Is Sultan Middle School a good school?

Sultan Middle School ranks 266 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sultan Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 417 students attended Sultan Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Sultan Middle School?

Students at Sultan Middle School are 61% White, 29% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Sultan Middle School attend?

Students who attend Sultan Middle School usually go on to attend Sultan Senior High School

Sultan Middle School

Summary:

Sultan Middle School is a public middle school serving 442 students in grades 6-8 in the Sultan School District in Sultan, Washington. While the school has a diverse student population, with a majority of White (61.54%) and Hispanic (28.28%) students, its academic performance lags behind the state average and nearby higher-performing schools.

Sultan Middle School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state average. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 55.98% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 52.63%, and just 30.17% were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 41.68%. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated but is generally in the lower half of Washington middle schools, ranking 266 out of 535 in the 2023-2024 school year with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When comparing Sultan Middle School to nearby schools in the Northshore, Everett, and Lake Washington school districts, the performance gap is quite significant. For instance, Leota Middle School, Gateway Middle School, and Timberline Middle School all have significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math, as well as higher statewide rankings. Additionally, Sultan Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (57.01%), suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, which may be a contributing factor to the school's overall academic performance.

Detail:

Public 6-8

301 High Ave.
Sultan, WA 98294

(360) 793-9850

District: Sultan School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
266^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,952

Students who attend Sultan Middle School usually attend:

High:

Sultan Senior High School

Feeder schools for Sultan Middle School:

Elementary:	Gold Bar Elementary
	Sultan Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.7

Number of students: 417

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.7%

Hispanic:

28.5%

Two or more races:

4.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sultan Middle School ranks better than 50.3% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.78. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (60.7%), Hispanic (28.5%), two or more races (4.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 56.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sultan Middle School is 17.7. (See more...)

Compare Sultan Middle School employs 23.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sultan Middle School is $16,952.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sultan Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sultan Middle School 266^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Sultan Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

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White students:

Sultan School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Sultan School District 114^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sultan Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Sultan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	43.04	255^th	421	39.4%
2005	48.75	239^th	425	43.8%
2006	39.97	289^th	449	35.6%
2007	32.66	336^th	463	27.4%
2008	26.75	368^th	466	21.0%
2009	29.79	362^nd	476	23.9%
2010	42.90	290^th	483	40.0%
2011	44.07	296^th	492	39.8%
2012	51.20	238^th	497	52.1%
2013	47.84	265^th	498	46.8%
2015	46.30	229^th	445	48.5%
2016	37.21	279^th	443	37.0%
2017	60.06	172^nd	435	60.5%
2019	24.47	401^st	512	21.7%
2021	23.37	413^th	529	21.9%
2022	33.50	361^st	541	33.3%
2023	37.32	321^st	539	40.4%
2024	46.78	266^th	535	50.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Sultan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	31.90	188^th	268	29.9%
2019	35.48	138^th	231	40.3%
2021	41.20	110^th	210	47.6%
2022	38.76	103^rd	199	48.2%
2023	29.17	117^th	167	29.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	28.51	347^th	448	22.5%
2021	32.48	320^th	458	30.1%
2022	43.38	255^th	475	46.3%
2023	39.57	276^th	463	40.4%
2024	54.94	182^nd	455	60.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Sultan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	30.28	331^st	452	26.8%
2021	23.24	371^st	469	20.9%
2022	34.07	320^th	479	33.2%
2023	35.60	289^th	464	37.7%
2024	41.59	264^th	464	43.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Sultan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	21.41	377^th	453	16.8%
2021	30.54	328^th	476	31.1%
2022	33.23	325^th	480	32.3%
2023	37.23	294^th	470	37.4%
2024	51.10	211^th	466	54.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sultan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	27.75	260^th	344	24.4%
2021	38.77	203^rd	353	42.5%
2022	46.29	172^nd	360	52.2%
2023	37.33	201^st	336	40.2%
2024	50.43	149^th	344	56.7%

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Rank History for White students at Sultan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	20.54	396^th	470	15.7%
2021	18.80	419^th	480	12.7%
2022	27.51	373^rd	488	23.6%
2023	38.78	293^rd	488	40.0%
2024	48.09	250^th	486	48.6%

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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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Thursday, February 15, 2018

I went to Sultan Elementary School from 1st to 5th grade and I loved it it was the best school I ever went to Close Quote

Enrollment information for Sultan Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	268	0	0	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	281
1989	256	0	1	3	4	n/a	n/a	0	264
1990	317	2	0	3	9	n/a	n/a	0	331
1991	330	3	2	4	6	n/a	n/a	0	345
1992	339	1	4	5	9	n/a	n/a	0	358
1993	371	3	3	6	6	n/a	n/a	0	389
1994	411	1	1	3	9	n/a	n/a	0	425
1995	405	3	12	8	9	n/a	n/a	0	437
1996	405	3	12	8	9	n/a	n/a	0	437
1997	430	5	8	9	9	n/a	n/a	0	461
1998	462	5	10	12	13	n/a	n/a	0	502
1999	459	3	14	11	11	n/a	n/a	0	498
2000	455	8	13	16	10	n/a	n/a	0	502
2001	493	9	15	25	9	n/a	n/a	0	551
2002	544	4	16	25	11	n/a	n/a	0	600
2003	544	4	16	25	11	n/a	n/a	0	600
2004	541	4	15	31	12	n/a	n/a	0	603
2005	537	6	15	39	15	n/a	n/a	0	612
2006	507	6	16	40	14	n/a	n/a	9	592
2007	476	6	17	47	15	n/a	n/a	6	567
2008	426	6	13	43	7	n/a	n/a	5	500
2009	424	4	9	56	12	n/a	n/a	9	514
2010	381	5	9	52	9	n/a	n/a	15	471
2011	380	3	5	67	8	2	0	0	465
2012	364	4	4	62	10	0	4	0	448
2013	351	4	7	63	8	0	7	0	440
2014	337	3	6	60	14	0	6	0	426
2015	332	1	7	67	12	0	5	0	424
2016	347	1	10	78	8	0	7	0	451
2017	336	5	7	89	4	0	10	0	451
2018	331	4	5	95	1	0	15	0	451
2019	325	7	6	103	2	0	22	0	465
2020	320	10	10	112	3	1	21	0	477
2021	280	10	12	104	1	3	21	0	431
2022	279	8	8	97	0	3	19	0	414
2023	272	11	11	125	1	1	21	0	442
2024	253	16	8	119	1	1	19	0	417

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 Sultan Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	281	20.0	14.0	0
1989	264	13.0	20.3	n/a
1990	331	14.2	23.3	0
1991	345	14.9	23.1	n/a
1992	358	16.2	22.0	n/a
1993	389	16.1	24.2	n/a
1994	425	16.9	25.1	n/a
1995	437	19.5	22.4	n/a
1996	437	19.5	22.4	n/a
1997	461	19.2	24.0	n/a
1998	502	21.3	23.6	n/a
1999	498	24.3	20.5	n/a
2000	502	23.8	21.1	n/a
2001	551	24.0	23.0	n/a
2002	600	28.4	21.1	39.5
2003	600	28.4	21.1	39.5
2004	603	27.0	22.3	42
2005	612	26.8	22.8	37.1
2006	592	29.3	20.2	34.5
2007	567	27.5	20.6	36.7
2008	500	28.0	17.9	34.5
2009	514	28.0	18.4	41.6
2010	471	24.1	19.5	43
2011	465	23.6	19.6	46.2
2012	448	22.2	20.1	46.9
2013	440	21.8	20.1	52.3
2014	426	n/a	n/a	47.7
2015	424	22.0	19.2	46.2
2016	451	23.0	19.6	48.8
2017	451	22.2	20.2	52.8
2018	451	23.2	19.3	54.5
2019	465	25.1	18.4	59.8
2020	477	26.8	17.7	58.1
2021	431	24.4	17.6	48.3
2022	414	24.5	16.8	57
2023	442	24.5	18.0	57
2024	417	23.5	17.7	56.8

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 Sultan Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	281	20.0	14.0	0
1989	264	13.0	20.3	n/a
1990	331	14.2	23.3	0
1991	345	14.9	23.1	n/a
1992	358	16.2	22.0	n/a
1993	389	16.1	24.2	n/a
1994	425	16.9	25.1	n/a
1995	437	19.5	22.4	n/a
1996	437	19.5	22.4	n/a
1997	461	19.2	24.0	n/a
1998	502	21.3	23.6	n/a
1999	498	24.3	20.5	n/a
2000	502	23.8	21.1	n/a
2001	551	24.0	23.0	n/a
2002	600	28.4	21.1	39.5
2003	600	28.4	21.1	39.5
2004	603	27.0	22.3	42
2005	612	26.8	22.8	37.1
2006	592	29.3	20.2	34.5
2007	567	27.5	20.6	36.7
2008	500	28.0	17.9	34.5
2009	514	28.0	18.4	41.6
2010	471	24.1	19.5	43
2011	465	23.6	19.6	46.2
2012	448	22.2	20.1	46.9
2013	440	21.8	20.1	52.3
2014	426	n/a	n/a	47.7
2015	424	22.0	19.2	46.2
2016	451	23.0	19.6	48.8
2017	451	22.2	20.2	52.8
2018	451	23.2	19.3	54.5
2019	465	25.1	18.4	59.8
2020	477	26.8	17.7	58.1
2021	431	24.4	17.6	48.3
2022	414	24.5	16.8	57
2023	442	24.5	18.0	57
2024	417	23.5	17.7	56.8

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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