Vista Middle School
6051 Vista Dr
Ferndale WA, 98248, Whatcom County
Phone: 360-383-9370
Ranking: 
(455 out of 1,485, top 31%)*
(455 out of 1,485, top 31%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Ferndale 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 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 26 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 568 | 414 | 390 | 418 | 377 | 368 | 372 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 179 | 31.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 176 | 31.0% | 219 | 52.9% | 185 | 47.4% | 200 | 47.8% | 198 | 52.5% | 178 | 48.4% | 183 | 49.2% |
| Grade 8: | 210 | 37.0% | 190 | 45.9% | 199 | 51.0% | 214 | 51.2% | 179 | 47.5% | 190 | 51.6% | 189 | 50.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 301 | 53.0% | 225 | 54.3% | 218 | 55.9% | 231 | 55.3% | 199 | 52.8% | 197 | 53.5% | 201 | 54.0% |
| Female: | 267 | 47.0% | 189 | 45.7% | 172 | 44.1% | 187 | 44.7% | 170 | 45.1% | 162 | 44.0% | 165 | 44.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 41 | 7.2% | 26 | 6.3% | 28 | 7.2% | 38 | 9.1% | 30 | 8.0% | 33 | 9.0% | 26 | 7.0% |
| Asian: | 23 | 4.0% | 16 | 3.9% | 12 | 3.1% | 10 | 2.4% | 13 | 3.4% | 15 | 4.1% | 12 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 90 | 15.8% | 63 | 15.2% | 59 | 15.1% | 59 | 14.1% | 39 | 10.3% | 37 | 10.1% | 36 | 9.7% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.9% | 7 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.6% | 12 | 3.2% |
| White: | 376 | 66.2% | 285 | 68.8% | 275 | 70.5% | 297 | 71.1% | 288 | 76.4% | 276 | 75.0% | 284 | 76.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 31 | 5.5% | 18 | 4.3% | 12 | 3.1% | 6 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 236 | 41.5% | 150 | 36.2% | 146 | 37.4% | 143 | 34.2% | 132 | 35.0% | 121 | 32.9% | 115 | 30.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 9.5% | 36 | 8.7% | 26 | 6.7% | 37 | 8.9% | 31 | 8.2% | 36 | 9.8% | 35 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 20.53 | 17.81 | 20.69 | 15.33 | 14.10 | 14.30 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 100% | 58.5% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 100% | 71.7% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 91.5% | 81.4% | 80.7% |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 60.7% | 55.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 56.4% | 56.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 63.8% | 59.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 67.5% | 63.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 62.1% | 56.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 78.7% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 70.5% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 74.7% | 70.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 72.6% | 71% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 76.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 73.5% | 71.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 58.7% | 51.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 48.4% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 51.7% | 55.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 55.1% | 53.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 67.4% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 77% | 68.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 68.4% | 67.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 63.9% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 53.9% | 54.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.3% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 66.5% | 66.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 69.7% | 64.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 49.5% | 46.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 62.8% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 59% | 48.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 57.1% | 54.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 53.5% | 50.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54.4% | 51.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 66.8% | 60.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 79% | 69% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 67.4% | 61.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.3% | 68.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.7% | 62.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 59.9% | 59.3% |
| 2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 65.7% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 68.7% | 61.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 69.7% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 65.9% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 74.7% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 73.9% | 69.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 62% | 48.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 55.9% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 52.1% | 51.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 52.2% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 77.5% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.8% | 64.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.5% | 65.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 66.4% | 67.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 44.5% | 39.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 46.7% | 36.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 51.3% | 42.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 49.5% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 52.3% | 47.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 59.5% | 51.1% |
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* Vista Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.