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Salish Middle School

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Salish Middle School ranks 312 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Salish Middle School is a public school in Lacey, WA, serving about 745 students in grades 6-8 within the North Thurston Public Schools district.

The school's academic performance, rated 2 stars, is below both district and state averages, particularly in mathematics where proficiency is more than 10 points behind the state. Performance has declined since 2019, and there is a notable pattern where math scores drop significantly by 8th grade. While the school faces challenges, it shows a remarkable strength in supporting homeless students, who perform exceptionally well. Compared to other schools in the area with similar student demographics and spending, such as Nisqually Middle School, Salish performs better, indicating that factors beyond demographics influence results.

A striking comparison is with Aspire Middle School, another school in the same district located just 6 miles away. Aspire is a 4-star school with dramatically higher proficiency rates in all subjects, despite having a higher student-teacher ratio and slightly lower spending per student. This suggests there may be effective practices at Aspire that could be beneficial. Furthermore, middle schools in the neighboring Olympia School District, like Jefferson Middle School and Washington Middle School, consistently outperform those in North Thurston, pointing to possible district-wide factors.

745

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,105

Per pupil spending ?

48.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8605 Campus Glen Dr NE
Lacey, WA 98516

(360) 412-4780

District: North Thurston Public Schools

Students who attend Salish Middle School usually attend:

High:

River Ridge High School

Feeder schools for Salish Middle School:

Elementary:	Lacey Elementary
	Meadows Elementary
	Olympic View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.5%

Hispanic:

25.1%

Two or more races:

16.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2019 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (40% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg46%

Washington avg48%

312^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 21 pts since 2019

From top 38% (2019) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle Schools in the North Thurston Public Schools

108^th of 247North Thurston Public Schools 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	39.0	312 of 534	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	357 of 535	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	308 of 539	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	318 of 541	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	336 of 529	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	194 of 512	62.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	86 of 101	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	55 of 90	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	48 of 96	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.5	82 of 104	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	58 of 111	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	98.7	1 of 66	98.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	102 of 147	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	111 of 148	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	121 of 145	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	142 of 161	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	143 of 149	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	67.2	48 of 152	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	61 of 123	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	286 of 471	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	329 of 464	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	269 of 464	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	287 of 479	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	294 of 469	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	163 of 452	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	137 of 376	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	173 of 347	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	212 of 344	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	143 of 336	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	202 of 360	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	208 of 353	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	123 of 344	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.2	124 of 259	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2019	63.1	13 of 59	78.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	330 of 457	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	367 of 455	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	321 of 463	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	348 of 475	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	329 of 458	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.3	210 of 448	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	150 of 349	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	290 of 472	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	302 of 466	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	295 of 470	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	283 of 480	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	288 of 476	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	184 of 453	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	171 of 371	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	34 of 43	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	39 of 46	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	33 of 40	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	42 of 51	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	41 of 44	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	70.4	12 of 50	76.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	155 of 246	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	170 of 243	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	141 of 244	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	165 of 257	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	189 of 250	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.5	100 of 246	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	80 of 166	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	128 of 186	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.0	178 of 179	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	127 of 167	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	180 of 199	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	195 of 210	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	170 of 231	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	137 of 268	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	337 of 488	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	351 of 486	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	324 of 488	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	270 of 488	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	268 of 480	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	193 of 470	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	141 of 325	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)86th percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-14 vs school

Military Connected (2025)21st percentile-21 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-6 vs state

Science40%-10 vs state

Math32%-11 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
Salish Middle School	Public	6-8	8605 Campus Glen Dr NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4780	745	40	18.8	48.3%	302 (40.5%)	35 (4.7%)	187 (25.1%)	62 (8.3%)	7 (0.9%)	25 (3.4%)	126 (16.9%)	39	312^th of 534 public middle schools	41.6%		32.3	357^th of 535 public middle schools	33.3%	45	39.6	39.6	46.2	46.6	48.2	47.0	38.4	32.5	24.7	32.1	$16,105	$704	$15,401
Nisqually Middle School	Public	6-8	8100 Steilacoom Rd SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4770	789	44	18.0	51.3%	318 (40.3%)	35 (4.4%)	222 (28.1%)	51 (6.5%)	16 (2.0%)	29 (3.7%)	115 (14.6%)	29	381^st of 534 public middle schools	28.7%		21.8	435^th of 535 public middle schools	18.7%	54	32.6	32.6	36.6	46.9	42.9	42.0	24.6	33.6	24.3	27.3	$16,625	$719	$15,905
Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	4301 6th Ave NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4760	746	38	19.6	55.5%	287 (38.5%)	42 (5.6%)	216 (29.0%)	64 (8.6%)	5 (0.7%)	31 (4.2%)	99 (13.3%)	44.6	278^th of 534 public middle schools	47.9%		40.2	309^th of 535 public middle schools	42.2%	31	44.0	44.0	52.5	53.4	54.1	53.4	30.9	33.5	24.5	29.6	$17,789	$517	$17,273
Pioneer Middle	Public	6-8	1750 Bob's Hollow Lane	Dupont	98327	Pierce County	Steilacoom Hist. School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-7200	758	37	20.5	30.6%	353 (46.6%)	48 (6.3%)	163 (21.5%)	54 (7.1%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.2%)	118 (15.6%)	65.8	160^th of 534 public middle schools	70.0%		71	127^th of 535 public middle schools	76.3%	33	51.9	51.9	58.7	62.3	63.6	61.5	48.4	33.5	45.6	42.6	$15,411	$63	$15,347
Komachin Middle School	Public	6-8	3650 College St SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4740	640	34	18.8	48.8%	259 (40.5%)	44 (6.9%)	145 (22.7%)	40 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.9%)	124 (19.4%)	49.1	252^nd of 534 public middle schools	52.8%		49.8	248^th of 535 public middle schools	53.6%	4	42.4	42.4	45.9	63.6	48.3	52.6	36.6	36.0	36.9	36.5	$16,840	$719	$16,121
Aspire Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5900 54th Ave SE	Lacey	98513	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 412-4400	323	14	22.7	35.3%	166 (51.4%)	19 (5.9%)	54 (16.7%)	20 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	55 (17.0%)	89	55^th of 534 public middle schools	89.7%		85.3	71^st of 535 public middle schools	86.7%	16	69.4	69.4	81.4	63.8	71.3	72.1	54.9	66.7	69.4	63.8	$15,572	$521	$15,051
Reeves Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Quince St NE	Olympia	98506	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-3400	394	22	18.1	35.8%	250 (63.5%)	8 (2.0%)	64 (16.2%)	17 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.7%)	68.2	147^th of 534 public middle schools	72.5%		71	128^th of 535 public middle schools	76.1%	19	58.8	58.8	54.3	59.4	65.6	59.8	46.2	36.6	53.0	45.7	$17,630	$1,126	$16,504
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Cain Rd SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-3000	702	36	19.3	21.7%	441 (62.8%)	24 (3.4%)	94 (13.4%)	52 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (11.8%)	87.9	59^th of 534 public middle schools	89.0%		84.4	77^th of 535 public middle schools	85.6%	18	63.7	63.7	69.1	72.7	70.0	70.7	66.0	62.5	54.6	60.7	$14,672	$606	$14,066
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Conger Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-3200	462	25	18.2	42.9%	228 (49.4%)	22 (4.8%)	64 (13.9%)	60 (13.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	63 (13.6%)	84.6	72^nd of 534 public middle schools	86.5%		85.9	68^th of 535 public middle schools	87.3%	4	61.0	61.0	62.8	75.2	70.4	69.4	53.8	64.4	53.7	57.4	$16,806	$693	$16,113
Thurgood Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	3939 20th Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-7600	469	28	16.7	39.9%	253 (53.9%)	24 (5.1%)	73 (15.6%)	37 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	55 (11.7%)	58.7	200^th of 534 public middle schools	62.5%		62.7	179^th of 535 public middle schools	66.5%	21	52.4	52.4	44.2	57.6	52.9	51.9	38.1	50.9	44.0	44.7	$16,754	$830	$15,924

Frequently Asked Questions about Salish Middle School

What high school do graduates of Salish Middle School attend?

Students who attend Salish Middle School usually go on to attend River Ridge High School

What district is Salish Middle School in?

North Thurston Public Schools

How many students attend Salish Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 745 students attended Salish Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Salish Middle School?

Students at Salish Middle School are 41% White, 25% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 5% African American, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is Salish Middle School a good school?

Salish Middle School ranks 312^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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