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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 98276

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Summary:

The 98276 zip code is home to a single middle school, Nooksack Valley Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Nooksack Valley School District. While the school has a relatively high student enrollment of 449 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.9, its academic performance appears to be a concern, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science falling significantly below state averages.

Nooksack Valley Middle School's proficiency rates in the 2024-2025 school year were 40.95% in ELA, 41.99% in Math, and 42.03% in Science, compared to state averages of 53.1%, 42.63%, and 49.38%, respectively. This trend has been consistent over the past few years, indicating a need for improvement in the school's instructional practices, curriculum, or other areas to better support student learning. Additionally, the school's high free/reduced lunch rate of over 56% suggests a relatively high-need student population, which may contribute to the lower academic performance.

Despite the school's below-average test scores, its spending per student of $15,863 is higher than the state average, but this does not seem to be translating into better academic outcomes. The Nooksack Valley School District is ranked 104 out of 247 school districts in Washington and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating room for improvement in the overall quality of education provided to students in the area.

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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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year

Cities Near Zip Code 98276

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Everson	0.64 mi	7	137^th
Lynden	4.87 mi	9	104^th
Sumas	5.25 mi	1	211^th
Bellingham	7.32 mi	35	105^th
Maple Falls	8.17 mi	1	263^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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