Summary:
Oak Harbor School District has two middle schools serving grades 5–8 in the Oak Harbor area: Oak Harbor Intermediate School serves grades 5–6, while North Whidbey Middle School serves grades 7–8. Together, they enroll 1,472 students and provide a sequential middle-school experience rather than serving exactly the same grades.
The schools have different academic strengths. In 2025–2026, North Whidbey Middle School had the stronger ELA result, with 58.55% of students proficient, compared with 54.80% at Oak Harbor Intermediate School. North Whidbey’s ELA performance was slightly above the district and well above the state, with nearly identical results in grades 7 and 8. Oak Harbor Intermediate School led in math and science, reporting 39.68% math proficiency and 55.44% science proficiency, compared with 36.79% and 52.52% at North Whidbey Middle School. Oak Harbor Intermediate’s science result was above both the district and state.
Math is the clearest shared concern: proficiency was below 40% at both schools, below district and state results, and fell to 34.70% in grade 8 at North Whidbey Middle School. Recent trends also differ. Oak Harbor Intermediate School declined in ELA, math, and science from the prior year, while North Whidbey Middle School improved in ELA and science and remained nearly steady in math. Reported spending is almost identical, while North Whidbey has the lower student-teacher ratio. Overall, Oak Harbor Intermediate stands out in science, and North Whidbey stands out in ELA, with math improvement the main priority across the area.
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