 1 337
2008 271 7 22 9 10 n/a n/a 1 320
2009 269 5 17 16 12 n/a n/a 4 323
2010 447 12 23 25 13 n/a n/a 12 532
2011 391 9 6 30 3 4 26 0 469
2012 328 7 12 33 2 3 30 0 415
2013 340 5 10 32 1 3 22 0 413
2014 317 7 8 25 3 2 20 0 382
2015 327 6 9 25 3 3 19 0 392
2016 312 7 7 30 3 1 16 0 376
2017 327 5 6 34 5 2 16 0 395
2018 336 5 8 37 5 3 24 0 418
2019 233 3 5 28 4 1 22 0 296
2020 218 2 4 28 3 1 24 0 280
2021 194 1 5 24 2 1 21 0 248
2022 186 1 6 24 1 0 32 0 250
2023 208 6 5 19 2 0 25 0 265

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 Blue Heron Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 443 0.0 0.0 n/a
1996 443 0.0 0.0 n/a
1997 421 0.0 0.0 n/a
1998 404 17.8 22.7 n/a
1999 424 17.7 24.0 n/a
2000 407 17.8 22.9 n/a
2001 397 18.5 21.5 n/a
2002 418 21.3 19.6 40.7
2003 418 21.3 19.6 40.7
2004 380 20.0 19.0 45.3
2005 371 19.5 19.0 43
2006 330 15.0 22.0 41.3
2007 337 14.4 23.4 41.1
2008 320 16.5 19.4 40.4
2009 323 16.4 19.7 38.6
2010 532 30.8 17.2 49.4
2011 469 24.1 19.4 48.4
2012 415 21.8 18.9 54.7
2013 413 22.9 17.9 55.9
2014 382 n/a n/a 55.8
2015 392 27.0 14.5 57.4
2016 376 25.0 15.0 55.1
2017 395 23.2 17.0 51.9
2018 418 23.9 17.4 51.2
2019 296 17.8 16.6 50.7
2020 280 17.4 16.0 51.1
2021 248 16.2 15.2 49.2
2022 250 18.2 13.7 46.4
2023 265 18.2 14.5 48.3

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 Blue Heron Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 443 0.0 0.0 n/a
1996 443 0.0 0.0 n/a
1997 421 0.0 0.0 n/a
1998 404 17.8 22.7 n/a
1999 424 17.7 24.0 n/a
2000 407 17.8 22.9 n/a
2001 397 18.5 21.5 n/a
2002 418 21.3 19.6 40.7
2003 418 21.3 19.6 40.7
2004 380 20.0 19.0 45.3
2005 371 19.5 19.0 43
2006 330 15.0 22.0 41.3
2007 337 14.4 23.4 41.1
2008 320 16.5 19.4 40.4
2009 323 16.4 19.7 38.6
2010 532 30.8 17.2 49.4
2011 469 24.1 19.4 48.4
2012 415 21.8 18.9 54.7
2013 413 22.9 17.9 55.9
2014 382 n/a n/a 55.8
2015 392 27.0 14.5 57.4
2016 376 25.0 15.0 55.1
2017 395 23.2 17.0 51.9
2018 418 23.9 17.4 51.2
2019 296 17.8 16.6 50.7
2020 280 17.4 16.0 51.1
2021 248 16.2 15.2 49.2
2022 250 18.2 13.7 46.4
2023 265 18.2 14.5 48.3

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.

6th Grade Immunization Rates

Blue Heron Middle School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionConditionalPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201860.9%0.0%4.6%0.0%8.1%86.2%63.2%83.9%87.4%87.4%64.4%
201943.0%0.0%2.3%1.2%11.6%89.5%43.0%86.1%88.4%93.0%45.4%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health

Immunization Rates (Entire school)

Blue Heron Middle School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201963.1%0.7%2.7%11.1%89.9%88.9%89.3%89.6%90.9%90.9%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Blue Heron Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,227 (7.8%) $14,536 (92.2%) $15,763
2020 $751 (6.2%) $11,369 (93.8%) $12,121
2021 $922 (5.2%) $16,756 (94.8%) $17,677
2022 $3,071 (15.4%) $16,812 (84.6%) $19,882

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Blue Heron Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 173rd of 512 Middle schoolsRanks 223rd of 539 Middle schools
 7.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Blue Heron Middle School)73.253.9
 19.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Port Townsend School District)71.851.9
 19.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.847.9
 9.9%
6th Grade Math (Blue Heron Middle School)53.728.2
 25.5%
   6th Grade Math (Port Townsend School District)51.827.2
 24.6%
   6th Grade Math (Washington)47.738.1
 9.6%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Blue Heron Middle School)70.952.9
 18%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Port Townsend School District)70.551.6
 18.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)6252.1
 9.9%
7th Grade Math (Blue Heron Middle School)55.834.1
 21.7%
   7th Grade Math (Port Townsend School District)54.634
 20.5%
   7th Grade Math (Washington)49.938.6
 11.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Blue Heron Middle School)62.552
 10.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Port Townsend School District)61.852.9
 8.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)59.651.3
 8.3%
8th Grade Math (Blue Heron Middle School)34.831.2
 3.7%
   8th Grade Math (Port Townsend School District)33.127.3
 5.8%
   8th Grade Math (Washington)47.234.4
 12.8%
8th Grade Science (Blue Heron Middle School)56.161.3
 5.2%
   8th Grade Science (Port Townsend School District)5464.3
 10.3%
   8th Grade Science (Washington)53.143.9
 9.3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Blue Heron Middle School)68.252.9
 15.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Port Townsend School District)64.259.2
 5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Blue Heron Middle School)46.831.3
 15.5%
   All Grades Math (Port Townsend School District)47.338.6
 8.7%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Blue Heron Middle School)56.161.3
 5.2%
   All Grades Science (Port Townsend School District)59.566
 6.5%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students296265
 10.5%
African American36
 100%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian55
Hispanic2819
 32.1%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White233208
 10.7%
Two or More Races2225
 13.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.7%48.3%
 2.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Heron Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 265 students attended Blue Heron Middle School.

Students who attend Blue Heron Middle School usually go on to attend Port Townsend High School

Students at Blue Heron Middle School are 78% White, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Blue Heron Middle School ranks 230th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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