Is Chinook Middle School a good school?

Chinook Middle School ranks 309 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Chinook Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 710 students attended Chinook Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Chinook Middle School?

Students at Chinook Middle School are 40% White, 30% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Chinook Middle School attend?

Students who attend Chinook Middle School usually go on to attend North Thurston High School

Chinook Middle School

Summary:

Chinook Middle School is a public middle school located in Lacey, Washington, serving 788 students in grades 6-8. As part of the North Thurston Public Schools district, Chinook Middle School has a diverse student population but faces challenges in academic performance compared to nearby schools and the state average.

Chinook Middle School stands out for its racial diversity, with a higher percentage of Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, and multi-racial students compared to surrounding schools. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Chinook's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (46.15%) and Math (29.61%) were below the district (50.97% and 37.84%) and state (52.63% and 41.68%) averages. The school's performance also varies significantly for different student subgroups, with relatively strong results for African American students but struggles in supporting special education and Asian students.

Chinook Middle School's challenges extend beyond academics. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a larger proportion of students from low-income families. Additionally, the school's per-student spending has fluctuated in recent years, which may impact the resources and support available to students. When compared to nearby schools like Aspire Middle School and Salish Middle School, Chinook Middle School's performance lags behind, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and a closer examination of resource allocation to address the diverse needs of its student population.

Detail:

Public 6-8

4301 6th Ave NE
Lacey, WA 98506-6398

(360) 412-4760

District: North Thurston Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
309^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,129

Students who attend Chinook Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Thurston High School

Feeder schools for Chinook Middle School:

Elementary:	Mountain View Elementary
	Pleasant Glade Elementary
	South Bay Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 17.9

Number of students: 710

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.0%

Hispanic:

30.0%

Two or more races:

13.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.5%

See top rated Washington middle schools

Compare Chinook Middle School to nearby middle schools!

Performance Trends

Compare Details Chinook Middle School ranks worse than 57.8% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 3^rd among 5 ranked middle schools in the North Thurston Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.23. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Chinook Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (40%), Hispanic (30%), two or more races (13.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the North Thurston Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Chinook Middle School is 17.9, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the North Thurston Public Schools District! (See more...)

Compare Chinook Middle School employs 39.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Chinook Middle School is $15,129. 2 middle schools in the North Thurston Public Schools District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Chinook Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Chinook Middle School 309^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Chinook Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Multi-racial students:

Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Military Connected students:

Male students:

Asian students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

North Thurston Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks North Thurston Public Schools 118^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

What do you think?

Your rating for Chinook Middle School?

(Ranking FAQ)

Rank History for Chinook Middle School

Compare

Rank History for all students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	55.18	189^th	421	55.1%
2005	57.75	176^th	425	58.6%
2006	64.53	142^nd	449	68.4%
2007	66.11	130^th	463	71.9%
2008	63.58	149^th	466	68.0%
2009	64.19	142^nd	476	70.2%
2010	51.42	237^th	483	50.9%
2011	58.76	186^th	492	62.2%
2012	47.37	269^th	497	45.9%
2013	55.24	223^rd	498	55.2%
2015	48.83	220^th	445	50.6%
2016	53.69	198^th	443	55.3%
2017	53.77	210^th	435	51.7%
2018	47.17	230^th	437	47.4%
2019	46.35	276^th	512	46.1%
2021	45.30	274^th	529	48.2%
2022	46.24	254^th	541	53.0%
2023	43.45	275^th	539	49.0%
2024	40.23	309^th	535	42.2%

See the entire list of Washington Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	35.74	113^th	166	31.9%
2019	36.23	166^th	246	32.5%
2021	46.54	126^th	250	49.6%
2022	43.82	134^th	257	47.9%
2023	42.44	133^rd	244	45.5%
2024	45.06	124^th	243	49.0%

See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	63.13	17^th	135	87.4%
2021	29.94	34^th	50	32.0%

See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	24.66	196^th	231	15.2%
2023	20.04	151^st	167	9.6%
2024	25.54	129^th	179	27.9%

See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.20	174^th	349	50.1%
2019	49.43	219^th	448	51.1%
2021	47.26	220^th	458	52.0%
2022	46.98	228^th	475	52.0%
2023	40.67	263^rd	463	43.2%
2024	35.55	298^th	455	34.5%

See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Homeless students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	63.53	12^th	59	79.7%
2023	75.35	1^st	11	90.9%

See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for Homeless Students!

Rank History for Female students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	47.16	195^th	376	48.1%
2019	50.34	223^rd	452	50.7%
2021	44.47	244^th	469	48.0%
2022	40.94	271^st	479	43.4%
2023	45.87	233^rd	464	49.8%
2024	37.18	290^th	464	37.5%

See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Military Connected students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	51.99	28^th	50	44.0%
2021	58.01	15^th	44	65.9%
2022	50.82	24^th	51	52.9%
2023	50.66	16^th	40	60.0%
2024	46.14	28^th	46	39.1%

See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for Military Connected Students!

Rank History for Male students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	42.82	207^th	371	44.2%
2019	41.33	264^th	453	41.7%
2021	47.05	232^nd	476	51.3%
2022	49.78	210^th	480	56.3%
2023	40.28	266^th	470	43.4%
2024	42.07	257^th	466	44.8%

See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	19.41	107^th	123	13.0%
2019	14.93	139^th	152	8.6%
2021	18.94	124^th	149	16.8%
2022	19.55	136^th	161	15.5%
2023	14.96	130^th	145	10.3%
2024	18.79	125^th	148	15.5%

See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	55.79	37^th	111	66.7%
2021	57.98	33^rd	106	68.9%
2022	44.99	51^st	104	51.0%
2023	69.04	26^th	96	72.9%

See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	52.20	111^th	259	57.1%
2019	55.55	136^th	344	60.5%
2021	46.01	164^th	353	53.5%
2022	44.43	176^th	360	51.1%
2023	47.99	149^th	336	55.7%
2024	44.27	173^rd	344	49.7%

See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	60.83	8^th	31	74.2%
2021	68.14	3^rd	19	84.2%

See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for Pacific Islander Students!

Rank History for White students at Chinook Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	38.95	202^nd	325	37.8%
2019	49.82	243^rd	470	48.3%
2021	52.18	219^th	480	54.4%
2022	54.50	203^rd	488	58.4%
2023	45.86	244^th	488	50.0%
2024	44.63	273^rd	486	43.8%

See the entire list of Best Washington Middle Schools for White Students!

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

We're sorry, but no reviews have been submitted for Chinook Middle School.

If you have first-hand knowledge about Chinook Middle School, submit a rating!

Reviews:
No reviews have been submitted!

Enrollment information for Chinook Middle School

Compare

Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	565	21	62	24	17	n/a	n/a	0	689
1989	647	31	59	23	15	n/a	n/a	0	775
1990	729	36	55	26	5	n/a	n/a	0	851
1991	749	33	63	24	6	n/a	n/a	0	875
1992	750	33	75	27	10	n/a	n/a	0	895
1993	570	48	59	25	6	n/a	n/a	0	708
1994	571	45	78	24	8	n/a	n/a	0	726
1995	540	43	70	36	8	n/a	n/a	0	697
1996	540	43	70	36	8	n/a	n/a	0	697
1997	489	52	71	40	9	n/a	n/a	0	661
1998	489	56	98	36	9	n/a	n/a	0	688
1999	481	49	112	32	13	n/a	n/a	0	687
2000	459	43	87	34	12	n/a	n/a	0	635
2001	475	38	82	47	15	n/a	n/a	0	657
2002	491	33	106	46	15	n/a	n/a	0	691
2003	491	33	106	46	15	n/a	n/a	0	691
2004	453	38	100	64	15	n/a	n/a	0	670
2005	463	44	98	61	18	n/a	n/a	0	684
2006	438	48	92	69	16	n/a	n/a	4	667
2007	427	65	86	69	26	n/a	n/a	6	679
2008	442	72	93	80	26	n/a	n/a	6	719
2009	466	55	103	80	18	n/a	n/a	14	736
2010	413	43	93	77	14	n/a	n/a	12	652
2011	381	28	80	86	12	8	28	0	623
2012	355	25	67	93	8	11	57	0	616
2013	377	28	48	99	5	13	58	0	628
2014	543	39	79	158	13	14	85	0	931
2015	533	42	104	180	14	11	116	0	1000
2016	514	58	96	185	10	13	124	0	1000
2017	376	26	93	156	8	21	91	0	771
2018	346	36	83	157	12	23	86	0	743
2019	374	37	82	149	12	21	102	0	777
2020	372	43	72	168	9	18	122	0	804
2021	370	35	81	189	4	17	117	0	813
2022	330	32	72	191	4	21	113	0	763
2023	337	35	66	210	3	28	104	5	788
2024	284	32	52	213	3	26	97	3	710

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 Chinook Middle School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	689	33.0	20.8	0
1989	775	34.0	22.7	n/a
1990	851	38.7	21.9	0
1991	875	41.2	21.2	n/a
1992	895	42.1	21.2	n/a
1993	708	46.0	15.4	n/a
1994	726	39.0	18.6	n/a
1995	697	36.1	19.3	n/a
1996	697	36.1	19.3	n/a
1997	661	35.5	18.6	n/a
1998	688	35.0	19.7	n/a
1999	687	34.6	19.9	n/a
2000	635	37.1	17.1	n/a
2001	657	35.9	18.3	n/a
2002	691	36.7	18.8	41.5
2003	691	36.7	18.8	41.5
2004	670	39.0	17.2	36.4
2005	684	38.6	17.7	30.1
2006	667	34.4	19.4	33.9
2007	679	37.0	18.4	33.1
2008	719	35.9	20.0	30.9
2009	736	35.9	20.5	30.2
2010	652	32.0	20.3	38
2011	623	33.5	18.5	23.9
2012	616	30.8	20.0	41.7
2013	628	31.1	20.1	40.1
2014	931	n/a	n/a	43.1
2015	1000	46.0	21.7	46.9
2016	1000	46.0	21.7	45.7
2017	771	41.7	18.4	47.3
2018	743	37.4	19.8	47.9
2019	777	38.2	20.3	48.1
2020	804	38.9	20.6	49
2021	813	39.5	20.5	48.2
2022	763	39.9	19.0	46.9
2023	788	41.6	18.9	53.7
2024	710	39.6	17.9	55.5

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 Chinook Middle School

Compare

Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	689	33.0	20.8	0
1989	775	34.0	22.7	n/a
1990	851	38.7	21.9	0
1991	875	41.2	21.2	n/a
1992	895	42.1	21.2	n/a
1993	708	46.0	15.4	n/a
1994	726	39.0	18.6	n/a
1995	697	36.1	19.3	n/a
1996	697	36.1	19.3	n/a
1997	661	35.5	18.6	n/a
1998	688	35.0	19.7	n/a
1999	687	34.6	19.9	n/a
2000	635	37.1	17.1	n/a
2001	657	35.9	18.3	n/a
2002	691	36.7	18.8	41.5
2003	691	36.7	18.8	41.5
2004	670	39.0	17.2	36.4
2005	684	38.6	17.7	30.1
2006	667	34.4	19.4	33.9
2007	679	37.0	18.4	33.1
2008	719	35.9	20.0	30.9
2009	736	35.9	20.5	30.2
2010	652	32.0	20.3	38
2011	623	33.5	18.5	23.9
2012	616	30.8	20.0	41.7
2013	628	31.1	20.1	40.1
2014	931	n/a	n/a	43.1
2015	1000	46.0	21.7	46.9
2016	1000	46.0	21.7	45.7
2017	771	41.7	18.4	47.3
2018	743	37.4	19.8	47.9
2019	777	38.2	20.3	48.1
2020	804	38.9	20.6	49
2021	813	39.5	20.5	48.2
2022	763	39.9	19.0	46.9
2023	788	41.6	18.9	53.7
2024	710	39.6	17.9	55.5

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.

6th Grade Immunization Rates