Is Nooksack Valley Middle School a good school?

Nooksack Valley Middle School ranks 292 nd of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Nooksack Valley Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 449 students attended Nooksack Valley Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Nooksack Valley Middle School?

Students at Nooksack Valley Middle School are 53% White, 35% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Nooksack Valley Middle School attend?

Students who attend Nooksack Valley Middle School usually go on to attend Nooksack Valley High School

Nooksack Valley Middle School

Summary:

Nooksack Valley Middle School is a public middle school serving 419 students in grades 6-8 in Everson, Washington, which is part of the Nooksack Valley School District. While the school has a higher percentage of Hispanic and Native American students compared to the state average, its academic performance lags behind both state and regional averages.

Nooksack Valley Middle School's test scores in English Language Arts (40.43%) and Math (36.9%) fall short of the state averages of 52.63% and 41.68%, respectively. The school also performs worse for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with special needs, compared to their peers at other middle schools in the area like Blaine Middle School, Fairhaven Middle School, and Horizon Middle School in the Bellingham School District and Ferndale School District.

Factors such as the school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, who receive free or reduced-price lunch (54.69% to 64.44%), and its declining statewide ranking over the years, suggest that the school may need to address issues of equity and access to resources to improve academic outcomes for all its students. By learning from the successes of nearby higher-performing schools, Nooksack Valley Middle School can work towards providing a more well-rounded and equitable education for the diverse community it serves.

Detail:

Public 6-8

404 W. Columbia St.
Everson, WA 98276

(360) 966-7561

District: Nooksack Valley School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
292^nd of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,863

Students who attend Nooksack Valley Middle School usually attend:

High:

Nooksack Valley High School

Feeder schools for Nooksack Valley Middle School:

Elementary:	Everson Elementary
	Nooksack Elementary
	Sumas Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 16.9

Number of students: 449

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

Hispanic:

35.2%

Two or more races:

6.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Nooksack Valley Middle School ranks worse than 54.6% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.99. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (53%), Hispanic (35.2%), two or more races (6.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 56.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Nooksack Valley Middle School is 16.9. (See more...)

Compare Nooksack Valley Middle School employs 26.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Nooksack Valley Middle School is $15,863.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Nooksack Valley Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Nooksack Valley Middle School 292^nd of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Nooksack Valley Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Nooksack Valley School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Nooksack Valley School District 99^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Nooksack Valley Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Nooksack Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	64.79	146^th	421	65.3%
2005	51.59	215^th	425	49.4%
2006	69.04	118^th	449	73.7%
2007	78.41	73^rd	463	84.2%
2008	78.41	75^th	466	83.9%
2009	75.64	92^nd	476	80.7%
2010	66.20	136^th	483	71.8%
2011	63.27	157^th	492	68.1%
2012	71.77	110^th	497	77.9%
2013	68.79	139^th	498	72.1%
2016	86.85	44^th	443	90.1%
2017	68.87	125^th	435	71.3%
2018	61.32	156^th	437	64.3%
2019	67.78	145^th	512	71.7%
2021	38.39	317^th	529	40.1%
2022	45.35	269^th	541	50.3%
2023	43.94	273^rd	539	49.4%
2024	42.99	292^nd	535	45.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Nooksack Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	38.96	148^th	250	40.8%
2024	72.82	55^th	243	77.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Nooksack Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	55.54	31^st	135	77.0%
2019	52.69	31^st	100	69.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Nooksack Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	59.92	67^th	268	75.0%
2019	39.94	112^th	231	51.5%
2021	17.06	202^nd	210	3.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Nooksack Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	61.53	95^th	349	72.8%
2019	76.14	50^th	448	88.8%
2021	38.77	284^th	458	38.0%
2022	45.64	240^th	475	49.5%
2023	50.91	211^th	463	54.4%
2024	44.76	236^th	455	48.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Nooksack Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	40.07	17^th	27	37.0%
2022	55.82	15^th	33	54.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Nooksack Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	54.11	164^th	376	56.4%
2019	67.64	126^th	452	72.1%
2021	43.36	254^th	469	45.8%
2022	47.34	229^th	479	52.2%
2023	44.07	244^th	464	47.4%
2024	55.51	190^th	464	59.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Nooksack Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	63.75	120^th	371	67.7%
2019	67.46	125^th	453	72.4%
2021	35.51	299^th	476	37.2%
2022	43.23	254^th	480	47.1%
2023	43.21	245^th	470	47.9%
2024	32.34	308^th	466	33.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Nooksack Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.06	105^th	259	59.5%
2019	58.10	124^th	344	64.0%
2021	39.40	198^th	353	43.9%
2022	39.72	203^rd	360	43.6%
2023	37.49	200^th	336	40.5%
2024	33.30	226^th	344	34.3%

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Rank History for White students at Nooksack Valley Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	74.30	82^nd	325	74.8%
2019	80.85	73^rd	470	84.5%
2021	48.36	239^th	480	50.2%
2022	56.32	192^nd	488	60.7%
2023	54.54	200^th	488	59.0%
2024	51.23	227^th	486	53.3%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Nooksack Valley Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	315	1	4	28	27	n/a	n/a	0	375
1989	336	2	6	31	36	n/a	n/a	0	411
1990	352	1	6	35	24	n/a	n/a	0	418
1991	377	0	14	33	23	n/a	n/a	0	447
1992	421	1	5	47	37	n/a	n/a	0	511
1993	440	3	6	48	34	n/a	n/a	0	531
1994	327	2	6	43	29	n/a	n/a	0	407
1995	332	3	10	38	34	n/a	n/a	0	417
1996	332	3	10	38	34	n/a	n/a	0	417
1997	338	3	7	50	31	n/a	n/a	0	429
1998	338	6	6	47	26	n/a	n/a	0	423
1999	332	6	6	48	38	n/a	n/a	0	430
2000	329	5	5	61	29	n/a	n/a	0	429
2001	350	4	7	57	25	n/a	n/a	0	443
2002	346	3	6	76	28	n/a	n/a	0	459
2003	346	3	6	76	28	n/a	n/a	0	459
2004	344	3	1	89	39	n/a	n/a	0	476
2005	337	4	5	85	30	n/a	n/a	0	461
2006	289	4	5	75	31	n/a	n/a	0	404
2007	288	7	6	79	21	n/a	n/a	0	401
2008	255	5	6	78	21	n/a	n/a	0	365
2009	240	2	8	96	34	n/a	n/a	2	382
2010	211	2	10	95	33	n/a	n/a	3	354
2011	189	2	4	103	18	0	24	0	340
2012	211	2	3	109	20	1	25	0	371
2013	203	3	2	106	17	1	17	0	349
2014	222	2	1	88	16	0	15	0	344
2015	207	2	6	91	15	0	14	0	335
2016	199	0	2	100	10	0	15	0	326
2017	201	1	2	109	13	0	19	0	345
2018	204	1	2	112	16	2	18	0	355
2019	202	2	4	134	11	2	16	0	371
2020	225	1	6	152	14	1	22	0	421
2021	216	2	5	173	15	0	19	0	430
2022	219	4	3	158	19	0	33	1	437
2023	214	1	4	154	17	0	29	0	419
2024	238	1	6	158	17	0	29	0	449

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Nooksack Valley Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	375	23.0	16.3	0
1989	411	22.0	18.6	n/a
1990	418	22.3	18.7	0
1991	447	24.0	18.6	n/a
1992	511	26.4	19.3	n/a
1993	531	28.9	18.4	n/a
1994	407	19.3	21.1	n/a
1995	417	20.3	20.5	n/a
1996	417	20.3	20.5	n/a
1997	429	21.8	19.7	n/a
1998	423	21.3	19.9	n/a
1999	430	23.5	18.3	n/a
2000	429	23.5	18.3	n/a
2001	443	22.7	19.5	n/a
2002	459	25.7	17.9	46.4
2003	459	25.7	17.9	46.4
2004	476	25.0	19.0	51.9
2005	461	25.4	18.1	57.7
2006	404	22.0	18.4	46.5
2007	401	24.7	16.2	45.6
2008	365	22.1	16.5	45.5
2009	382	22.1	17.3	51.8
2010	354	18.6	19.0	60.1
2011	340	17.5	19.4	58.2
2012	371	16.5	22.3	56.3
2013	349	17.4	19.9	57.3
2014	344	n/a	n/a	48.3
2015	335	18.0	18.6	57.3
2016	326	18.0	18.1	54.9
2017	345	18.0	19.1	58
2018	355	20.2	17.5	53
2019	371	20.0	18.5	55.3
2020	421	23.1	18.1	56.3
2021	430	25.2	17.0	55.3
2022	437	27.9	15.6	54.7
2023	419	27.6	15.1	64.4
2024	449	26.5	16.9	56.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Nooksack Valley Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	375	23.0	16.3	0
1989	411	22.0	18.6	n/a
1990	418	22.3	18.7	0
1991	447	24.0	18.6	n/a
1992	511	26.4	19.3	n/a
1993	531	28.9	18.4	n/a
1994	407	19.3	21.1	n/a
1995	417	20.3	20.5	n/a
1996	417	20.3	20.5	n/a
1997	429	21.8	19.7	n/a
1998	423	21.3	19.9	n/a
1999	430	23.5	18.3	n/a
2000	429	23.5	18.3	n/a
2001	443	22.7	19.5	n/a
2002	459	25.7	17.9	46.4
2003	459	25.7	17.9	46.4
2004	476	25.0	19.0	51.9
2005	461	25.4	18.1	57.7
2006	404	22.0	18.4	46.5
2007	401	24.7	16.2	45.6
2008	365	22.1	16.5	45.5
2009	382	22.1	17.3	51.8
2010	354	18.6	19.0	60.1
2011	340	17.5	19.4	58.2
2012	371	16.5	22.3	56.3
2013	349	17.4	19.9	57.3
2014	344	n/a	n/a	48.3
2015	335	18.0	18.6	57.3
2016	326	18.0	18.1	54.9
2017	345	18.0	19.1	58
2018	355	20.2	17.5	53
2019	371	20.0	18.5	55.3
2020	421	23.1	18.1	56.3
2021	430	25.2	17.0	55.3
2022	437	27.9	15.6	54.7
2023	419	27.6	15.1	64.4
2024	449	26.5	16.9	56.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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