Is Stanwood Middle School a good school?

Stanwood Middle School ranks 348 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stanwood Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 477 students attended Stanwood Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Stanwood Middle School?

Students at Stanwood Middle School are 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Stanwood Middle School attend?

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

Stanwood Middle School

Summary:

Stanwood Middle School is a public middle school located in Stanwood, Washington, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 477 students. The school is part of the Stanwood-Camano School District, which is ranked 77 out of 247 school districts in Washington and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stanwood Middle School's academic performance, as measured by SBAC/WCAS test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts for all grades was 40.92% at Stanwood Middle School, compared to 54.19% for the Stanwood-Camano School District and 52.63% for the state of Washington. Similarly, the percentage of students proficient or better in SBAC/Math for all grades was 25.82% at Stanwood Middle School, compared to 41.98% for the district and 41.68% for the state. Additionally, Stanwood Middle School's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from being ranked 110 out of 512 Washington middle schools in 2018-2019 (4-star rating) to being ranked 348 out of 535 in 2023-2024 (2-star rating).

Stanwood Middle School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. Hispanic students at Stanwood Middle School generally perform better than the school's overall performance, with the school ranking 192 out of 344 Washington middle schools for Hispanic students in 2023-2024. In contrast, White students and students with low socioeconomic status perform significantly worse, with the school ranking 392 out of 486 and 339 out of 455 Washington middle schools, respectively, for these subgroups in 2023-2024. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Port Susan Middle School, Stanwood Middle School's performance is generally lower.

Detail:

Public 6-8

9405 271st St NW
Stanwood, WA 98292

(360) 629-1350

District: Stanwood-Camano School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
348^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,391

Students who attend Stanwood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Stanwood High School

Feeder schools for Stanwood Middle School:

Elementary:	Cedarhome Elementary School
	Elger Bay Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 21.0

Number of students: 477

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.0%

Hispanic:

10.7%

Two or more races:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Stanwood Middle School ranks worse than 65% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.52. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (78%), Hispanic (10.7%), two or more races (7.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Stanwood Middle School is 21, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Stanwood-Camano School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stanwood Middle School is $16,391, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Stanwood-Camano School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Stanwood Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Stanwood Middle School 348^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Stanwood Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Stanwood-Camano School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Stanwood-Camano School District 77^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Stanwood Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Stanwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	71.20	107^th	421	74.6%
2005	56.68	186^th	425	56.2%
2006	58.64	169^th	449	62.4%
2007	62.11	151^st	463	67.4%
2008	66.32	130^th	466	72.1%
2009	62.49	156^th	476	67.2%
2010	56.11	213^th	483	55.9%
2011	57.97	194^th	492	60.6%
2012	52.98	228^th	497	54.1%
2013	69.31	136^th	498	72.7%
2015	53.82	196^th	445	56.0%
2016	50.69	211^th	443	52.4%
2017	62.88	156^th	435	64.1%
2018	63.62	145^th	437	66.8%
2019	74.91	110^th	512	78.5%
2021	43.52	284^th	529	46.3%
2022	40.42	302^nd	541	44.2%
2023	37.65	318^th	539	41.0%
2024	33.52	348^th	535	35.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Stanwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	32.66	175^th	250	30.0%
2022	22.37	211^th	257	17.9%
2023	52.88	107^th	244	56.1%
2024	33.06	165^th	243	32.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Stanwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.81	180^th	268	32.8%
2019	56.33	61^st	231	73.6%
2021	28.84	159^th	210	24.3%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.69	181^st	349	48.1%
2019	74.56	56^th	448	87.5%
2021	48.20	212^th	458	53.7%
2022	39.48	283^rd	475	40.4%
2023	35.71	297^th	463	35.9%
2024	28.82	339^th	455	25.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Stanwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.61	192^nd	376	48.9%
2019	74.20	101^st	452	77.7%
2021	51.78	203^rd	469	56.7%
2022	50.29	213^th	479	55.5%
2023	35.92	286^th	464	38.4%
2024	39.77	277^th	464	40.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Stanwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	43.80	203^rd	371	45.3%
2019	73.13	104^th	453	77.0%
2021	35.79	297^th	476	37.6%
2022	29.74	340^th	480	29.2%
2023	37.93	288^th	470	38.7%
2024	26.24	344^th	466	26.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Stanwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	73.12	55^th	259	78.8%
2019	90.39	19^th	344	94.5%
2021	60.15	101^st	353	71.4%
2022	67.21	84^th	360	76.7%
2023	47.56	152^nd	336	54.8%
2024	38.55	192^nd	344	44.2%

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Rank History for White students at Stanwood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	46.87	164^th	325	49.5%
2019	63.15	149^th	470	68.3%
2021	33.61	322^nd	480	32.9%
2022	28.82	364^th	488	25.4%
2023	27.37	362^nd	488	25.8%
2024	22.09	392^nd	486	19.3%

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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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by a parent
Thursday, June 4, 2015

My daughter attends Stanwood Middle and loves it! The teachers, staff and kids are amazing! Mr. Zygan goes out of his way to make sure new students feel at home! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Stanwood Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	457	0	4	11	5	n/a	n/a	0	477
1989	508	1	2	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	524
1990	567	4	2	12	5	n/a	n/a	0	590
1991	684	4	5	14	6	n/a	n/a	0	713
1992	751	2	9	9	7	n/a	n/a	0	778
1993	850	1	10	21	8	n/a	n/a	0	890
1994	897	2	8	20	10	n/a	n/a	0	937
1995	1011	7	12	24	17	n/a	n/a	0	1071
1996	1011	7	12	24	17	n/a	n/a	0	1071
1997	1066	9	13	23	23	n/a	n/a	0	1134
1998	586	10	5	15	7	n/a	n/a	0	623
1999	594	7	6	17	9	n/a	n/a	0	633
2000	593	6	10	23	11	n/a	n/a	0	643
2001	577	2	11	22	9	n/a	n/a	0	621
2002	600	6	14	26	5	n/a	n/a	0	651
2003	600	6	14	26	5	n/a	n/a	0	651
2004	608	5	14	24	7	n/a	n/a	0	658
2005	584	7	15	24	6	n/a	n/a	0	636
2006	598	6	19	29	9	n/a	n/a	0	661
2007	579	2	19	28	7	n/a	n/a	0	635
2008	550	1	21	39	13	n/a	n/a	0	624
2009	561	1	12	35	11	n/a	n/a	1	621
2010	542	4	16	36	14	n/a	n/a	3	615
2011	535	4	10	38	5	1	21	0	614
2012	483	2	5	47	7	0	22	0	566
2013	491	2	2	44	8	0	21	0	568
2014	452	1	2	41	8	1	22	0	527
2015	413	4	5	51	9	0	28	0	510
2016	370	5	9	55	3	0	30	0	472
2017	381	2	3	63	3	2	25	0	479
2018	370	3	4	61	5	2	28	0	473
2019	385	5	5	54	5	2	28	0	484
2020	397	3	3	64	5	2	36	0	510
2021	357	5	0	70	5	3	39	0	479
2022	362	6	2	57	5	3	36	0	471
2023	372	6	5	51	4	3	35	1	477

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 Stanwood Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	477	23.0	20.7	0
1989	524	24.0	21.8	n/a
1990	590	24.5	24.0	0
1991	713	30.0	23.7	n/a
1992	778	35.2	22.1	n/a
1993	890	36.7	24.3	n/a
1994	937	42.4	22.1	n/a
1995	1071	48.0	22.3	n/a
1996	1071	48.0	22.3	n/a
1997	1134	47.0	24.1	n/a
1998	623	29.4	21.2	n/a
1999	633	29.5	21.5	n/a
2000	643	31.2	20.6	n/a
2001	621	30.3	20.5	n/a
2002	651	31.5	20.7	26.9
2003	651	31.5	20.7	26.9
2004	658	32.0	20.6	27.2
2005	636	32.2	19.8	25
2006	661	31.4	21.1	20.4
2007	635	32.8	19.4	21.1
2008	624	29.9	20.9	24.2
2009	621	30.0	20.7	21.8
2010	615	28.7	21.4	25.5
2011	614	28.5	21.4	30.6
2012	566	24.7	22.8	32
2013	568	25.4	22.3	31.9
2014	527	n/a	n/a	30.4
2015	510	23.0	22.1	28.2
2016	472	21.0	22.4	28.8
2017	479	22.4	21.3	27.3
2018	473	22.4	21.1	25.4
2019	484	22.0	21.9	30
2020	510	23.6	21.5	34.5
2021	479	23.1	20.7	35.3
2022	471	22.9	20.4	33.3
2023	477	22.6	21.0	39

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 Stanwood Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	477	23.0	20.7	0
1989	524	24.0	21.8	n/a
1990	590	24.5	24.0	0
1991	713	30.0	23.7	n/a
1992	778	35.2	22.1	n/a
1993	890	36.7	24.3	n/a
1994	937	42.4	22.1	n/a
1995	1071	48.0	22.3	n/a
1996	1071	48.0	22.3	n/a
1997	1134	47.0	24.1	n/a
1998	623	29.4	21.2	n/a
1999	633	29.5	21.5	n/a
2000	643	31.2	20.6	n/a
2001	621	30.3	20.5	n/a
2002	651	31.5	20.7	26.9
2003	651	31.5	20.7	26.9
2004	658	32.0	20.6	27.2
2005	636	32.2	19.8	25
2006	661	31.4	21.1	20.4
2007	635	32.8	19.4	21.1
2008	624	29.9	20.9	24.2
2009	621	30.0	20.7	21.8
2010	615	28.7	21.4	25.5
2011	614	28.5	21.4	30.6
2012	566	24.7	22.8	32
2013	568	25.4	22.3	31.9
2014	527	n/a	n/a	30.4
2015	510	23.0	22.1	28.2
2016	472	21.0	22.4	28.8
2017	479	22.4	21.3	27.3
2018	473	22.4	21.1	25.4
2019	484	22.0	21.9	30
2020	510	23.6	21.5	34.5
2021	479	23.1	20.7	35.3
2022	471	22.9	20.4	33.3
2023	477	22.6	21.0	39

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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