Middle · Washington

Shuksan Middle School

Free meals for all

Shuksan Middle School, a public middle school in Bellingham, Washington: grades 6–8, 606 students, 16.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Bellingham School District.

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
606
Teachers (FTE)
36.2
Students per teacher
16.8
Grades
6–8
Middle

Fewer students per teacher than 82% of middle schools in Washington

Median 19.1 · 378 schools compared

More students per teacher than 69% of middle schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared

Smaller than 51% of middle schools in Washington

Median 613 · 382 schools compared

Larger than 59% 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%

45%proficient

+7.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 60% of middle schools in Washington

Median 49% · 360 middle schools compared

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

Math

Washington: 44%

30%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 66% of middle schools in Washington

Median 36% · 351 middle schools compared

539 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
Some virtual classes
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Small city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Bellingham School District.

Location

Address
2717 Alderwood Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone
(360)676-6454
City or town
Bellingham

Nearby middle schools

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

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Whatcom Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–863718.559%53%
6–857517.668%54%
Fairhaven Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–858818.163%55%
6–835016.356%40%
Vista Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–855017.150%36%
Horizon Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–843317.152%30%

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.

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.

Sources

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.

NCES 530042000114