Is Jason Lee Middle School a good school?

Jason Lee Middle School ranks 339 th of 535 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jason Lee Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 539 students attended Jason Lee Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Jason Lee Middle School?

Students at Jason Lee Middle School are 52% White, 24% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Jason Lee Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jason Lee Middle School usually go on to attend Hudson's Bay High School

Jason Lee Middle School

Summary:

Jason Lee Middle School is a public middle school in Vancouver, Washington, serving 532 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Vancouver School District, which is ranked 159 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jason Lee Middle School has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with 51.88% White, 27.26% Hispanic, and 11.28% two or more races. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by state test scores, is generally lower than the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (42.04%) and Math (30.98%) were below the state averages of 52.63% and 41.68%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 59.21% receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to other middle schools in the area, Jason Lee Middle School generally underperforms. For instance, Alki Middle School, which is part of the same school district, consistently outperforms Jason Lee Middle School in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates. The school's performance also varies significantly across grade levels, and certain student groups, such as Asian, African American, and Special Education students, are struggling to achieve proficiency at the same levels as their peers. These challenges suggest that the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public 6-8

8500 NW 9th Ave
Vancouver, WA 98665-7799

(360) 313-3500

District: Vancouver School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
339^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,464

Students who attend Jason Lee Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hudson's Bay High School

Feeder schools for Jason Lee Middle School:

Elementary:	Hazel Dell Elementary School
	Minnehaha Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.9

Number of students: 539

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.1%

Hispanic:

24.5%

Two or more races:

13.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Jason Lee Middle School ranks worse than 63.4% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 3^rd among 6 ranked middle schools in the Vancouver School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.51. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Jason Lee Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (52.1%), Hispanic (24.5%), two or more races (13.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jason Lee Middle School is 18.9. 3 middle schools in the Vancouver School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Jason Lee Middle School employs 28.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jason Lee Middle School is $18,464, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 middle schools in the Vancouver School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jason Lee Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jason Lee Middle School 339^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Jason Lee Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Vancouver School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Vancouver School District 159^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Jason Lee Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	31.68	310^th	421	26.4%
2005	23.79	350^th	425	17.6%
2006	20.10	378^th	449	15.8%
2007	16.12	415^th	463	10.4%
2008	21.97	393^rd	466	15.7%
2009	25.33	385^th	476	19.1%
2010	30.78	361^st	483	25.3%
2011	44.89	283^rd	492	42.5%
2012	35.70	346^th	497	30.4%
2013	33.70	357^th	498	28.3%
2015	49.81	214^th	445	51.9%
2016	40.58	264^th	443	40.4%
2017	42.19	249^th	435	42.8%
2018	49.11	219^th	437	49.9%
2019	48.98	260^th	512	49.2%
2021	44.10	280^th	529	47.1%
2022	33.82	358^th	541	33.8%
2023	34.82	337^th	539	37.5%
2024	34.51	339^th	535	36.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Jason Lee Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.09	84^th	166	49.4%
2019	51.74	120^th	246	51.2%
2021	45.29	130^th	250	48.0%
2022	35.31	162^nd	257	37.0%
2023	49.28	116^th	244	52.5%
2024	36.56	155^th	243	36.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Jason Lee Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	30.77	193^rd	268	28.0%
2019	29.62	168^th	231	27.3%
2021	20.89	190^th	210	9.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Jason Lee Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	29.90	258^th	349	26.1%
2019	36.81	299^th	448	33.3%
2021	46.26	228^th	458	50.2%
2022	35.88	310^th	475	34.7%
2023	40.17	270^th	463	41.7%
2024	39.55	266^th	455	41.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Jason Lee Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	55.91	19^th	59	67.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Jason Lee Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	48.91	188^th	376	50.0%
2019	48.17	235^th	452	48.0%
2021	40.20	273^rd	469	41.8%
2022	27.80	347^th	479	27.6%
2023	26.08	357^th	464	23.1%
2024	32.18	323^rd	464	30.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Jason Lee Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.33	197^th	371	46.9%
2019	48.26	224^th	453	50.6%
2021	48.46	220^th	476	53.8%
2022	39.37	278^th	480	42.1%
2023	42.75	254^th	470	46.0%
2024	35.87	283^rd	466	39.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Jason Lee Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	57.39	53^rd	123	56.9%
2019	29.90	118^th	152	22.4%
2022	12.31	147^th	161	8.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Jason Lee Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	14.25	104^th	106	1.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Jason Lee Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	40.61	157^th	259	39.4%
2019	45.13	181^st	344	47.4%
2021	44.26	179^th	353	49.3%
2022	39.94	200^th	360	44.4%
2023	26.74	251^st	336	25.3%
2024	47.04	164^th	344	52.3%

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Rank History for White students at Jason Lee Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	40.20	196^th	325	39.7%
2019	45.73	267^th	470	43.2%
2021	44.51	264^th	480	45.0%
2022	34.22	328^th	488	32.8%
2023	37.88	301^st	488	38.3%
2024	29.70	357^th	486	26.5%

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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 Jason Lee Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	476	11	18	8	13	n/a	n/a	0	526
1989	470	10	19	10	14	n/a	n/a	0	523
1990	494	9	22	14	11	n/a	n/a	0	550
1991	503	15	18	17	17	n/a	n/a	0	570
1992	521	13	18	13	9	n/a	n/a	0	574
1993	559	15	36	31	11	n/a	n/a	0	652
1994	598	21	37	33	16	n/a	n/a	0	705
1995	569	18	36	43	14	n/a	n/a	0	680
1996	569	18	36	43	14	n/a	n/a	0	680
1997	563	27	38	49	14	n/a	n/a	0	691
1998	547	27	27	58	16	n/a	n/a	0	675
1999	599	32	39	81	27	n/a	n/a	0	778
2000	683	37	37	94	21	n/a	n/a	0	872
2001	724	37	39	116	28	n/a	n/a	0	944
2002	706	36	38	154	18	n/a	n/a	0	952
2003	706	36	38	154	18	n/a	n/a	0	952
2004	685	37	39	151	16	n/a	n/a	0	928
2005	620	41	47	165	11	n/a	n/a	0	884
2006	579	25	44	187	7	n/a	n/a	2	844
2007	516	31	52	232	8	n/a	n/a	3	842
2008	502	36	52	221	6	n/a	n/a	2	819
2009	489	46	52	227	10	n/a	n/a	5	829
2010	458	46	58	186	13	n/a	n/a	12	773
2011	371	33	32	93	3	5	39	0	576
2012	393	30	31	89	4	5	46	0	598
2013	408	15	26	113	6	3	47	0	618
2014	400	16	20	115	5	4	43	0	603
2015	378	13	23	111	3	2	32	0	562
2016	370	15	29	127	3	4	41	0	589
2017	398	18	39	146	3	6	58	0	668
2018	415	16	39	172	5	10	59	0	716
2019	432	16	37	163	4	10	52	0	714
2020	413	20	29	159	5	10	62	0	698
2021	365	19	29	168	2	9	57	0	649
2022	310	28	26	139	2	7	67	0	579
2023	276	26	15	145	1	9	60	0	532
2024	281	24	14	132	3	10	74	1	539

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 Jason Lee Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	526	23.0	22.8	0
1989	523	24.0	21.7	n/a
1990	550	25.3	21.7	0
1991	570	26.7	21.3	n/a
1992	574	25.8	22.2	n/a
1993	652	29.0	22.5	n/a
1994	705	32.0	22.0	n/a
1995	680	35.2	19.3	n/a
1996	680	35.2	19.3	n/a
1997	691	34.7	19.9	n/a
1998	675	34.3	19.7	n/a
1999	778	35.9	21.7	n/a
2000	872	41.1	21.2	n/a
2001	944	45.7	20.7	n/a
2002	952	49.5	19.2	54.4
2003	952	49.5	19.2	54.4
2004	928	50.0	18.6	51.8
2005	884	49.5	17.9	61.2
2006	844	48.1	17.5	54.8
2007	842	46.0	18.3	60.4
2008	819	43.7	18.7	64
2009	829	43.7	19.0	62.7
2010	773	40.7	18.9	66.8
2011	576	30.4	18.9	52.6
2012	598	28.5	20.9	53.7
2013	618	30.7	20.1	57.9
2014	603	n/a	n/a	56.4
2015	562	31.0	18.1	53.7
2016	589	33.0	17.8	52.8
2017	668	34.1	19.5	47
2018	716	35.0	20.4	45.8
2019	714	36.6	19.4	45.9
2020	698	36.7	19.0	49.7
2021	649	36.5	17.7	48.8
2022	579	33.1	17.4	52.3
2023	532	29.5	17.9	59.2
2024	539	28.5	18.9	50.1

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 Jason Lee Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	526	23.0	22.8	0
1989	523	24.0	21.7	n/a
1990	550	25.3	21.7	0
1991	570	26.7	21.3	n/a
1992	574	25.8	22.2	n/a
1993	652	29.0	22.5	n/a
1994	705	32.0	22.0	n/a
1995	680	35.2	19.3	n/a
1996	680	35.2	19.3	n/a
1997	691	34.7	19.9	n/a
1998	675	34.3	19.7	n/a
1999	778	35.9	21.7	n/a
2000	872	41.1	21.2	n/a
2001	944	45.7	20.7	n/a
2002	952	49.5	19.2	54.4
2003	952	49.5	19.2	54.4
2004	928	50.0	18.6	51.8
2005	884	49.5	17.9	61.2
2006	844	48.1	17.5	54.8
2007	842	46.0	18.3	60.4
2008	819	43.7	18.7	64
2009	829	43.7	19.0	62.7
2010	773	40.7	18.9	66.8
2011	576	30.4	18.9	52.6
2012	598	28.5	20.9	53.7
2013	618	30.7	20.1	57.9
2014	603	n/a	n/a	56.4
2015	562	31.0	18.1	53.7
2016	589	33.0	17.8	52.8
2017	668	34.1	19.5	47
2018	716	35.0	20.4	45.8
2019	714	36.6	19.4	45.9
2020	698	36.7	19.0	49.7
2021	649	36.5	17.7	48.8
2022	579	33.1	17.4	52.3
2023	532	29.5	17.9	59.2
2024	539	28.5	18.9	50.1

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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