Shuksan Middle School in Bellingham WA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Shuksan Middle School ranks worse than 73.2% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Bellingham School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.62. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Shuksan Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Bellingham School District. Racial makeup is: White (44.5%), Hispanic (32.9%), Asian (9.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Bellingham School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Shuksan Middle School is 17.2, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Bellingham School District! (See more...)

Compare Shuksan Middle School employs 39.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Shuksan Middle School is $14,479, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Bellingham School District!

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Schooldigger 2019 Rankings:

Shuksan Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Shuksan Middle School 380^th of 519 Washington public middle schools. (See Shuksan Middle School in the ranking list.)

Bellingham School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellingham School District 112^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Shuksan Middle School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	49.92	222^nd	421	47.3%
2005	45.71	250^th	425	41.2%
2006	40.47	284^th	449	36.7%
2007	42.00	287^th	463	38.0%
2008	34.42	314^th	466	32.6%
2009	29.23	369^th	476	22.5%
2010	32.28	350^th	483	27.5%
2011	42.64	308^th	492	37.4%
2012	32.52	364^th	497	26.8%
2013	39.58	321^st	498	35.5%
2015	39.27	262^nd	445	41.1%
2016	29.64	317^th	443	28.4%
2017	31.39	307^th	435	29.4%
2018	36.68	280^th	437	35.9%
2019	27.62	380^th	519	26.8%

Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a parent on FaceBook
Saturday, April 3, 2010

This school has gotten a bad rap which it does not deserve. My daughter has found some great teachers and some great friends at this school. Her grades are not great, but I don't attribute this to the school. There are plenty of extra-curricular activities, and plenty of parents who care about the well-being of their children. I believe that public school is what you make it. All teachers in public school everywhere are being stretched to their limits right now. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Shuksan Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	524	6	16	6	22	n/a	n/a	0	574
1989	539	12	18	10	19	n/a	n/a	0	598
1990	533	7	16	10	21	n/a	n/a	0	587
1991	588	4	18	18	19	n/a	n/a	0	647
1992	631	5	23	22	18	n/a	n/a	0	699
1993	621	7	42	28	21	n/a	n/a	0	719
1994	613	8	36	36	26	n/a	n/a	0	719
1995	447	6	28	21	28	n/a	n/a	0	530
1996	447	6	28	21	28	n/a	n/a	0	530
1997	419	5	32	23	27	n/a	n/a	0	506
1998	423	15	35	23	31	n/a	n/a	0	527
1999	400	7	35	24	16	n/a	n/a	0	482
2000	378	9	27	33	18	n/a	n/a	0	465
2001	338	10	30	34	17	n/a	n/a	0	429
2002	372	9	45	63	18	n/a	n/a	0	507
2003	372	9	45	63	18	n/a	n/a	0	507
2004	369	13	53	67	20	n/a	n/a	0	522
2005	397	19	59	88	24	n/a	n/a	4	591
2006	362	21	57	91	22	n/a	n/a	8	561
2007	337	21	51	99	19	n/a	n/a	10	537
2008	346	16	52	115	17	n/a	n/a	11	557
2009	346	17	51	128	19	n/a	n/a	14	575
2010	360	23	64	142	18	n/a	n/a	0	607
2011	502	29	72	185	17	5	0	0	810
2012	375	29	67	163	20	5	0	0	659
2013	353	13	70	150	13	3	50	0	652
2014	334	11	64	164	9	2	43	0	627
2015	300	8	74	169	11	3	43	0	608
2016	297	10	71	161	13	4	51	0	607
2017	315	13	84	170	13	4	48	0	647
2018	337	11	70	190	9	3	42	0	662
2019	309	16	70	220	6	4	54	1	680
2020	305	13	68	226	8	6	59	1	686

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Shuksan Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	574	31.0	18.5	0
1989	598	32.0	18.6	n/a
1990	587	32.4	18.1	0
1991	647	35.5	18.2	n/a
1992	699	35.7	19.5	n/a
1993	719	35.7	20.1	n/a
1994	719	37.7	19.1	n/a
1995	530	25.4	20.9	n/a
1996	530	25.4	20.9	n/a
1997	506	25.3	20.0	n/a
1998	527	27.2	19.4	n/a
1999	482	24.8	19.4	n/a
2000	465	25.3	18.4	n/a
2001	429	21.1	20.3	n/a
2002	507	31.4	16.1	45.2
2003	507	31.4	16.1	45.2
2004	522	34.0	15.4	50.8
2005	591	33.9	17.4	51.1
2006	561	35.1	16.0	52.8
2007	537	33.4	16.1	54.8
2008	557	33.3	16.7	53.1
2009	575	33.3	17.3	54.4
2010	607	32.1	18.9	58.2
2011	810	42.2	19.1	47
2012	659	36.3	18.1	65.1
2013	652	36.1	18.0	63.3
2014	627	n/a	n/a	62.8
2015	608	34.0	17.8	64
2016	607	36.0	16.8	61.9
2017	647	35.6	18.1	61.5
2018	662	37.6	17.5	58.9
2019	680	41.0	16.5	56.8
2020	686	39.7	17.2	58.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Shuksan Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	574	31.0	18.5	0
1989	598	32.0	18.6	n/a
1990	587	32.4	18.1	0
1991	647	35.5	18.2	n/a
1992	699	35.7	19.5	n/a
1993	719	35.7	20.1	n/a
1994	719	37.7	19.1	n/a
1995	530	25.4	20.9	n/a
1996	530	25.4	20.9	n/a
1997	506	25.3	20.0	n/a
1998	527	27.2	19.4	n/a
1999	482	24.8	19.4	n/a
2000	465	25.3	18.4	n/a
2001	429	21.1	20.3	n/a
2002	507	31.4	16.1	45.2
2003	507	31.4	16.1	45.2
2004	522	34.0	15.4	50.8
2005	591	33.9	17.4	51.1
2006	561	35.1	16.0	52.8
2007	537	33.4	16.1	54.8
2008	557	33.3	16.7	53.1
2009	575	33.3	17.3	54.4
2010	607	32.1	18.9	58.2
2011	810	42.2	19.1	47
2012	659	36.3	18.1	65.1
2013	652	36.1	18.0	63.3
2014	627	n/a	n/a	62.8
2015	608	34.0	17.8	64
2016	607	36.0	16.8	61.9
2017	647	35.6	18.1	61.5
2018	662	37.6	17.5	58.9
2019	680	41.0	16.5	56.8
2020	686	39.7	17.2	58.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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