Port Susan Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Stanwood, Washington

Port Susan Middle School in Stanwood, Washington enrolled 530 students in 2024-25 with 24.8 full-time teachers, 21.4 students per teacher against the Washington middle-school median of 19.1. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 46% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

516 students in 2022-23, 522 students in 2023-24, 530 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.5 to 24.8.

Students enrolled at Port Susan Middle School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 522, 2024-25: 53002004006002022-235162023-245222024-25530
Students enrolled at Port Susan Middle School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 522, 2024-25: 53002004006002022-235162023-245222024-25530
Students enrolled at Port Susan Middle School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 522, 2024-25: 53002004006002022-235162023-245222024-25530
Students enrolled at Port Susan Middle School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 522, 2024-25: 53002004006002022-235162023-245222024-25530
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351626.519.5
2023-2452224.821.0
2024-2553024.821.4

21.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 of every 100 Washington middle schools

Among the 376 Washington middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; This school 21.4; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.4state median 19.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; This school 21.4; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.4state median 19.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; This school 21.4; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.4state median 19.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Washington middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 39.9; This school 21.4; state median 19.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 21.4state median 19.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 321 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Port Susan Middle School enrolled 482 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 321 of the 482 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent35.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.2% of students were White, 13.0% Hispanic, 6.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White76.2%
  2. Hispanic13.0%
  3. Two or more races6.0%
  4. Asian2.1%
  5. American Indian1.5%
  6. Black0.8%
  7. Pacific Islander0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Port Susan Middle School scored proficient or above: 65% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWashington
Reading and language arts, 2021-2265%58%53.4%
Math, 2022-2346%40% (2021-22)41.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Stanwood

2 public middle schools in Stanwood report 2024-25 enrollment; Port Susan Middle School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Port Susan Middle School53021.423.4%
Stanwood Middle School52821.427.3%

All public schools in Stanwood →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Port Susan Middle School

  1. Lincoln AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 0.3 miles away: 20 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Stanwood Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 528 students, 21.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Port Susan Middle School with Lincoln AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Stanwood-Camano School District spends per student$17,626 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,626
  5. The largest public schools in WashingtonPort Susan Middle School is the number 230 by size of 380 Washington middle schools open in 2024-25.#230 of 380
  6. Washington schools by students per teacher21.4 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 19.1 for middle schools.21.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Port Susan Middle School

  1. How many students attend Port Susan Middle School?
    530 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 516 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Stanwood, WA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Port Susan Middle School?
    21.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for middle schools is 19.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Port Susan Middle School a Title I school?
    Port Susan Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Port Susan Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Port Susan Middle School scored proficient or above: 65% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Port Susan Middle School in?
    Stanwood-Camano School District, NCES district ID 5308340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530834002595 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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