Summary:
ZIP code 98257 has one middle school, La Conner Middle, serving grades 6–8 in the small community of La Conner. The school enrolls 123 students and is part of the La Conner School District. Its relatively small size means that results can change noticeably from year to year, while its 56.1% free- or reduced-price lunch rate provides important context for families reviewing academic performance.
La Conner Middle has shown positive movement in its overall ranking, rising from the 21st percentile and one star in 2023–2024 to the 31st percentile and two stars in 2025–2026. In the latest results, English Language Arts was the strongest subject, with 40.87% of students proficient, followed by Math at 29.46% and Science at 28.21%. The school remained below both district and Washington averages in all three subjects, with the largest gap in Science. Recent progress is encouraging: ELA increased by 3.93 percentage points and Science by 2.50 points, while Math was nearly unchanged.
Seventh grade stands out as the strongest-performing grade. It reached 47.5% proficiency in ELA and 38.46% in Math, with its Math result only 2.85 percentage points below the state average. Sixth grade needs particular attention, posting the lowest ELA and Math results and the largest gaps compared with Washington benchmarks. Eighth-grade Science was also a notable concern, at 28.21% proficient compared with 48.78% statewide. Families may also consider the school’s 14.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio and $26,050 per-student spending figure, while remembering that these measures do not by themselves indicate instructional quality. Since there are no other middle schools in the ZIP code, the most useful comparisons are with district and state results and with performance trends across grades.
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