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Best Middle Schools in Skagit County, WA

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At a glance

Schools

2,642

Students

Districts

Top rankedAnacortes Middle School148^th of 514 Washington middle schools

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Biggest riser

La Venture Middle School up 76 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

La Conner Middle 14.4 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Lucille Umbarger Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Anacortes Middle School	Public	6-8	2202 M Avenue	Anacortes	98221	Skagit County	Anacortes School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 503-1230	617	27	22.7	32.7%	466 (75.5%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (10.4%)	14 (2.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.0%)	67.1	148^th of 514 public middle schools	71.2%		73.2	118^th of 534 public middle schools	77.9%	30	49.5	49.5	52.3	60.4	46.8	53.2	41.7	55.2	55.1	50.7	$16,957	$68	$16,888
Lucille Umbarger Middle School	Public	6-8	820 S Skagit Street	Burlington	98233	Skagit County	Burlington-Edison School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(360) 757-3366	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	20.1	415^th of 514 public middle schools	19.3%					(n/a)	30.5	30.5	25.6	31.7	35.6	31.0	15.8	30.9	28.8	25.2
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%)	30.3	356^th of 514 public middle schools	30.7%		25.4	410^th of 534 public middle schools	23.2%	54	28.2	28.2	32.4	47.5	42.1	40.9	24.3	38.5	25.0	29.5	$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%)	39.3	299^th of 514 public middle schools	41.8%		29.9	375^th of 534 public middle schools	29.8%	76	38.9	38.9	32.9	43.1	51.4	42.3	31.2	39.6	32.9	34.4	$18,365	$1,054	$17,311
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%)	8	492^nd of 514 public middle schools	4.3%		12.1	484^th of 534 public middle schools	9.4%	8	12.4	12.4	20.4	23.0	21.2	21.6	10.5	25.3	12.4	16.3	$18,362	$992	$17,370
Cascade Middle School	Public	7-8	905 McGarigle Rd	Sedro Woolley	98284	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 855-3520	670	33	20.1	55.8%	437 (65.2%)	6 (0.9%)	178 (26.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.9%)	27.2	373^rd of 514 public middle schools	27.4%		29.7	376^th of 534 public middle schools	29.6%	3	36.6	36.6		42.5	30.9	36.8		30.9	25.9	28.5	$19,760	$959	$18,801

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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