Is Marcus Whitman Middle School a good school?

Marcus Whitman Middle School ranks 394 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Marcus Whitman Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 654 students attended Marcus Whitman Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Marcus Whitman Middle School?

Students at Marcus Whitman Middle School are 58% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Marcus Whitman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Marcus Whitman Middle School usually go on to attend South Kitsap High School

Marcus Whitman Middle School

Summary:

Marcus Whitman Middle School is a public middle school located in Port Orchard, Washington, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 686 and is part of the South Kitsap School District.

Despite a relatively high per-student spending of $19,251, Marcus Whitman Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic achievement. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 39.65% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 24.8% were proficient or better in math, significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also struggles to support the academic success of several student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile of Washington middle schools for White students, Multi-racial students, Special Education students, and Military Connected students.

When compared to other middle schools in the South Kitsap School District, such as John Sedgwick Middle School and Cedar Heights Middle School, Marcus Whitman Middle School consistently underperforms, ranking significantly lower in the state. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, suggesting that it is facing challenges in improving student outcomes despite its relatively high per-student spending and diverse student population.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1887 Madrona Dr SE
Port Orchard, WA 98366

(360) 874-6160

District: South Kitsap School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
394^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,251

Students who attend Marcus Whitman Middle School usually attend:

High:

South Kitsap High School

Feeder schools for Marcus Whitman Middle School:

Elementary:	East Port Orchard Elementary
	Hidden Creek Elementary School
	Orchard Heights Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 15.2

Number of students: 654

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.1%

Hispanic:

18.8%

Two or more races:

12.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Marcus Whitman Middle School ranks worse than 73.6% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 3 ranked middle schools in the South Kitsap School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.97. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Marcus Whitman Middle School has the smallest middle school student body size in the South Kitsap School District. Student population at Marcus Whitman Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (58.1%), Hispanic (18.8%), two or more races (12.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 59.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the South Kitsap School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marcus Whitman Middle School is 15.2, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the South Kitsap School District! (See more...)

Compare Marcus Whitman Middle School employs 42.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Marcus Whitman Middle School is $19,251, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the South Kitsap School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Marcus Whitman Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Marcus Whitman Middle School 394^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Marcus Whitman Middle School in the ranking list.)

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South Kitsap School District:

SchoolDigger ranks South Kitsap School District 108^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Marcus Whitman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	35.60	295^th	421	29.9%
2005	33.60	306^th	425	28.0%
2006	41.43	277^th	449	38.3%
2007	41.42	292^nd	463	36.9%
2008	38.31	295^th	466	36.7%
2009	35.33	328^th	476	31.1%
2010	41.70	300^th	483	37.9%
2011	41.18	316^th	492	35.8%
2012	37.63	334^th	497	32.8%
2013	48.87	253^rd	498	49.2%
2015	56.61	182^nd	445	59.1%
2016	51.03	209^th	443	52.8%
2017	35.19	289^th	435	33.6%
2018	36.22	283^rd	437	35.2%
2019	41.42	305^th	512	40.4%
2021	39.23	308^th	529	41.8%
2022	31.23	376^th	541	30.5%
2023	33.79	346^th	539	35.8%
2024	25.97	394^th	535	26.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Marcus Whitman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	37.83	111^th	166	33.1%
2019	36.95	161^st	246	34.6%
2021	51.26	115^th	250	54.0%
2022	26.12	198^th	257	23.0%
2023	25.33	191^st	244	21.7%
2024	29.64	177^th	243	27.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Marcus Whitman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	20.51	244^th	268	9.0%
2019	22.85	201^st	231	13.0%
2021	35.76	128^th	210	39.0%
2022	21.76	175^th	199	12.1%
2023	28.81	118^th	167	29.3%
2024	20.10	149^th	179	16.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Marcus Whitman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	36.52	231^st	349	33.8%
2019	39.70	279^th	448	37.7%
2021	37.67	291^st	458	36.5%
2022	29.25	363^rd	475	23.6%
2023	37.07	287^th	463	38.0%
2024	32.77	318^th	455	30.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Marcus Whitman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	18.85	315^th	376	16.2%
2019	47.78	238^th	452	47.3%
2021	43.70	252^nd	469	46.3%
2022	32.71	329^th	479	31.3%
2023	34.68	296^th	464	36.2%
2024	32.16	324^th	464	30.2%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Marcus Whitman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	36.91	36^th	50	28.0%
2021	37.85	30^th	44	31.8%
2022	26.16	44^th	51	13.7%
2023	46.24	24^th	40	40.0%
2024	18.91	43^rd	46	6.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Marcus Whitman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	30.36	259^th	371	30.2%
2019	35.41	291^st	453	35.8%
2021	36.38	295^th	476	38.0%
2022	28.86	343^rd	480	28.5%
2023	30.50	327^th	470	30.4%
2024	21.07	382^nd	466	18.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Marcus Whitman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	54.97	73^rd	161	54.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Marcus Whitman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	54.41	103^rd	259	60.2%
2019	64.84	96^th	344	72.1%
2021	45.71	168^th	353	52.4%
2022	29.48	255^th	360	29.2%
2023	40.02	186^th	336	44.6%
2024	34.40	220^th	344	36.0%

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Rank History for White students at Marcus Whitman Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	21.21	268^th	325	17.5%
2019	28.61	357^th	470	24.0%
2021	29.66	344^th	480	28.3%
2022	24.18	393^rd	488	19.5%
2023	24.53	384^th	488	21.3%
2024	16.47	428^th	486	11.9%

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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 Marcus Whitman Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	610	13	52	29	28	n/a	n/a	0	732
1989	642	12	36	20	37	n/a	n/a	0	747
1990	675	16	47	26	36	n/a	n/a	0	800
1991	679	14	40	22	38	n/a	n/a	0	793
1992	691	14	53	18	24	n/a	n/a	0	800
1993	820	14	61	12	26	n/a	n/a	0	933
1994	849	22	67	22	28	n/a	n/a	0	988
1995	917	44	70	23	26	n/a	n/a	0	1080
1996	917	44	70	23	26	n/a	n/a	0	1080
1997	940	31	83	29	29	n/a	n/a	0	1112
1998	925	30	89	27	29	n/a	n/a	0	1100
1999	872	41	95	31	23	n/a	n/a	0	1062
2000	827	49	95	33	35	n/a	n/a	0	1039
2001	759	43	90	42	26	n/a	n/a	0	960
2002	727	44	83	41	36	n/a	n/a	0	931
2003	727	44	83	41	36	n/a	n/a	0	931
2004	741	43	81	31	32	n/a	n/a	0	928
2005	740	40	92	34	27	n/a	n/a	22	955
2006	655	40	102	27	20	n/a	n/a	15	859
2007	623	46	104	34	24	n/a	n/a	17	848
2008	596	38	85	32	27	n/a	n/a	44	822
2009	609	25	76	41	32	n/a	n/a	67	850
2010	555	25	68	46	18	n/a	n/a	55	767
2011	499	13	35	97	8	15	96	0	763
2012	505	15	25	82	5	14	95	0	741
2013	504	21	24	80	5	10	96	0	740
2014	505	14	29	89	5	15	85	0	742
2015	535	12	29	98	3	17	84	0	778
2016	489	11	29	94	6	17	75	0	721
2017	480	9	24	78	13	17	75	0	696
2018	437	13	19	79	6	14	97	0	665
2019	418	14	16	87	6	15	104	0	660
2020	440	16	23	112	10	21	91	0	713
2021	439	15	18	109	10	14	99	0	704
2022	392	17	28	111	8	13	78	0	647
2023	413	18	29	124	8	15	79	0	686
2024	380	14	27	123	9	19	82	0	654

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 Marcus Whitman Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	732	34.0	21.5	0
1989	747	35.0	21.3	n/a
1990	800	37.0	21.6	0
1991	793	35.8	22.1	n/a
1992	800	37.0	21.6	n/a
1993	933	43.9	21.3	n/a
1994	988	49.3	20.0	n/a
1995	1080	48.3	22.4	n/a
1996	1080	48.3	22.4	n/a
1997	1112	50.6	22.0	n/a
1998	1100	49.6	22.2	n/a
1999	1062	48.2	22.0	n/a
2000	1039	48.2	21.6	n/a
2001	960	44.4	21.6	n/a
2002	931	46.7	19.9	30.8
2003	931	46.7	19.9	30.8
2004	928	48.0	19.3	31.5
2005	955	48.0	19.9	31.7
2006	859	44.6	19.3	33.8
2007	848	42.3	20.0	32
2008	822	42.6	19.3	37.4
2009	850	42.6	20.0	41.5
2010	767	41.2	18.6	45.1
2011	763	38.8	19.6	26.6
2012	741	38.1	19.4	51.1
2013	740	38.0	19.4	25.4
2014	742	n/a	n/a	49.3
2015	778	36.0	21.6	47.8
2016	721	37.0	19.4	47.2
2017	696	38.2	18.2	45.5
2018	665	38.6	17.1	46.2
2019	660	38.9	16.9	43.9
2020	713	40.3	17.6	46.7
2021	704	42.5	16.5	46.6
2022	647	41.6	15.5	48.4
2023	686	41.4	16.5	59.9
2024	654	42.9	15.2	59.6

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 Marcus Whitman Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	732	34.0	21.5	0
1989	747	35.0	21.3	n/a
1990	800	37.0	21.6	0
1991	793	35.8	22.1	n/a
1992	800	37.0	21.6	n/a
1993	933	43.9	21.3	n/a
1994	988	49.3	20.0	n/a
1995	1080	48.3	22.4	n/a
1996	1080	48.3	22.4	n/a
1997	1112	50.6	22.0	n/a
1998	1100	49.6	22.2	n/a
1999	1062	48.2	22.0	n/a
2000	1039	48.2	21.6	n/a
2001	960	44.4	21.6	n/a
2002	931	46.7	19.9	30.8
2003	931	46.7	19.9	30.8
2004	928	48.0	19.3	31.5
2005	955	48.0	19.9	31.7
2006	859	44.6	19.3	33.8
2007	848	42.3	20.0	32
2008	822	42.6	19.3	37.4
2009	850	42.6	20.0	41.5
2010	767	41.2	18.6	45.1
2011	763	38.8	19.6	26.6
2012	741	38.1	19.4	51.1
2013	740	38.0	19.4	25.4
2014	742	n/a	n/a	49.3
2015	778	36.0	21.6	47.8
2016	721	37.0	19.4	47.2
2017	696	38.2	18.2	45.5
2018	665	38.6	17.1	46.2
2019	660	38.9	16.9	43.9
2020	713	40.3	17.6	46.7
2021	704	42.5	16.5	46.6
2022	647	41.6	15.5	48.4
2023	686	41.4	16.5	59.9
2024	654	42.9	15.2	59.6

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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