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Post Middle School

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Post Middle School ranks 347 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

347^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Post Middle School is a public middle school serving about 645 students in grades 6-8 within the Arlington School District, which is ranked in the middle of all districts in Washington state.

The school's overall academic performance has declined over the past decade and now sits below the state average, with particular challenges in mathematics, especially by 8th grade where fewer than 20% of students are proficient. Compared to nearby schools, Post serves a student population with a higher level of economic need, and while it outperforms other schools with similar demographics, it trails behind higher-performing neighbors like Port Susan Middle School. An interesting finding is that the school's performance varies significantly for different groups of students; some groups perform very well compared to their peers across the state, while others, including students in special education programs, face significant challenges.

Within its own Arlington School District, Post performs similarly to Haller Middle School in core subjects despite serving a community with greater economic need. The school's per-student spending is reasonable compared to other area schools, suggesting that improvement efforts may need to focus on instructional strategies and curriculum support, particularly for 8th-grade math and for supporting underperforming student groups, rather than simply needing more resources.

645

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,457

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1220 E. 5th St
Arlington, WA 98223-1119

(360) 618-6450

District: Arlington School District

Students who attend Post Middle School usually attend:

High:

Arlington High School

Feeder schools for Post Middle School:

Elementary:	Eagle Creek Elementary
	Kent Prairie Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.4%

Hispanic:

15.8%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg46%

Washington avg48%

347^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Arlington School District

119^th of 247Arlington 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	34.4	347 of 534	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	296 of 535	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	259 of 539	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	320 of 541	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	304 of 529	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	204 of 512	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	269 of 437	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.7	211 of 435	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.5	134 of 443	69.8%	★★★★☆
2015	69.7	116 of 445	73.9%	★★★★☆
2013	73.2	110 of 498	77.9%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	93 of 497	81.3%	★★★★☆
2011	64.3	146 of 492	70.3%	★★★★☆
2010	76.3	86 of 483	82.2%	★★★★☆
2009	75.7	90 of 476	81.1%	★★★★☆
2008	74.9	93 of 466	80.0%	★★★★☆
2007	64.1	146 of 463	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.4	165 of 449	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.7	150 of 425	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.2	148 of 421	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	282 of 471	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	222 of 464	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	249 of 464	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	282 of 479	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	285 of 469	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.5	144 of 452	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	180 of 347	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.7	79 of 344	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	97 of 336	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.9	145 of 360	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	96 of 353	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	142 of 344	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	300 of 457	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	216 of 455	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	201 of 463	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	252 of 475	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	199 of 458	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	154 of 448	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.4	254 of 349	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	345 of 472	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	293 of 466	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	221 of 470	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	289 of 480	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	252 of 476	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	203 of 453	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.2	251 of 371	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	108 of 246	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	158 of 243	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	172 of 244	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	112 of 257	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	137 of 250	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	134 of 246	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	126 of 167	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	176 of 199	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	135 of 210	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	130 of 231	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	92 of 268	65.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	375 of 488	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	364 of 486	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	317 of 488	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	386 of 488	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	346 of 480	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	242 of 470	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	254 of 325	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)25th percentile-27 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-7 vs state

Science34%-16 vs state

Math29%-13 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 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
Post Middle School	Public	6-8	1220 E. 5th St	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6450	645	29	22.1	45.7%	467 (72.4%)	7 (1.1%)	102 (15.8%)	11 (1.7%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.1%)	34.4	347^th of 534 public middle schools	35.0%		42.4	296^th of 535 public middle schools	44.7%	51	33.5	33.5	46.8	51.4	39.2	45.9	34.5	34.3	18.9	29.3	$16,457	$396	$16,061
Haller Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E. First	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6400	576	25	23.2	37.0%	369 (64.1%)	11 (1.9%)	123 (21.4%)	15 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.9%)	42.5	287^th of 534 public middle schools	46.3%		36.5	323^rd of 535 public middle schools	39.6%	36	43.7	43.7	39.9	55.6	60.3	51.6	27.5	29.9	29.6	28.9	$16,257	$273	$15,984
Lakewood Middle School	Public	6-8	16800 16th Dr N.E.	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Lakewood School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 652-4510	668	32	20.8	50.1%	380 (56.9%)	11 (1.6%)	168 (25.1%)	21 (3.1%)	11 (1.6%)	9 (1.3%)	66 (9.9%)	28.1	389^th of 534 public middle schools	27.2%		24	413^th of 535 public middle schools	22.8%	24	42.9	42.9	25.5	40.8	45.5	36.6	21.6	30.9	27.0	26.3	$17,433	$236	$17,197
Cedarcrest School	Public	6-8	6400 88th St NE	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-0700	704	31	22.4	49.9%	334 (47.4%)	34 (4.8%)	179 (25.4%)	59 (8.4%)	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.1%)	81 (11.5%)	48.5	257^th of 534 public middle schools	51.9%		40.8	305^th of 535 public middle schools	43.0%	48	43.4	43.4	47.2	49.1	52.1	49.5	40.6	39.7	35.2	38.5	$17,959	$601	$17,357
Marysville Middle School	Public	6-8	4923 67th St NE	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-0900	656	31	21.1	61.0%	265 (40.4%)	31 (4.7%)	225 (34.3%)	61 (9.3%)	7 (1.1%)	6 (0.9%)	61 (9.3%)	11.8	486^th of 534 public middle schools	9.0%		12.6	487^th of 535 public middle schools	9.0%	1	19.7	19.7	30.4	28.6	30.8	29.9	21.9	19.5	11.9	17.9	$18,038	$457	$17,581
Granite Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	405 North Alder Ave	Granite Falls	98252	Snohomish County	Granite Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 691-7710	448	23	19.2	48.2%	326 (72.8%)	4 (0.9%)	66 (14.7%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (7.8%)	27.6	394^th of 534 public middle schools	26.2%		23.1	424^th of 535 public middle schools	20.7%	30	38.0	38.0	37.0	50.0	34.0	39.6	20.0	36.7	15.4	23.1	$16,709	$246	$16,462
10th Street School	Public	6-8	7204 27th Ave NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-0400	217	10	20.7	34.6%	107 (49.3%)	7 (3.2%)	46 (21.2%)	12 (5.5%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (16.1%)	28.5	386^th of 534 public middle schools	27.7%		36.2	325^th of 535 public middle schools	39.3%	61	30.2	30.2	41.4	50.0	38.5	42.9	23.5	30.2	25.0	25.6	$15,552	$202	$15,349
Totem Middle School	Public	6-8	1605 7th St	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 965-0500	522	30	17.4	68.2%	179 (34.3%)	8 (1.5%)	169 (32.4%)	26 (5.0%)	81 (15.5%)	6 (1.1%)	52 (10.0%)	8.5	506^th of 534 public middle schools	5.2%		7.6	519^th of 535 public middle schools	3.0%	13	26.2	26.2	14.0	24.9	29.0	22.6	10.9	13.1	16.1	13.3	$20,348	$994	$19,354
Port Susan Middle School	Public	6-8	7506 267th St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1360	530	25	21.4	32.8%	404 (76.2%)	4 (0.8%)	69 (13.0%)	11 (2.1%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.0%)	73.6	116^th of 534 public middle schools	78.3%		73.4	121^st of 535 public middle schools	77.4%	5	58.3	58.3	64.4	61.6	59.2	61.7	56.6	45.6	46.3	49.4	$18,042	$491	$17,551
Lincoln Academy	Public	6-8	7600 272nd St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 629-1340	20	1	14.2	50.0%	15 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$22,741	$391	$22,350

Frequently Asked Questions about Post Middle School

What district is Post Middle School in?

Arlington School District

How many students attend Post Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Post Middle School.

Is Post Middle School a good school?

Post Middle School ranks 347^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Post Middle School?

Students at Post Middle School are 72% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Post Middle School attend?

Students who attend Post Middle School usually go on to attend Arlington High School

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