Middle · Washington

Nisqually Middle School

Free meals for all

Nisqually Middle School, a public middle school in Lacey, Washington: grades 6–8, 789 students, 18.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of North Thurston Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 789
Teachers (FTE): 43.6
Students per teacher: 18.1
Grades: 6–8; Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 65% of middle schools in Washington

Median 19.1 · 378 schools compared

More students per teacher than 78% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Larger than 79% of middle schools in Washington

Median 613 · 382 schools compared

Larger than 77% of middle schools in the US

Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Washington: 51%

42%proficient

+4.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 67% of middle schools in Washington

Median 49% · 360 middle schools compared

721 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Washington: 44%

27%proficient

+8.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 70% of middle schools in Washington

Median 36% · 351 middle schools compared

707 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Middle · Grades 6–8
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Small city
Run by: North Thurston Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with North Thurston Public Schools.

Location

Address: 8100 Steilacoom Rd SE, Lacey, WA 98503
Phone: (360)412-4770
City or town: Lacey
County: Thurston County

Quality of life in Lacey Schools in Lacey

Nearby middle schools

The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Salish Middle School	6–8	745	18.8	47%	32%	2.3 mi
Chinook Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	746	19.6	53%	30%	2.8 mi
Komachin Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	640	18.8	53%	36%	3.4 mi
Aspire Middle School	6–8	323	22.7	72%	64%	3.7 mi
Washington Middle School	6–8	702	19.3	71%	61%	5.1 mi
Reeves Middle School	6–8	394	18.1	60%	46%	6.0 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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