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Stanwood Middle School

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Stanwood Middle School ranks 379 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Stanwood Middle School is a public school serving 528 students in grades 6-8 within the Stanwood-Camano School District in Stanwood, WA, but it has experienced a significant academic decline in recent years, now ranking in the bottom third of Washington middle schools.

The school's most striking feature is its large performance gap compared to its district peer, Port Susan Middle School, located just over a mile away; despite having nearly identical enrollment, class sizes, and funding, Stanwood's proficiency rates in English, math, and science are roughly 20 percentage points lower. This pattern extends when compared to other regional schools like Haller Middle School, which serves a similar student population but achieves higher rankings, indicating challenges likely related to internal school factors rather than just resources or demographics.

Academic performance is below state averages in all core subjects, with mathematics being a particular area of concern where only about 28% of students are proficient. The school's statewide ranking has dropped dramatically from the 79th percentile to the 29th percentile over the past six years, a much steeper decline than seen at most nearby schools. While the school spends a similar amount per student as its peers, these trends suggest a need to examine instructional approaches, support systems, and school culture to address the performance gaps and reverse the decline.

528

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,570

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9405 271st St NW
Stanwood, WA 98292

(360) 629-1350

District: Stanwood-Camano School District

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Hispanic:

11.9%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg48%

Washington avg48%

379^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Stanwood-Camano School District

96^th of 247Stanwood-Camano School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	379 of 534	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	348 of 535	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	318 of 539	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	302 of 541	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	284 of 529	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.9	110 of 512	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	145 of 437	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.9	156 of 435	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.7	211 of 443	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.8	196 of 445	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.3	136 of 498	72.7%	★★★★☆
2012	53.0	228 of 497	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.0	194 of 492	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.1	213 of 483	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.5	156 of 476	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.3	130 of 466	72.1%	★★★★☆
2007	62.1	151 of 463	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.6	169 of 449	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.7	186 of 425	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	71.2	107 of 421	74.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	302 of 471	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	277 of 464	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	286 of 464	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	213 of 479	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	203 of 469	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	101 of 452	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	192 of 376	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	232 of 347	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	192 of 344	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	152 of 336	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	84 of 360	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.2	101 of 353	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	19 of 344	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	73.1	55 of 259	78.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	340 of 457	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	339 of 455	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	297 of 463	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	283 of 475	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	212 of 458	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	56 of 448	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	45.7	181 of 349	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	382 of 472	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	344 of 466	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	288 of 470	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	340 of 480	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	297 of 476	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.1	104 of 453	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	43.8	203 of 371	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	129 of 246	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	165 of 243	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	107 of 244	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.4	211 of 257	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	175 of 250	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	28.8	159 of 210	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.3	61 of 231	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	32.8	180 of 268	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	414 of 488	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	392 of 486	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	362 of 488	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	364 of 488	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	322 of 480	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.2	149 of 470	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	164 of 325	49.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2021)24th percentile-22 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

Science38%-11 vs state

Math28%-14 vs state

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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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stanwood Middle School	Public	6-8	9405 271st St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1350	528	25	21.4	36.9%	399 (75.6%)	7 (1.3%)	63 (11.9%)	12 (2.3%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	36 (6.8%)	29.3	379^th of 534 public middle schools	29.0%		33.5	348^th of 535 public middle schools	35.0%	31	38.1	38.1	43.4	41.9	34.6	40.2	31.8	27.2	25.6	28.4	$17,570	$518	$17,051
Lincoln Academy	Public	6-8	7600 272nd St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 629-1340	20	1	14.2	50.0%	15 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$22,741	$391	$22,350
Port Susan Middle School	Public	6-8	7506 267th St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1360	530	25	21.4	32.8%	404 (76.2%)	4 (0.8%)	69 (13.0%)	11 (2.1%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.0%)	73.6	116^th of 534 public middle schools	78.3%		73.4	121^st of 535 public middle schools	77.4%	5	58.3	58.3	64.4	61.6	59.2	61.7	56.6	45.6	46.3	49.4	$18,042	$491	$17,551
Lakewood Middle School	Public	6-8	16800 16th Dr N.E.	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Lakewood School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 652-4510	668	32	20.8	50.1%	380 (56.9%)	11 (1.6%)	168 (25.1%)	21 (3.1%)	11 (1.6%)	9 (1.3%)	66 (9.9%)	28.1	389^th of 534 public middle schools	27.2%		24	413^th of 535 public middle schools	22.8%	24	42.9	42.9	25.5	40.8	45.5	36.6	21.6	30.9	27.0	26.3	$17,433	$236	$17,197
Haller Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E. First	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6400	576	25	23.2	37.0%	369 (64.1%)	11 (1.9%)	123 (21.4%)	15 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.9%)	42.5	287^th of 534 public middle schools	46.3%		36.5	323^rd of 535 public middle schools	39.6%	36	43.7	43.7	39.9	55.6	60.3	51.6	27.5	29.9	29.6	28.9	$16,257	$273	$15,984
Post Middle School	Public	6-8	1220 E. 5th St	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6450	645	29	22.1	45.7%	467 (72.4%)	7 (1.1%)	102 (15.8%)	11 (1.7%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.1%)	34.4	347^th of 534 public middle schools	35.0%		42.4	296^th of 535 public middle schools	44.7%	51	33.5	33.5	46.8	51.4	39.2	45.9	34.5	34.3	18.9	29.3	$16,457	$396	$16,061
Mount Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	2310 E Section St	Mount Vernon	98274	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6127	569	30	18.7	70.8%	164 (28.8%)	10 (1.8%)	350 (61.5%)	13 (2.3%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	17 (3.0%)	12.1	484^th of 534 public middle schools	9.4%		11.1	497^th of 535 public middle schools	7.1%	13	27.6	27.6	17.7	23.2	28.0	23.2	11.1	18.9	28.3	19.7	$18,362	$992	$17,370
La Conner Middle	Public	6-8	512 N. 6th St.	La Conner	98257	Skagit County	La Conner School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 466-3173	123	9	14.4	56.1%	56 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.6%)	1 (0.8%)	41 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.8%)	25.4	410^th of 534 public middle schools	23.2%		23.3	420^th of 535 public middle schools	21.5%	10	25.7	25.7	41.0	37.8	31.4	36.9	35.9	33.3	20.0	30.0	$26,050	$2,679	$23,371
La Venture Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 LaVenture Rd	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6116	663	34	19.3	69.8%	178 (26.8%)	9 (1.4%)	444 (67.0%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.8%)	29.9	375^th of 534 public middle schools	29.8%		25.3	403^rd of 535 public middle schools	24.7%	28	32.9	32.9	36.6	43.6	38.0	39.4	28.6	40.7	24.0	31.1	$18,365	$1,054	$17,311
North Whidbey Middle School	Public	7-8	67 NE Izett St.	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 279-5500	705	43	16.2	42.3%	368 (52.2%)	34 (4.8%)	141 (20.0%)	42 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.8%)	103 (14.6%)	54.8	217^th of 534 public middle schools	59.4%		58.4	200^th of 535 public middle schools	62.6%	17	49.0	49.0		56.7	54.9	55.8		37.6	36.3	37.0	$18,260	$128	$18,132

Frequently Asked Questions about Stanwood Middle School

What district is Stanwood Middle School in?

Stanwood-Camano School District

Is Stanwood Middle School a good school?

Stanwood Middle School ranks 379^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Stanwood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Stanwood Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Stanwood Middle School attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Stanwood Middle School?

Students at Stanwood Middle School are 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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