Summary:
ZIP code 98011, in the Bothell area, has one middle school serving grades 6–8: Northshore Middle School, which enrolls 753 students and is part of the highly rated Northshore School District.
Northshore Middle School has a strong statewide profile. In 2025–2026, it ranked 60th out of 514 Washington middle schools, placing it in the 88th percentile. Students performed above state averages in every reported subject: 69.15% were proficient in English Language Arts, 56.78% in math, and 67.32% in science. Science showed the largest recent improvement, rising 7.48 percentage points from the prior year, while ELA increased modestly. The school’s latest results are especially notable given the strong overall performance of the Northshore School District, ranked 12th of 238 districts statewide.
For families comparing local performance with district expectations, the main opportunity is math. Although Northshore Middle School exceeded state math proficiency by 13.67 percentage points, it trailed the Northshore School District by 9.06 points. Math results were similar across grades 6–8, suggesting a schoolwide area for continued support. Sixth-grade ELA was another point to watch, with 60.77% proficiency compared with 76.07% in seventh grade and 71.32% in eighth grade. Overall, the school offers strong statewide academics, with particular strengths in ELA and science. It reported 21.78% free- or reduced-price lunch participation, a 21.1 student-teacher ratio, and $17,281 in per-student spending; these figures provide context but do not alone determine school quality.
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