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North Whidbey Middle School

Q: Is North Whidbey Middle School a good school?

North Whidbey Middle School ranks 175 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 66% of Washington middle schools

Summary

North Whidbey Middle School is a public school serving 705 students in grades 7–8 in Oak Harbor on Whidbey Island, as part of the relatively strong Oak Harbor School District. The district ranks in the 79th percentile statewide, while the school ranks in the 66th percentile and receives a three-star rating. Its 16.2 student-teacher ratio and $18,260 in per-student spending are broadly comparable with nearby schools.

Academically, the school’s clearest strength is English language arts (ELA), where 58.55% of students were proficient—above both the district rate of 58.14% and the Washington rate of 52.81%. Science was also slightly above the state average, at 52.52%. Math is the main area for improvement: 36.79% of students were proficient, 7.25 percentage points below the district and 6.32 points below the state. ELA has improved steadily over the past three years, and science also gained ground, while math remained in the high-30% range. Compared with nearby schools, Port Susan Middle School and Coupeville Middle School posted stronger results overall, especially in math and science.

North Whidbey Middle School has improved its statewide standing over the long term, moving from the 33rd percentile in 2016–2017 to the 66th percentile most recently. It also outperformed Anacortes Middle School in ELA and science, although Anacortes was considerably stronger in math. The school shows relatively strong effectiveness for low-income, homeless, military-connected, and Hispanic students. However, the special education subgroup ranking fell to the 23rd percentile, making support for these students another important area to review. Overall, North Whidbey offers a solid foundation, with literacy and science momentum but a clear need for focused math improvement.

705

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,260

Per pupil spending ?

42.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

67 NE Izett St.
Oak Harbor, WA 98277

(360) 279-5500

District: Oak Harbor School District

Students who attend North Whidbey Middle School usually attend:

High:

Oak Harbor High School

Feeder schools for North Whidbey Middle School:

Elementary:	Broad View Elementary
	Crescent Harbor Elementary
	Hillcrest Elementary
	Oak Harbor Elementary
	More...
	Olympic View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.2%

Hispanic:

20.0%

Two or more races:

14.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Washington median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg52%

Washington avg48%

175^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^th of 238Oak Harbor 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	60.4	175 of 514	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.8	217 of 534	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	200 of 535	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	183 of 539	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	265 of 541	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	213 of 529	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	223 of 512	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	240 of 437	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.1	290 of 435	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.9	188 of 443	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.7	271 of 445	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.2	354 of 498	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.1	261 of 497	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.6	339 of 492	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	25.8	381 of 483	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.1	293 of 476	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.1	248 of 466	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.1	190 of 463	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.3	195 of 449	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.1	127 of 425	70.1%	★★★★☆
2004	67.9	124 of 421	70.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	52 of 101	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	54 of 90	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	32 of 104	69.2%	★★★★☆
2021	40.1	62 of 106	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.3	15 of 111	86.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	88 of 147	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	84 of 148	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	73 of 145	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	96 of 161	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	77 of 149	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	91 of 152	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	105 of 123	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	33.8	89 of 135	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	145 of 443	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.0	192 of 471	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.5	159 of 464	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	162 of 464	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	232 of 479	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	188 of 469	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	167 of 452	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	82 of 347	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	59.8	117 of 347	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.3	49 of 344	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	78 of 336	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	41.3	195 of 360	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.7	99 of 353	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	44.2	187 of 344	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	143 of 259	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	9 of 27	66.7%	★★★★☆
2025	59.9	8 of 22	63.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	53.2	17 of 33	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.0	18 of 27	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	146 of 453	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	186 of 457	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	163 of 455	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	161 of 463	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	223 of 475	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	117 of 458	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	51.4	207 of 448	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	179 of 454	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.4	199 of 472	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	199 of 466	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	171 of 470	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	245 of 480	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	192 of 476	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	235 of 453	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	8 of 30	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	37.9	33 of 43	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.1	24 of 46	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	19 of 40	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	37 of 51	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	25 of 44	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	22 of 50	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	117 of 222	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.7	85 of 246	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	111 of 243	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	98 of 244	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	94 of 257	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	91 of 250	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	89 of 246	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.1	119 of 166	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	173 of 226	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.9	96 of 186	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	108 of 179	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	146 of 167	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	163 of 199	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	193 of 210	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	109 of 231	52.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	175 of 453	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.2	235 of 488	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	246 of 486	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	216 of 488	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	324 of 488	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	266 of 480	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	248 of 470	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.5	225 of 325	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile+10 vs school

Military Connected (2026)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile~ school

Female (2026)67th percentile~ school

Homeless (2026)67th percentile~ school

White (2026)61st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)47th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)34th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%+6 vs state

Science53%~ state avg

Math37%-6 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 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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
North Whidbey Middle School	Public	7-8	67 NE Izett St.	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 279-5500	705	43	16.2	42.3%	368 (52.2%)	34 (4.8%)	141 (20.0%)	42 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	13 (1.8%)	103 (14.6%)	60.4	175^th of 514 public middle schools	66.0%		54.8	217^th of 534 public middle schools	59.4%	42		52.5	52.5			58.5	58.6	58.6			38.8	34.7	36.8	$18,260	$128	$18,132
Oak Harbor Intermediate School	Public	5-6	150 SW Sixth Ave.	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 279-5300	767	44	17.3	44.7%	393 (51.2%)	39 (5.1%)	170 (22.2%)	49 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	104 (13.6%)								(n/a)	55.4		55.4	53.6	56.0			54.8	39.7	39.6			39.7	$18,289	$127	$18,162
Coupeville Middle School	Public	6-8	501 South Main Street	Coupeville	98239	Island County	Coupeville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 678-2412	158	10	15.6	37.3%	113 (71.5%)	3 (1.9%)	24 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.8%)	70.5	137^th of 514 public middle schools	73.3%		65.7	163^rd of 534 public middle schools	69.5%	26		63.0	63.0		57.1	62.0	67.1	61.8		40.5	49.3	32.9	40.8	$17,729	$518	$17,211
La Conner Middle	Public	6-8	512 N. 6th St.	La Conner	98257	Skagit County	La Conner School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 466-3173	123	9	14.4	56.1%	56 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.6%)	1 (0.8%)	41 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.8%)	30.3	356^th of 514 public middle schools	30.7%		25.4	410^th of 534 public middle schools	23.2%	54		28.2	28.2		32.4	47.5	42.1	40.9		24.3	38.5	25.0	29.5	$26,050	$2,679	$23,371
Blue Heron Middle School	Public	6-8	3939 San Juan Ave	Port Townsend	98368	Jefferson County	Port Townsend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 680-5661	222	14	15.6	53.6%	169 (76.1%)	5 (2.3%)	25 (11.3%)	8 (3.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	48.9	234^th of 514 public middle schools	54.5%		40.7	301^st of 534 public middle schools	43.6%	67		53.5	53.5		52.9	56.8	42.3	51.1		37.7	29.6	25.4	31.2	$23,485	$3,335	$20,150
Stanwood Middle School	Public	6-8	9405 271st St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1350	528	25	21.4	36.9%	399 (75.6%)	7 (1.3%)	63 (11.9%)	12 (2.3%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	36 (6.8%)	55.9	203^rd of 514 public middle schools	60.5%		29.3	379^th of 534 public middle schools	29.0%	176		48.6	48.6		46.7	56.7	46.9	50.3		37.5	44.2	40.7	40.8	$17,570	$518	$17,051
Anacortes Middle School	Public	6-8	2202 M Avenue	Anacortes	98221	Skagit County	Anacortes School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 503-1230	617	27	22.7	32.7%	466 (75.5%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (10.4%)	14 (2.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.0%)	67.1	148^th of 514 public middle schools	71.2%		73.2	118^th of 534 public middle schools	77.9%	30		49.5	49.5		52.3	60.4	46.8	53.2		41.7	55.2	55.1	50.7	$16,957	$68	$16,888
Lincoln Academy	Public	6-8	7600 272nd St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 629-1340	20	1	14.2	50.0%	15 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$22,741	$391	$22,350
Port Susan Middle School	Public	6-8	7506 267th St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1360	530	25	21.4	32.8%	404 (76.2%)	4 (0.8%)	69 (13.0%)	11 (2.1%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.0%)	79.5	94^th of 514 public middle schools	81.7%		73.6	116^th of 534 public middle schools	78.3%	22		56.7	56.7		60.0	70.3	59.5	63.3		47.7	55.7	53.9	52.5	$18,042	$491	$17,551
Mount Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	2310 E Section St	Mount Vernon	98274	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6127	569	30	18.7	70.8%	164 (28.8%)	10 (1.8%)	350 (61.5%)	13 (2.3%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.4%)	17 (3.0%)	8	492^nd of 514 public middle schools	4.3%		12.1	484^th of 534 public middle schools	9.4%	8		12.4	12.4		20.4	23.0	21.2	21.6		10.5	25.3	12.4	16.3	$18,362	$992	$17,370

Frequently Asked Questions about North Whidbey Middle School

Is North Whidbey Middle School a good school?

North Whidbey Middle School ranks 175^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Whidbey Middle School?

Students at North Whidbey Middle School are 52% White, 20% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of North Whidbey Middle School attend?

Students who attend North Whidbey Middle School usually go on to attend Oak Harbor High School

How many students attend North Whidbey Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 705 students attended North Whidbey Middle School.

What district is North Whidbey Middle School in?

Oak Harbor School District

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