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Mount Baker Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Mount Baker Junior High is a small public school in rural Deming, Washington, serving 244 students in grades 7–8 within the Mount Baker School District. The school serves a relatively higher-need community, with 60.25% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its 17.6-to-1 student-teacher ratio is typical for nearby schools.

Academically, Mount Baker Junior High remains below district, state, and most nearby results, although performance improved in 2025–26. Proficiency was 38.64% in English language arts, 24.32% in math, and 29.25% in science. Math is the clearest concern: the school had the lowest all-grade math result among the comparison schools, while its 7th-grade math rate of 22.69% was lower than every nearby 7th-grade comparison. Science was also substantially below the district and state. In contrast, 8th-grade ELA was close to the district rate, and 8th-grade science slightly exceeded the district’s 8th-grade result. Nearby schools such as Kulshan Middle School, Fairhaven Middle School, and Whatcom Middle School reported considerably stronger outcomes, while Horizon Middle School had a similar overall standing.

The school’s statewide ranking rose from the 13th percentile in 2024–25 to the 23rd percentile most recently, and ELA and math both improved, but its longer-term position remains well below the early 2010s. Spending was $19,924 per student, among the highest locally, so funding and staffing levels do not appear to be the only issues. For families, the most important questions may involve 7th-grade transition support, math intervention, science instruction, attendance, and how consistently student progress is monitored. The stronger 8th-grade results offer some encouraging signs, but sustained improvement will likely require a focused schoolwide effort.

244

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,924

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4936 Deming Rd
Deming, WA 98244-0095

(360) 383-2015

District: Mount Baker School District

Students who attend Mount Baker Junior High usually attend:

High:

Mount Baker Senior High

Feeder schools for Mount Baker Junior High:

Elementary:	Acme Elementary
	Harmony Elementary
	Kendall Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.0%

Hispanic:

16.8%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2025 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2026) from a 13th-percentile low (2025)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (31% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg39%

Washington avg48%

396^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 14% (2019) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

139^th of 238Mount Baker 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
2026	23.7	396 of 514	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	463 of 534	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	414 of 535	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	456 of 539	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	459 of 541	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	393 of 529	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	442 of 512	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.2	236 of 445	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.4	304 of 498	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.2	237 of 497	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.4	211 of 492	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.9	232 of 483	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.8	198 of 476	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.5	293 of 466	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.9	195 of 463	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.2	238 of 449	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.2	244 of 425	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.0	229 of 421	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	353 of 443	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	420 of 471	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	379 of 464	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	400 of 464	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	401 of 479	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	344 of 469	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	359 of 452	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	257 of 347	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.1	144 of 347	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	181 of 344	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	290 of 344	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	177 of 259	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	336 of 453	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	394 of 457	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	439 of 455	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	380 of 463	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	357 of 475	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.5	179 of 458	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.6	377 of 448	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	166 of 349	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	348 of 454	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	395 of 472	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	350 of 466	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	386 of 470	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	405 of 480	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	349 of 476	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	419 of 453	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	288 of 371	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	204 of 243	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	148 of 244	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.4	232 of 257	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	157 of 250	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	7.4	242 of 246	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	26.8	211 of 268	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	390 of 453	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	463 of 488	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	418 of 486	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	465 of 488	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	444 of 488	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	362 of 480	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	398 of 470	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)21st percentile

Female (2026)20th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)16th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Science29%-22 vs state

Math24%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Mount Baker Junior High	Public	7-8	4936 Deming Rd	Deming	98244	Whatcom County	Mount Baker School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-2015	244	14	17.6	60.2%	166 (68.0%)	5 (2.0%)	41 (16.8%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.0%)	23.7	396^th of 514 public middle schools	23.0%		16.1	463^rd of 534 public middle schools	13.3%	67	29.3	29.3		35.0	43.0	38.6		22.7	26.2	24.3	$19,924	$865	$19,059
Nooksack Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	404 W. Columbia St.	Everson	98247	Whatcom County	Nooksack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 966-7561	469	25	18.7	58.4%	248 (52.9%)	1 (0.2%)	175 (37.3%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	52.2	221^st of 514 public middle schools	57.0%		44.2	280^th of 534 public middle schools	47.6%	59	39.7	39.7	51.9	52.8	37.0	47.2	41.4	45.1	41.7	42.6	$16,808	$696	$16,112
Meridian Middle School	Public	6-8	861 Ten Mile Road	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Meridian School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 398-2291	350	22	16.2	53.1%	208 (59.4%)	2 (0.6%)	88 (25.1%)	25 (7.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	54.2	212^th of 514 public middle schools	58.8%		58.8	199^th of 534 public middle schools	62.7%	13	44.4	44.4	52.5	53.7	51.4	52.5	32.8	47.7	33.6	37.8	$18,417	$364	$18,052
Kulshan Middle School	Public	6-8	1250 Kenoyer Dr	Bellingham	98229	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-4886	575	33	17.6	28.7%	422 (73.4%)	4 (0.7%)	73 (12.7%)	13 (2.3%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	54 (9.4%)	83.8	77^th of 514 public middle schools	85.0%		81.5	90^th of 534 public middle schools	83.1%	13	64.0	64.0	65.8	67.7	54.7	63.0	64.5	61.6	50.0	59.0	$18,256	$607	$17,649
Whatcom Middle School	Public	6-8	810 Halleck St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6460	637	34	18.5	42.4%	375 (58.9%)	6 (0.9%)	133 (20.9%)	48 (7.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.6%)	76.5	109^th of 514 public middle schools	78.8%		72.7	119^th of 534 public middle schools	77.7%	10	62.0	62.0	48.0	59.7	58.4	56.0	54.9	54.2	57.0	55.4	$17,842	$320	$17,522
Lynden Middle School	Public	6-8	8750 Line Rd	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 354-2952	705	37	18.9	47.5%	419 (59.4%)	6 (0.9%)	210 (29.8%)	41 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.8%)	51.8	223^rd of 514 public middle schools	56.6%		45	276^th of 534 public middle schools	48.3%	53	43.6	43.6	55.6	53.9	44.0	50.8	42.4	35.0	33.9	37.0	$15,117	$657	$14,461
Shuksan Middle School	Public	6-8	2717 Alderwood Ave	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6454	606	36	16.7	52.1%	318 (52.5%)	12 (2.0%)	186 (30.7%)	25 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.4%)	42.6	281^st of 514 public middle schools	45.3%		38	320^th of 534 public middle schools	40.1%	39	43.2	43.2	42.1	57.2	45.5	48.3	27.0	39.6	25.0	30.5	$19,715	$1,712	$18,003
Fairhaven Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Park Ridge Rd	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6450	588	32	18.1	40.8%	393 (66.8%)	8 (1.4%)	91 (15.5%)	33 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (9.4%)	80.8	91^st of 514 public middle schools	82.3%		80.2	93^rd of 534 public middle schools	82.6%	2	68.7	68.7	56.7	64.7	60.6	60.6	46.5	60.6	53.1	53.3	$17,779	$314	$17,465
Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	6051 Vista Drive	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 383-9370	550	32	17.1	55.6%	277 (50.4%)	12 (2.2%)	136 (24.7%)	32 (5.8%)	34 (6.2%)	8 (1.5%)	51 (9.3%)	45.8	261^st of 514 public middle schools	49.2%		45.4	274^th of 534 public middle schools	48.7%	13	46.8	46.8	40.2	52.6	43.7	45.3	27.9	40.0	39.3	35.3	$19,184	$1,383	$17,801
Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	2671 Thornton Road	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 383-9850	433	25	17.1	55.4%	233 (53.8%)	6 (1.4%)	101 (23.3%)	13 (3.0%)	43 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.5%)	27.2	372^nd of 514 public middle schools	27.6%		38	318^th of 534 public middle schools	40.4%	54	24.2	24.2	30.9	45.6	36.2	38.0	32.4	38.0	16.4	29.7	$20,342	$1,599	$18,743

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Baker Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Mount Baker Junior High?

Students at Mount Baker Junior High are 68% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Mount Baker Junior High in?

Mount Baker School District

What high school do graduates of Mount Baker Junior High attend?

Students who attend Mount Baker Junior High usually go on to attend Mount Baker Senior High

Is Mount Baker Junior High a good school?

Mount Baker Junior High ranks in the bottom 23.0% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Mount Baker Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Mount Baker Junior High.

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