Summary:
The South Whidbey School District serves about 1,207 students in Washington across four schools: one elementary (K–5), one middle (6–8) and two high schools (grades 9–12 and 10–12). The district is ranked 38th of 238 in the state — the 84th percentile with 4 stars — a district-level rating that appears on every school record rather than describing any single school.
South Whidbey High School is the standout: 390 students, ranked 35th of 396 high schools statewide, the 91st percentile with 5 stars in 2025-2026. Its 2025-2026 proficiency is 80.22% in ELA, 57.14% in math and 63.01% in science, all above district and state, and its 2024-2025 graduation rate of 96.0% matches the district's 96.2% and far exceeds the state's 82.6%. Results do shift year to year — math climbed from 38.55% while science eased from 82.35%. South Whidbey Middle (290 students) improved to 147th of 514, the 71st percentile with 4 stars. Its math proficiency, 45.55%, beats the state's 43.11%, and every tested grade beats state math; science rebounded from 36.67% to 55.56%. Its student-teacher ratio of 24.8 is the highest among the district's larger schools.
South Whidbey Elementary (485 students) is the science standout: 67.47% proficiency, about 16.5 points above the state's 50.95% and 6.2 points above the district. Its ELA of 46.25% sits below the district's 55.4% and the state's 52.81%, and math, 43.03%, is essentially at the state level. South Whidbey Academy is a 42-student high school for grades 10–12 with the district's highest free/reduced lunch rate (42.86%) and highest student-teacher ratio (42.0). Its 2025-2026 ELA, math and science scores are suppressed by the state, so they are unknown rather than weak; its 2024-2025 science score, 61.54%, was above district and state, and its 2023-2024 graduation rate was 83.0%. Spending ranges from $14,702 per student at the middle school to $20,877 at the high school.
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