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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 98245


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Top rankedOrcas Island Middle School130th of 514 Washington middle schools
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Summary:

ZIP code 98245, serving Orcas Island, has one middle school: Orcas Island Middle School, which serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 110 students. The school is part of the Orcas Island School District, ranked 44th out of 238 Washington districts for 2025–2026, placing it in the 82nd percentile. With only one middle school in the ZIP code, families are not choosing among several local schools; the main question is how this school performs and whether its small-school setting fits their needs.

Overall, Orcas Island Middle School has a positive academic profile. In 2025–2026, it performed above the Washington average in all three reported subjects: 61.29% of students were proficient in English language arts, 45.74% in math, and 55.56% in science. English language arts was the strongest subject, and eighth-grade ELA was especially notable at 71.43% proficient, more than 20 percentage points above the state result. Sixth-grade math was another strength, with 51.85% proficiency compared with 39.79% statewide. Math exceeded the state average in every grade, although results declined from sixth through eighth grade. The school also earned a four-star rating and ranked in the 75th percentile among schools in 2025–2026.

Parents should also consider the school’s recent trends and small enrollment. Compared with the previous year, all-grade ELA declined 2.54 percentage points and math declined 3.73 points, while science was nearly unchanged. Science remains above the state average but trails the district substantially—55.56% at the school compared with 67.59% districtwide—making it the clearest area for improvement. The school’s 39.09% free- or reduced-price lunch rate, 20.6-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and $17,885 per-student spending provide additional context. Because enrollment is small, year-to-year and grade-level percentages can shift noticeably when only a few students’ results change. A suppressed seventh-grade ELA result is unknown and should not be interpreted as either strong or weak performance.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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