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Oakland Bay Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8

491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Oakland Bay Junior High School is a public school serving 544 students in grades 7-8 in Shelton, WA, part of the Shelton School District, which ranks in the bottom 16% of districts statewide.

Academic performance at Oakland Bay is significantly below state averages, with less than 30% of students proficient in English and less than 20% proficient in Math. The school has experienced a steep decline over the past decade, falling from an average to a very low statewide ranking. This trend is notable even when compared to other schools facing similar challenges, such as Hawkins Middle School in the North Mason School District, which achieves higher scores with a similar student population. Furthermore, Oakland Bay spends more per student ($19,332) than many higher-performing nearby schools like Washington Middle School in Olympia.

The school's struggles appear to be part of a broader pattern within the district, as its feeder school, Olympic Middle School, shows nearly identical low proficiency rates. An unusual finding is that 7th graders at Oakland Bay outperform 8th graders, which is the opposite of typical academic growth. For parents, the key takeaway is that while the school serves a high-need community, comparisons suggest its current academic outcomes are lower than what some schools with similar demographics achieve, indicating potential for improvement through different strategies.

544

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,332

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3301 Shelton Springs Rd.
Shelton, WA 98584-9114

(360) 426-7991

District: Shelton School District

Students who attend Oakland Bay Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Shelton High School

Feeder schools for Oakland Bay Junior High School:

Elementary:	Bordeaux Elementary School
	Evergreen Elementary School
	Mountain View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.1%

Hispanic:

42.8%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2010 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (22% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2010

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg28%

Washington avg48%

491^st of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

207^th of 247Shelton 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	10.8	491 of 534	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	488 of 535	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	484 of 539	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	479 of 541	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	455 of 529	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	460 of 512	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.4	298 of 498	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.6	235 of 497	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.6	280 of 492	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.6	311 of 483	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.7	390 of 476	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.4	380 of 466	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.2	421 of 463	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.8	358 of 449	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.4	301 of 421	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	451 of 471	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	441 of 464	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	413 of 464	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	421 of 479	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	407 of 469	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	400 of 452	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	339 of 347	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	318 of 344	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	315 of 336	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	349 of 360	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	338 of 353	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	323 of 344	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	422 of 457	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	405 of 455	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	406 of 463	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	424 of 475	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	405 of 458	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	417 of 448	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	425 of 472	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	412 of 466	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	429 of 470	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	429 of 480	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	397 of 476	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	414 of 453	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	13.5	221 of 244	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	173 of 257	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	186 of 250	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	212 of 246	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	159 of 166	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	56.4	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	455 of 488	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	451 of 486	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	438 of 488	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	426 of 488	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	420 of 480	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	426 of 470	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2022)56th percentile+44 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-25 vs state

Science21%-28 vs state

Math18%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Oakland Bay Junior High School

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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
Oakland Bay Junior High School	Public	7-8	3301 Shelton Springs Rd.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 426-7991	544	32	17.0	65.6%	256 (47.1%)	4 (0.7%)	233 (42.8%)	5 (0.9%)	16 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.3%)	10.8	491^st of 534 public middle schools	8.1%		12.4	488^th of 535 public middle schools	8.8%	3		21.4	21.4			31.0	25.8	28.2			18.1	17.0	17.5	$19,332	$1,194	$18,139
Olympic Middle School	Public	5-6	800 E K St	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 462-6671	601	35	17.4	70.0%	258 (42.9%)	6 (1.0%)	267 (44.4%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.0%)								(n/a)	27.0		27.0	24.8	30.7			27.9	10.4	22.4			16.6	$16,816	$1,194	$15,623
Pioneer Middle School	Public	6-8	50 E Spencer Lake Road	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Pioneer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-8291	250	19	12.9	64.0%	183 (73.2%)	3 (1.2%)	43 (17.2%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	11 (4.4%)	7.7	513^th of 534 public middle schools	3.9%		23.3	419^th of 535 public middle schools	21.7%	94		25.7	25.7		22.6	25.0	23.5	23.7		4.7	15.0	13.0	10.6	$23,793	$2,402	$21,392
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
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
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
Key Peninsula Middle School	Public	6-8	5510 Key Peninsula Hwy N	Lakebay	98349	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 530-4200	444	24	18.1	41.9%	311 (70.0%)	2 (0.5%)	63 (14.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	55 (12.4%)	38.1	316^th of 534 public middle schools	40.8%		47	265^th of 535 public middle schools	50.5%	51		40.4	40.4		47.1	45.0	39.1	43.5		37.9	32.8	31.4	34.0	$17,602	$439	$17,162
Hawkins Middle School	Public	6-8	300 E. Campus Dr.	Belfair	98528	Mason County	North Mason School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 277-2302	485	27	17.7	57.7%	293 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (28.5%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.9%)	20.2	437^th of 534 public middle schools	18.2%		25.5	401^st of 535 public middle schools	25.0%	36		27.8	27.8		31.6	31.3	34.0	32.3		29.4	29.3	23.0	27.2	$18,628	$519	$18,109
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakland Bay Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Oakland Bay Junior High School?

Students at Oakland Bay Junior High School are 47% White, 43% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

What district is Oakland Bay Junior High School in?

Shelton School District

Is Oakland Bay Junior High School a good school?

Oakland Bay Junior High School ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Washington middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Oakland Bay Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Oakland Bay Junior High School usually go on to attend Shelton High School

How many students attend Oakland Bay Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Oakland Bay Junior High School.

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