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Marcus Whitman Middle School

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Marcus Whitman Middle School ranks 397 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

397^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Marcus Whitman Middle School is a public school serving 623 students in grades 6-8 within the South Kitsap School District in Port Orchard, WA, but it faces significant academic challenges, performing well below both district and state averages.

The school's test scores in English, math, and science are notably lower than those at its two nearby district peers, John Sedgwick Middle School and Cedar Heights Middle School, despite Marcus Whitman having more funding per student and smaller class sizes. A key difference is that nearly 60% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate about 20 percentage points higher than the other two schools, indicating a greater level of economic need in its community. This pattern of high need and lower scores is seen in similar schools in the region, like Mountain View Middle School in Bremerton, while more affluent schools like Woodward Middle School on Bainbridge Island perform much higher.

While the school's statewide ranking has fallen over the past decade, it has recently stabilized, and science scores have shown improvement. The district faces an important question of why schools so close together have such different results. For parents, this analysis highlights that Marcus Whitman serves a community with substantial economic challenges and, despite receiving more resources, has not yet found a way to translate that into academic achievement on par with its neighboring schools.

623

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,385

Per pupil spending ?

59.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1887 Madrona Dr SE
Port Orchard, WA 98366

(360) 874-6160

District: South Kitsap School District

Students who attend Marcus Whitman Middle School usually attend:

High:

South Kitsap High School

Feeder schools for Marcus Whitman Middle School:

Elementary:	East Port Orchard Elementary
	Hidden Creek Elementary School
	Orchard Heights Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Hispanic:

19.3%

Two or more races:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

!Math scores 17 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg50%

Washington avg48%

397^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the South Kitsap School District

84^th of 247South Kitsap 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	27.3	397 of 534	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	394 of 535	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	346 of 539	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	376 of 541	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	308 of 529	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	305 of 512	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	283 of 437	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.2	289 of 435	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.0	209 of 443	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.6	182 of 445	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.9	253 of 498	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.6	334 of 497	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.2	316 of 492	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.7	300 of 483	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.3	328 of 476	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.3	295 of 466	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.4	292 of 463	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.4	277 of 449	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.6	306 of 425	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.6	295 of 421	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	55.0	73 of 161	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	347 of 471	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	324 of 464	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	296 of 464	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	329 of 479	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	252 of 469	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	238 of 452	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.8	315 of 376	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	271 of 347	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	220 of 344	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	186 of 336	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	255 of 360	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	168 of 353	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	96 of 344	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	103 of 259	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	299 of 457	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	318 of 455	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	287 of 463	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	363 of 475	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	291 of 458	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	279 of 448	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	231 of 349	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	358 of 472	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	382 of 466	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	327 of 470	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	343 of 480	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	295 of 476	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	291 of 453	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	259 of 371	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	26 of 43	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	43 of 46	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.2	24 of 40	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	44 of 51	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	30 of 44	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	36 of 50	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	184 of 246	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	177 of 243	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	191 of 244	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	198 of 257	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.3	115 of 250	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	161 of 246	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	111 of 166	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	20.1	149 of 179	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	118 of 167	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	175 of 199	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	128 of 210	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	201 of 231	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	244 of 268	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	396 of 488	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	428 of 486	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	384 of 488	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	393 of 488	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	344 of 480	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	357 of 470	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	268 of 325	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2022)55th percentile+24 vs school

Military Connected (2025)40th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)17th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science42%-8 vs state

English Language Arts39%-14 vs state

Math25%-17 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
Marcus Whitman Middle School	Public	6-8	1887 Madrona Dr SE	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 874-6160	623	42	14.9	59.9%	356 (57.1%)	13 (2.1%)	120 (19.3%)	21 (3.4%)	7 (1.1%)	20 (3.2%)	86 (13.8%)	27.3	397^th of 534 public middle schools	25.7%		26	394^th of 535 public middle schools	26.4%	3		41.8	41.8		36.9	36.3	43.5	39.0		25.5	24.4	26.2	25.4	$20,385	$1,137	$19,248
Cedar Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	2220 Pottery Ave	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 874-6020	689	38	18.3	42.8%	403 (58.5%)	17 (2.5%)	135 (19.6%)	22 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.3%)	98 (14.2%)	70.4	136^th of 534 public middle schools	74.5%		67.8	152^nd of 535 public middle schools	71.6%	16		51.0	51.0		58.1	60.2	63.9	60.6		53.2	45.1	47.8	48.9	$17,372	$510	$16,862
John Sedgwick Middle School	Public	6-8	8995 SE Sedgwick Rd	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 874-6090	731	42	17.2	39.8%	519 (71.0%)	3 (0.4%)	94 (12.9%)	9 (1.2%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	92 (12.6%)	74	113^th of 534 public middle schools	78.8%		70.7	130^th of 535 public middle schools	75.7%	17		52.8	52.8		67.2	70.4	56.3	64.7		54.1	52.2	42.1	49.6	$18,556	$572	$17,984
Mountain View Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Perry Avenue	Bremerton	98310	Kitsap County	Bremerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 473-0600	856	48	17.7	62.1%	373 (43.6%)	43 (5.0%)	256 (29.9%)	30 (3.5%)	6 (0.7%)	18 (2.1%)	130 (15.2%)	15.6	465^th of 534 public middle schools	12.9%		15.8	466^th of 535 public middle schools	12.9%	1		29.5	29.5		30.7	32.2	29.2	30.7		27.0	15.4	19.3	20.8	$19,553	$1,752	$17,802
Woodward Middle School	Public	7-8	9100 NE Sportsman Club Rd	Bainbridge Island	98110	Kitsap County	Bainbridge Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 842-4787	479	25	18.9	12.3%	359 (74.9%)	4 (0.8%)	42 (8.8%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (10.9%)	97.1	14^th of 534 public middle schools	97.4%		97	14^th of 535 public middle schools	97.4%			77.5	77.5			88.3	82.8	85.5			79.3	67.5	73.4	$18,022	$120	$17,902
Sonoji Sakai Intermediate	Public	5-6	9343 NE Sportsman Club Rd	Bainbridge Island	98110	Kitsap County	Bainbridge Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 780-6500	456	25	18.5	13.6%	323 (70.8%)	4 (0.9%)	41 (9.0%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.9%)								(n/a)	86.0		86.0	89.1	84.6			86.8	84.6	78.2			81.3	$18,764	$412	$18,351
Ridgetop Middle School	Public	6-8	10600 Hillsboro Dr	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-2900	784	37	21.1	38.4%	405 (51.7%)	33 (4.2%)	144 (18.4%)	45 (5.7%)	6 (0.8%)	15 (1.9%)	131 (16.7%)	67.1	155^th of 534 public middle schools	71.0%		59.7	195^th of 535 public middle schools	63.6%	40		55.0	55.0		59.1	64.8	63.8	62.5		35.7	46.3	43.6	41.7	$16,995	$378	$16,618
Central Kitsap Middle School	Public	6-8	3850 NW Anderson Hill Rd	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-2300	564	29	19.3	33.0%	329 (58.3%)	17 (3.0%)	84 (14.9%)	24 (4.3%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	97 (17.2%)	58	202^nd of 534 public middle schools	62.2%		51.1	241^st of 535 public middle schools	55.0%	39		44.8	44.8		55.4	61.3	58.5	58.5		39.2	40.9	37.4	39.2	$16,974	$368	$16,606
McMurray Middle School	Public	6-8	9329 SW Cemetery Rd	Vashon	98070	King County	Vashon Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 463-9168	355	18	19.5	23.1%	262 (73.8%)	3 (0.8%)	44 (12.4%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.7%)	88.7	58^th of 534 public middle schools	89.1%		89.5	51^st of 535 public middle schools	90.5%	7		70.6	70.6		69.2	67.2	69.8	68.7		61.7	58.5	73.2	64.3	$18,890	$298	$18,592
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	3429 45th AVE SW	Seattle	98116	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9200	1,017	45	22.4	16.7%	632 (62.1%)	44 (4.3%)	108 (10.6%)	53 (5.2%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	161 (15.8%)	93.9	33^rd of 534 public middle schools	93.8%		94.7	32^nd of 535 public middle schools	94.0%	1		61.7	61.7		78.7	79.9	78.4	79.1		73.9	72.1	67.7	71.2	$18,366	$765	$17,601

Frequently Asked Questions about Marcus Whitman Middle School

What high school do graduates of Marcus Whitman Middle School attend?

Students who attend Marcus Whitman Middle School usually go on to attend South Kitsap High School

What district is Marcus Whitman Middle School in?

South Kitsap School District

Is Marcus Whitman Middle School a good school?

Marcus Whitman Middle School ranks 397^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Marcus Whitman Middle School?

Students at Marcus Whitman Middle School are 57% White, 19% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Marcus Whitman Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Marcus Whitman Middle School.

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