Shuksan Middle School
2717 Alderwood Ave
Bellingham WA, 98225, Whatcom County
Phone: 360-676-6454
Ranking: 
(1,099 out of 1,485, bottom 26%)*
(1,099 out of 1,485, bottom 26%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Bellingham School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 36 | 36 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 33 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 627 | 652 | 659 | 810 | 607 | 575 | 557 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 204 | 32.5% | 209 | 32.1% | 222 | 33.7% | 230 | 28.4% | 212 | 34.9% | 186 | 32.3% | 194 | 34.8% |
| Grade 7: | 204 | 32.5% | 216 | 33.1% | 214 | 32.5% | 383 | 47.3% | 184 | 30.3% | 205 | 35.7% | 185 | 33.2% |
| Grade 8: | 219 | 34.9% | 227 | 34.8% | 223 | 33.8% | 197 | 24.3% | 211 | 34.8% | 184 | 32.0% | 178 | 32.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 315 | 50.2% | 328 | 50.3% | 340 | 51.6% | 419 | 51.7% | 285 | 47.0% | 286 | 49.7% | 278 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 312 | 49.8% | 324 | 49.7% | 319 | 48.4% | 391 | 48.3% | 314 | 51.7% | 267 | 46.4% | 264 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.0% | 20 | 3.0% | 17 | 2.1% | 18 | 3.0% | 19 | 3.3% | 17 | 3.1% |
| Asian: | 64 | 10.2% | 70 | 10.7% | 67 | 10.2% | 72 | 8.9% | 64 | 10.5% | 51 | 8.9% | 52 | 9.3% |
| Hispanic: | 164 | 26.2% | 150 | 23.0% | 163 | 24.7% | 185 | 22.8% | 142 | 23.4% | 128 | 22.3% | 115 | 20.6% |
| Black: | 11 | 1.8% | 13 | 2.0% | 29 | 4.4% | 29 | 3.6% | 23 | 3.8% | 17 | 3.0% | 16 | 2.9% |
| White: | 334 | 53.3% | 353 | 54.1% | 375 | 56.9% | 502 | 62.0% | 360 | 59.3% | 346 | 60.2% | 346 | 62.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 43 | 6.9% | 50 | 7.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 328 | 52.3% | 343 | 52.6% | 361 | 54.8% | 319 | 39.4% | 295 | 48.6% | 239 | 41.6% | 208 | 37.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 10.5% | 70 | 10.7% | 68 | 10.3% | 62 | 7.7% | 58 | 9.6% | 66 | 11.5% | 82 | 14.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.05 | 18.14 | 19.19 | 18.91 | 17.30 | 16.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 80.8% | 71.4% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 78.2% | 78.9% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 89.9% | 88.1% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 100% | 81.4% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 90.9% | 88.6% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 100.0% | 95.0% | 89.4% |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 51.5% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 60.4% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 63.2% | 61.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 61.8% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 70.8% | 64.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 77.2% | 70.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 75.8% | 70.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 77.0% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 69.5% | 55.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 70.5% | 56.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 72.4% | 59.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 72.1% | 63.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 74% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 64.1% | 56.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 79.2% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 78.4% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 76.4% | 70.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 70.4% | 71% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 75.4% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 76.7% | 71.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 52.5% | 51.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 65.5% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 62.9% | 55.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 65.0% | 53.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 77.6% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 76.9% | 68.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 74.5% | 67.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 73.9% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 66.7% | 54.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 75% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 74.9% | 66.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 75.2% | 64.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 56.4% | 49.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 54.6% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 57.1% | 48.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 60% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 74% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 74.5% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 76.9% | 68.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 76.6% | 72% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 57.4% | 46.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 59.4% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 59.7% | 48.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 62.4% | 54.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 56.9% | 50.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 60.3% | 51.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 71.4% | 60.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 78.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 72.1% | 61.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 76.7% | 68.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 68.1% | 62.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 68.1% | 59.3% |
| 2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 68.3% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 73.5% | 61.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 72.4% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 74.7% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 73.6% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 74.7% | 69.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 59.9% | 48.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 62.2% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 63.1% | 51.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 61.8% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 76.2% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 74.4% | 64.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 71.3% | 65.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 73.4% | 67.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 51.9% | 39.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 46.2% | 36.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 57.2% | 42.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 54.5% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 55.9% | 47.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 62.6% | 51.1% |
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* Shuksan Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.