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Lopez Middle High School

Public Grades 7-12
Summary

Lopez Middle High School is a small public school on Lopez Island serving grades 7–12, with 111 students in the Lopez Island School District. Its latest available ranking placed it 67th out of 438 Washington schools, in the 85th percentile, earning a four-star rating. This represents a major improvement from the 7th percentile in 2014–15 and reflects two consecutive years of strong statewide rankings. The school also serves a relatively high-need population: 58.56% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. Its recent 13.3:1 student-teacher ratio is notably smaller than those at many nearby comprehensive schools.

Academic results are encouraging overall but uneven from year to year. In 2025–26, math proficiency was 44.23%, slightly above the state average of 43.11%, while English language arts proficiency was 51.92%, just below the state’s 52.81%. The school’s science result was suppressed by the state and cannot be evaluated. Grade-level results show particular strengths in 8th-grade math, at 50%, and 10th-grade math, at 45%, both above state averages. However, 7th- and 8th-grade ELA results were below the state. Results were stronger in 2024–25, when ELA and science exceeded state averages by substantial margins, so families may want to view the latest decline in ELA as an area to monitor rather than a settled trend.

The 2024–25 graduation rate was 88%, above Washington’s 82.6% but below Anacortes High School at 97.9% and both Oak Harbor High School and Friday Harbor High School at 93%. It compares favorably with Orcas Island High School in recent ranking and math performance, although comparisons require caution because Lopez includes middle-school grades while most nearby comprehensive schools serve grades 9–12. Lopez also spends $28,779 per student, more than nearby schools, partly because fixed costs are spread across a very small enrollment. The available 2021–22 dropout rate of 11.7% was above the state rate, but newer school-specific data was not provided.

111
Students ?
13.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$28,779
Per pupil spending ?
58.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 86 School Road
       Lopez Island, WA  98261

(360) 468-2202

District: Lopez Island School District


Feeder schools for Lopez Middle High School:

Elementary:    Karen Lamb Decatur School
    Lopez Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
69.4%
Hispanic:
24.3%
Not Specified:
2.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2012 → 85th in 2025
Strengths
✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2012
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school48%
District avg56%
Washington avg48%
245th of 514
Washington public middle schools ?
Top 48%▲ up 18 pts since 2019
From bottom 35% (2019) to top 48% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Washington Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202647.9245 of 51452.3%★★★☆☆
202559.0198 of 53462.9%★★★☆☆
202457.6204 of 53561.9%★★★☆☆
202355.0208 of 53961.4%★★★☆☆
202260.6174 of 54167.8%★★★☆☆
202155.0209 of 52960.5%★★★☆☆
201935.9334 of 51234.8%★★☆☆☆
201545.6232 of 44547.9%★★☆☆☆
201343.9290 of 49841.8%★★☆☆☆
201239.5321 of 49735.4%★★☆☆☆
201114.6451 of 4928.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201032.2351 of 48327.3%★☆☆☆☆
200944.0270 of 47643.3%★★☆☆☆
200840.9285 of 46638.8%★★☆☆☆
200740.4297 of 46335.9%★★☆☆☆
200666.3135 of 44969.9%★★★★☆
200565.1135 of 42568.2%★★★☆☆
200467.4129 of 42169.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202247.4227 of 47952.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202470.594 of 45579.3%★★★★☆
202360.1152 of 46367.2%★★★☆☆
202238.0300 of 47536.8%★★☆☆☆
202161.8125 of 45872.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202360.8161 of 47065.7%★★★☆☆
202248.4213 of 48055.6%★★★☆☆
202141.4265 of 47644.3%★★☆☆☆
201947.9226 of 45350.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202453.7209 of 48657.0%★★★☆☆
202357.1185 of 48862.1%★★★☆☆
202254.7201 of 48858.8%★★★☆☆
202146.0258 of 48046.3%★★☆☆☆
201956.0194 of 47058.7%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202579.767 of 43884.7%★★★★☆
202481.465 of 43785.1%★★★★☆
202355.3178 of 44259.7%★★★☆☆
202247.4221 of 43449.1%★★☆☆☆
202158.3165 of 45563.7%★★★☆☆
201854.3166 of 31547.3%★★☆☆☆
201671.378 of 30674.5%★★★★☆
201515.1316 of 3417.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201359.6187 of 45458.8%★★★☆☆
201258.2185 of 45058.9%★★★☆☆
201166.398 of 44077.7%★★★★☆
201074.889 of 42379.0%★★★★☆
200987.720 of 40295.0%★★★★★
200864.4146 of 39663.1%★★★☆☆
200781.346 of 39988.5%★★★★☆
200683.342 of 39589.4%★★★★☆
200593.611 of 39497.2%★★★★★
200480.066 of 39083.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202480.158 of 34783.3%★★★★☆
202138.7239 of 39038.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202480.242 of 35688.2%★★★★☆
202374.155 of 36284.8%★★★★☆
202173.057 of 39285.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202356.8146 of 35859.2%★★★☆☆
202160.4127 of 39567.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202564.7110 of 37370.5%★★★★☆
202489.330 of 37492.0%★★★★★
202377.466 of 37982.6%★★★★☆
202173.086 of 41379.2%★★★★☆
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)
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)79th percentile+17 vs school
Male (2023)66th percentile+4 vs school
White (2024)57th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2022)53rd percentile-15 vs school
High school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)88th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2024)83rd percentile~ school
White (2025)71st percentile-14 vs school
Male (2023)59th percentile~ school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts52%~ state avg
Math44%~ state avg

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Lopez Middle High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Karen Lamb Decatur School
Elementary : Lopez Elementary School

In the 2024-25 school year, 111 students attended Lopez Middle High School.

Students at Lopez Middle High School are 69% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Not Specified, 2% Two or more races.

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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