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McMurray Middle School

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McMurray Middle School ranks 58 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

58^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Washington middle schools

Summary

McMurray Middle School is a highly-regarded public school serving 355 students in grades 6-8 on Vashon Island, part of the top-performing Vashon Island School District.

The school consistently ranks among the best in the state, with students scoring well above state averages in English, Math, and Science. A key strength is its exceptional support for students with diverse learning needs, particularly in Special Education. Compared to many nearby middle schools in districts like Highline School District or Federal Way School District, McMurray achieves these strong academic results with moderate per-student spending, suggesting efficient use of resources.

While most neighboring schools face greater economic challenges, McMurray's performance is similar to another high-achiever, Harbor Ridge Middle School. The school's stable, decade-long record of success indicates effective teaching and strong community support, setting students up well for high school, especially in higher-level math and science.

355

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,890

Per pupil spending ?

23.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9329 SW Cemetery Rd
Vashon, WA 98070

(206) 463-9168

District: Vashon Island School District

Students who attend McMurray Middle School usually attend:

High:

Vashon Island High School

Feeder schools for McMurray Middle School:

Elementary:

Chautauqua Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.8%

Hispanic:

12.4%

Two or more races:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 81st percentile in 2021 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (68% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Washington middle schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 89th (2025) from a 81st-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

Washington avg48%

58^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From top 14% (2019) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 247Vashon Island 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	88.7	58 of 534	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	51 of 535	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	55 of 539	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	97 of 541	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	102 of 529	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	74 of 512	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	85.3	44 of 498	91.2%	★★★★★
2012	84.8	46 of 497	90.7%	★★★★★
2011	88.7	29 of 492	94.1%	★★★★★
2010	87.5	31 of 483	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	77.0	82 of 476	82.8%	★★★★☆
2008	77.6	78 of 466	83.3%	★★★★☆
2007	82.8	54 of 463	88.3%	★★★★☆
2006	87.6	35 of 449	92.2%	★★★★★
2005	90.9	28 of 425	93.4%	★★★★★
2004	80.5	63 of 421	85.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	53 of 471	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	42 of 464	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	89 of 464	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	132 of 479	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	123 of 469	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	59 of 452	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	55 of 376	85.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	104 of 347	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	37 of 344	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	41 of 336	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	62 of 360	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	84 of 353	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	29 of 344	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	31 of 259	88.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	114 of 457	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	83 of 455	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	63 of 463	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	118 of 475	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	50 of 458	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	108 of 448	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	42.7	202 of 349	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	55 of 472	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	52 of 466	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	92.5	35 of 470	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	55 of 480	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	60 of 476	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	66 of 453	85.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	13 of 246	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	74.0	51 of 244	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	55 of 257	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	59 of 250	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	106 of 246	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	19 of 186	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	16 of 179	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	16 of 167	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	64.3	42 of 199	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	15 of 210	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	52.2	70 of 231	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	65 of 268	75.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	55 of 488	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	60 of 486	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	50 of 488	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	97 of 488	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	85 of 480	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	74 of 470	84.3%	★★★★☆

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)95th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+21 vs state

English Language Arts69%+16 vs state

Math64%+22 vs state

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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 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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
McMurray Middle School	Public	6-8	9329 SW Cemetery Rd	Vashon	98070	King County	Vashon Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 463-9168	355	18	19.5	23.1%	262 (73.8%)	3 (0.8%)	44 (12.4%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.7%)	88.7	58^th of 534 public middle schools	89.1%		89.5	51^st of 535 public middle schools	90.5%	7		70.6	70.6		69.2	67.2	69.8	68.7		61.7	58.5	73.2	64.3	$18,890	$298	$18,592
Sylvester Middle School	Public	6-8	16222 Sylvester Road SW	Burien	98166	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-6000	582	30	19.3	49.5%	217 (37.3%)	49 (8.4%)	189 (32.5%)	48 (8.2%)	9 (1.5%)	11 (1.9%)	57 (9.8%)	38	319^th of 534 public middle schools	40.3%		33.3	350^th of 535 public middle schools	34.6%	31		45.2	45.2		48.2	41.1	39.4	43.5		35.9	30.2	32.7	33.2	$21,126	$1,327	$19,799
John Sedgwick Middle School	Public	6-8	8995 SE Sedgwick Rd	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 874-6090	731	42	17.2	39.8%	519 (71.0%)	3 (0.4%)	94 (12.9%)	9 (1.2%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	92 (12.6%)	74	113^th of 534 public middle schools	78.8%		70.7	130^th of 535 public middle schools	75.7%	17		52.8	52.8		67.2	70.4	56.3	64.7		54.1	52.2	42.1	49.6	$18,556	$572	$17,984
Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	11212 10th Ave Sw	Seattle	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5500	671	40	16.8	73.3%	45 (6.7%)	76 (11.3%)	327 (48.7%)	156 (23.2%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	54 (8.0%)	12.4	481^st of 534 public middle schools	9.9%		9	507^th of 535 public middle schools	5.2%	26		30.0	30.0		26.5	21.6	32.8	26.9		17.5	15.8	18.8	17.3	$20,983	$1,532	$19,451
Pacific Middle School	Public	6-8	22705 24th Ave S	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5800	604	33	18.5	74.3%	82 (13.6%)	102 (16.9%)	221 (36.6%)	112 (18.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	58 (9.6%)	11.8	487^th of 534 public middle schools	8.8%		11.6	495^th of 535 public middle schools	7.5%	8		14.2	14.2		25.8	33.5	37.9	32.0		15.2	17.3	14.7	15.8	$20,856	$1,431	$19,425
Glacier Middle School	Public	6-8	2450 South 142nd Street	SeaTac	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5300	803	35	22.7	75.5%	50 (6.2%)	61 (7.6%)	477 (59.4%)	126 (15.7%)	8 (1.0%)	27 (3.4%)	49 (6.1%)	4.4	528^th of 534 public middle schools	1.1%		7.9	516^th of 535 public middle schools	3.6%	12		16.1	16.1		15.9	15.4	15.7	15.7		9.4	11.5	11.3	10.7	$20,164	$1,544	$18,620
Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	18650 42nd Ave S	SeaTac	98188	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5700	620	36	17.3	72.9%	70 (11.3%)	120 (19.4%)	248 (40.0%)	97 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	38 (6.1%)	15.6	464^th of 534 public middle schools	13.1%		13.1	483^rd of 535 public middle schools	9.7%	19		29.9	29.9		26.6	37.2	37.2	33.9		14.8	23.2	13.4	17.3	$21,795	$1,517	$20,278
David T. Denny International Middle School	Public	6-8	2601 SW Kenyon St	Seattle	98126	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-9000	722	45	16.1	58.3%	179 (24.8%)	148 (20.5%)	204 (28.3%)	88 (12.2%)	4 (0.6%)	12 (1.7%)	81 (11.2%)	40.6	303^rd of 534 public middle schools	43.3%		34	343^rd of 535 public middle schools	35.9%	40		32.6	32.6		47.8	52.7	41.1	47.1		36.4	34.0	36.4	35.6	$23,858	$741	$23,117
Rainier Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	10211 12th Ave S	Seattle	98168	King County	Rainier Prep Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(206) 494-5979	359	25	14.6	74.1%	19 (5.3%)	182 (50.7%)	108 (30.1%)	30 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.0%)	71.8	126^th of 534 public middle schools	76.4%		73.6	120^th of 535 public middle schools	77.6%	6	64.4	34.1	49.7	74.4	73.9	62.9	55.8	66.9	66.7	67.1	55.1	47.7	59.2	$21,731	$3,615	$18,116
Lakota Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 SW 314th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4800	645	33	19.7	71.2%	134 (20.8%)	107 (16.6%)	219 (34.0%)	48 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.7%)	98 (15.2%)	28	391^st of 534 public middle schools	26.8%		25.1	404^th of 535 public middle schools	24.5%	13		31.8	31.8		36.4	48.4	43.1	42.5		19.1	32.2	25.0	25.3	$18,771	$1,099	$17,671

Frequently Asked Questions about McMurray Middle School

What is the racial makeup of McMurray Middle School?

Students at McMurray Middle School are 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend McMurray Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended McMurray Middle School.

What district is McMurray Middle School in?

Vashon Island School District

What high school do graduates of McMurray Middle School attend?

Students who attend McMurray Middle School usually go on to attend Vashon Island High School

Is McMurray Middle School a good school?

McMurray Middle School ranks 58^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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