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North Whidbey Middle School

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North Whidbey Middle School ranks 217 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 59% of Washington middle schools

Summary

North Whidbey Middle School is a public school serving about 705 students in grades 7 and 8 in Oak Harbor, part of the consistently well-regarded Oak Harbor School District.

Academically, the school is a solid, average performer in the state, with a particular strength in English Language Arts where it beats the state average. Math scores, however, are an area for improvement, as they trail both the state and district averages. A notable finding is that the school performs lower than its district counterpart, Oak Harbor Intermediate School, across all subjects despite very similar size, resources, and student demographics, suggesting potential differences in instructional approaches between the two middle grades schools.

The school shows distinct strengths in supporting specific student groups, ranking exceptionally high for homeless students and performing very well for Hispanic students compared to their peers across Washington. A significant challenge is supporting military-connected students, a key population in Oak Harbor, where performance has declined. Compared to nearby schools, North Whidbey sits in a middle tier—outperforming schools like La Venture Middle School and Mount Baker Middle School but trailing higher performers like Anacortes Middle School and Port Susan Middle School.

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 — 39th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Washington median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg53%

Washington avg48%

217^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

53^rd of 247Oak 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)66th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)64th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

White (2025)52nd percentile-8 vs school

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

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-19 vs school

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

Military Connected (2025)23rd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+3 vs state

Science49%~ state avg

Math37%-6 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 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%)	54.8	217^th of 534 public middle schools	59.4%		58.4	200^th of 535 public middle schools	62.6%	17		49.0	49.0			56.7	54.9	55.8			37.6	36.3	37.0	$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)	59.5		59.5	61.8	55.1			58.6	43.6	45.3			44.4	$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%)	65.7	163^rd of 534 public middle schools	69.5%		72	125^th of 535 public middle schools	76.6%	38		55.1	55.1		60.6	57.7	65.7	61.2		36.2	46.6	42.0	41.7	$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%)	25.4	410^th of 534 public middle schools	23.2%		23.3	420^th of 535 public middle schools	21.5%	10		25.7	25.7		41.0	37.8	31.4	36.9		35.9	33.3	20.0	30.0	$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%)	40.7	301^st of 534 public middle schools	43.6%		53.5	230^th of 535 public middle schools	57.0%	71		53.1	53.1		46.2	45.2	40.6	44.2		23.1	34.3	38.1	31.3	$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%)	29.3	379^th of 534 public middle schools	29.0%		33.5	348^th of 535 public middle schools	35.0%	31		38.1	38.1		43.4	41.9	34.6	40.2		31.8	27.2	25.6	28.4	$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%)	73.2	118^th of 534 public middle schools	77.9%		75.4	112^th of 535 public middle schools	79.1%	6		56.5	56.5		56.2	57.0	56.1	56.4		49.8	57.5	61.2	56.1	$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%)	73.6	116^th of 534 public middle schools	78.3%		73.4	121^st of 535 public middle schools	77.4%	5		58.3	58.3		64.4	61.6	59.2	61.7		56.6	45.6	46.3	49.4	$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%)	12.1	484^th of 534 public middle schools	9.4%		11.1	497^th of 535 public middle schools	7.1%	13		27.6	27.6		17.7	23.2	28.0	23.2		11.1	18.9	28.3	19.7	$18,362	$992	$17,370

Frequently Asked Questions about North Whidbey Middle School

What district is North Whidbey Middle School in?

Oak Harbor School District

How many students attend North Whidbey Middle School?

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

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

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.

Is North Whidbey Middle School a good school?

North Whidbey Middle School ranks 217^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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