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Cascade Middle School

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Cascade Middle School ranks 376 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 30% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Cascade Middle School is a public school in Sedro Woolley, WA, serving about 670 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Sedro-Woolley School District.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, Math, and Science are below the state average, and its statewide ranking has declined over the past decade to the 30th percentile. A significant area of concern is the support for Special Education students, where the school consistently ranks in the bottom 2% of Washington schools. This is notable because the school spends more per student ($19,760) than many higher-performing nearby schools, such as Anacortes Middle School.

When compared to its closest neighbors, Cascade performs better than schools like Mount Baker Middle School and La Venture Middle School, which serve similar student populations. However, it lags behind schools in higher-performing districts like Kulshan Middle School in Bellingham or Port Susan Middle School in Stanwood-Camano. Its performance is consistent with the overall standing of the Sedro-Woolley School District.

670

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,760

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

905 McGarigle Rd
Sedro Woolley, WA 98284

(360) 855-3520

District: Sedro-Woolley School District

Students who attend Cascade Middle School usually attend:

High:

Sedro Woolley Senior High School

Feeder schools for Cascade Middle School:

Elementary:	Big Lake Elementary School
	Central Elementary School
	Clear Lake Elementary School
	Evergreen Elementary School
	More...
	Lyman Elementary School
	Mary Purcell Elementary School
	Samish Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.2%

Hispanic:

26.6%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (35% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg41%

Washington avg48%

376^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

148^th of 247Sedro-Woolley 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	29.7	376 of 534	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	349 of 535	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	372 of 539	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	390 of 541	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	416 of 529	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	348 of 512	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	231 of 437	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.2	287 of 443	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.5	234 of 445	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.2	241 of 498	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.0	203 of 497	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.9	195 of 492	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	127 of 483	73.7%	★★★★☆
2009	46.4	261 of 476	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.3	247 of 466	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.3	241 of 463	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.2	256 of 449	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.4	256 of 425	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.1	333 of 421	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	26.6	117 of 135	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	349 of 471	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	272 of 464	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	328 of 464	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	353 of 479	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	382 of 469	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	290 of 452	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	222 of 376	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	269 of 347	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	295 of 344	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	248 of 336	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	219 of 360	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	268 of 353	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	278 of 344	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	174 of 259	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	37.3	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	13 of 33	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	28 of 59	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	327 of 457	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	296 of 455	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	314 of 463	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	289 of 475	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	292 of 458	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	304 of 448	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	176 of 349	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	336 of 472	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	343 of 466	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	343 of 470	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	350 of 480	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	357 of 476	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	327 of 453	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	190 of 371	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	70.6	6 of 43	86.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	168 of 246	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	146 of 243	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	186 of 244	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	180 of 257	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	146 of 250	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	119 of 246	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	75 of 166	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	182 of 186	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	177 of 179	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	167 of 167	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	139 of 199	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	211 of 231	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	203 of 268	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	381 of 488	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	334 of 486	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	383 of 488	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	418 of 488	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	430 of 480	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	347 of 470	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	197 of 325	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2018)86th percentile+39 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)27th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)13th percentile-34 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Science36%-13 vs state

Math31%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 5, 2014

This is horrible school!! There is a massive bullying problem and drug use problem at this school. The administration does little to nothing to protect the students. Protect your kids by not sending them to this school Close Quote

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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
Cascade Middle School	Public	7-8	905 McGarigle Rd	Sedro Woolley	98284	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 855-3520	670	33	20.1	55.8%	437 (65.2%)	6 (0.9%)	178 (26.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.9%)	29.7	376^th of 534 public middle schools	29.6%		33.5	349^th of 535 public middle schools	34.8%	27	36.2	36.2		42.3	35.2	38.6		32.1	30.1	31.1	$19,760	$959	$18,801
La Venture Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 LaVenture Rd	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6116	663	34	19.3	69.8%	178 (26.8%)	9 (1.4%)	444 (67.0%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.8%)	29.9	375^th of 534 public middle schools	29.8%		25.3	403^rd of 535 public middle schools	24.7%	28	32.9	32.9	36.6	43.6	38.0	39.4	28.6	40.7	24.0	31.1	$18,365	$1,054	$17,311
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cascade Middle School

What district is Cascade Middle School in?

Sedro-Woolley School District

What high school do graduates of Cascade Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cascade Middle School usually go on to attend Sedro Woolley Senior High School

How many students attend Cascade Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Cascade Middle School.

Is Cascade Middle School a good school?

Cascade Middle School ranks 376^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cascade Middle School?

Students at Cascade Middle School are 65% White, 27% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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