Summary:
Sultan Middle School is the only middle school in Sultan School District, serving students in grades 6–8 in Sultan, Washington. The school enrolls 462 students, has a student–teacher ratio of 20.6:1, and reported per-student spending of $17,859 in 2023–2024. More than half of students, 52.81%, qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, an important indicator of the support needs within the school community.
In 2025–2026, science was the school’s strongest tested subject, with 42.31% of students proficient, followed by English Language Arts at 40.00% and math at 28.19%. The school performed below district and state averages in all three subjects. Math is the clearest academic concern: proficiency was below 31% in every grade, and the overall result was nearly 10 percentage points below the district and about 15 points below the state. Sixth-grade ELA was also notably weak at 31.85%, while seventh-grade ELA was a relative bright spot at 47.48%, matching the district rate. Eighth-grade math was the strongest math result at 30.07%, though it remained below the state average.
Performance changed considerably from the prior year. ELA proficiency fell from 59.64% in 2024–2025 to 40.00% in 2025–2026, while math declined modestly from 32.44% to 28.19%. Science improved from 36.99% to 42.31%, making it the only subject with year-over-year growth, although it still trailed comparison averages. The school’s ranking also declined from the 55th percentile and three stars to the 34th percentile and two stars. Since there is only one middle school in the district, parents cannot compare local middle schools directly; the most important questions are how the school is addressing math, what caused the sharp ELA decline, and how it plans to build on improvements in science and seventh-grade ELA.
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