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Best High Schools in Zip Code 98261

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At a glance

School

111

Students

Top rankedLopez Middle High School67^th of 438 Washington high schools

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Summary:

Zip code 98261, covering Lopez Island in Washington, is served by one public high school, Lopez Middle High School, which educates grades 7 through 12 within the Lopez School District.

Lopez Middle High School stands out as a remarkable success story, having dramatically improved its statewide ranking from the 60th to the 85th percentile in just two years. The school excels particularly in science, where student proficiency significantly outpaces the state average, and it maintains a strong graduation rate of 88%. With a small enrollment of 111 students, the school benefits from a low student-teacher ratio of 13.3-to-1, allowing for more individualized attention.

While performance is strong overall, there are variations by grade and subject, such as a noted dip in 8th-grade math proficiency that the school may be working to address. The school's high per-student spending and its status as the sole secondary school in the Lopez School District mean it is a central community resource, consistently outperforming district averages and demonstrating that a small, rural school can achieve excellent academic results.

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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 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lopez Middle High School	Public	7-12	86 School Road	Lopez Island	98261	San Juan County	Lopez School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 468-2202	111	8	13.3	58.6%	77 (69.4%)	1 (0.9%)	27 (24.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	79.7	67^th of 438 public high schools	84.7%		81.4	65^th of 437 public high schools	85.1%	2	50.0	80.0	66.7	62.5	54.6	68.8	62.8	50.0	27.3	43.8	41.9	$28,779	$1,240	$27,539

Cities Near Zip Code 98261

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lopez Island	3.98 mi	2	68^th
Friday Harbor	9.66 mi	6	72^nd
Shaw Island	10.21 mi	1
Anacortes	10.62 mi	10	59^th
Oak Harbor	11.31 mi	13	73^rd

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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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