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Nooksack Valley Middle School

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Nooksack Valley Middle School ranks 280 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

280^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 48% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Nooksack Valley Middle School is a public school serving about 470 students in grades 6-8 in Everson, part of the Nooksack Valley School District, which serves a community with a relatively high level of economic need.

The school achieves academic results that are competitive with other area schools facing similar challenges, showing a particular strength in math compared to peers like Blaine Middle School and Horizon Middle School. While its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, this is largely because other schools have improved, not because Nooksack Valley's performance has fallen sharply; it maintains steady proficiency rates while spending less per student than many neighboring schools, indicating efficient use of resources.

There are areas for growth, such as English Language Arts, where the school lags behind the Nooksack Valley School District average, and a noticeable drop in math scores in 7th grade. The school's performance varies among different student groups, and the student-teacher ratio has increased recently. Compared to schools in more affluent districts like Bellingham School District (e.g., Fairhaven Middle School), Nooksack Valley operates in a different context, but it holds its own against its closest demographic peers like Lynden Middle School.

469

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,808

Per pupil spending ?

58.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

404 W. Columbia St.
Everson, WA 98247

(360) 966-7561

District: Nooksack Valley School District

Students who attend Nooksack Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Nooksack Valley High School

Feeder schools for Nooksack Valley Middle School:

Elementary:	Everson Elementary
	Nooksack Elementary
	Sumas Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.9%

Hispanic:

37.3%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2013 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2013

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg45%

Washington avg48%

280^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 43 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

104^th of 247Nooksack Valley 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	44.2	280 of 534	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	292 of 535	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	273 of 539	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	269 of 541	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	317 of 529	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.8	145 of 512	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	156 of 437	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.9	125 of 435	71.3%	★★★★☆
2016	86.9	44 of 443	90.1%	★★★★★
2013	68.8	139 of 498	72.1%	★★★★☆
2012	71.8	110 of 497	77.9%	★★★★☆
2011	63.3	157 of 492	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.2	136 of 483	71.8%	★★★★☆
2009	75.6	92 of 476	80.7%	★★★★☆
2008	78.4	75 of 466	83.9%	★★★★☆
2007	78.4	73 of 463	84.2%	★★★★☆
2006	69.0	118 of 449	73.7%	★★★★☆
2005	51.6	215 of 425	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.8	146 of 421	65.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	52.7	31 of 100	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	31 of 135	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	275 of 471	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	190 of 464	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	244 of 464	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	229 of 479	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	254 of 469	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.6	126 of 452	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	164 of 376	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	212 of 347	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	226 of 344	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	200 of 336	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	203 of 360	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	198 of 353	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	124 of 344	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	105 of 259	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	55.8	15 of 33	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	17 of 27	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	254 of 457	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	236 of 455	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	211 of 463	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	240 of 475	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	284 of 458	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.1	50 of 448	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	95 of 349	72.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	221 of 472	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.3	308 of 466	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	245 of 470	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	254 of 480	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	299 of 476	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.5	125 of 453	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.8	120 of 371	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	72.8	55 of 243	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	39.0	148 of 250	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	110 of 186	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.1	202 of 210	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	112 of 231	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	67 of 268	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	194 of 488	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	227 of 486	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	200 of 488	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	192 of 488	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	239 of 480	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.9	73 of 470	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	82 of 325	74.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)77th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)69th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2022)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science42%-7 vs state

Math42%~ state avg

English Language Arts41%-12 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
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%)	44.2	280^th of 534 public middle schools	47.6%		43	292^nd of 535 public middle schools	45.4%	12	42.0	42.0	36.8	37.5	49.3	41.0	50.3	30.6	46.4	42.0	$16,808	$696	$16,112
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%)	45	276^th of 534 public middle schools	48.3%		45.9	270^th of 535 public middle schools	49.5%	6	41.4	41.4	56.1	47.4	45.1	49.6	42.3	32.8	30.8	35.3	$15,117	$657	$14,461
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%)	58.8	199^th of 534 public middle schools	62.7%		44.5	280^th of 535 public middle schools	47.7%	81	52.5	52.5	58.5	55.3	53.3	55.6	45.3	36.5	38.7	40.2	$18,417	$364	$18,052
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%)	16.1	463^rd of 534 public middle schools	13.3%		23.7	414^th of 535 public middle schools	22.6%	49	24.2	24.2		39.7	27.8	33.9		26.5	14.7	21.0	$19,924	$865	$19,059
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%)	38	320^th of 534 public middle schools	40.1%		32.2	358^th of 535 public middle schools	33.1%	38	48.5	48.5	45.0	42.9	46.4	44.7	28.7	30.1	31.1	29.9	$19,715	$1,712	$18,003
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%)	81.5	90^th of 534 public middle schools	83.1%		87	62^nd of 535 public middle schools	88.4%	28	66.0	66.0	62.4	75.6	65.4	67.5	42.9	65.9	53.2	53.5	$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%)	72.7	119^th of 534 public middle schools	77.7%		65.7	165^th of 535 public middle schools	69.2%	46	52.3	52.3	49.5	63.9	63.7	59.1	51.8	55.9	52.4	53.4	$17,842	$320	$17,522
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%)	45.4	274^th of 534 public middle schools	48.7%		55.2	216^th of 535 public middle schools	59.6%	58	40.9	40.9	47.0	52.4	50.3	49.8	34.8	38.0	33.7	35.5	$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%)	38	318^th of 534 public middle schools	40.4%		29.3	375^th of 535 public middle schools	29.9%	57	40.6	40.3	41.9	39.7	51.8	44.4	40.6	28.3	29.5	33.3	$20,342	$1,599	$18,743
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%)	80.2	93^rd of 534 public middle schools	82.6%		86.5	65^th of 535 public middle schools	87.9%	28	69.2	69.2	59.9	64.6	64.2	63.0	46.7	59.1	59.4	55.3	$17,779	$314	$17,465

Frequently Asked Questions about Nooksack Valley Middle School

What high school do graduates of Nooksack Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Nooksack Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Nooksack Valley High School

What is the racial makeup of Nooksack Valley Middle School?

Students at Nooksack Valley Middle School are 53% White, 37% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

What district is Nooksack Valley Middle School in?

Nooksack Valley School District

Is Nooksack Valley Middle School a good school?

Nooksack Valley Middle School ranks 280^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Nooksack Valley Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Nooksack Valley Middle School.

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