Blue Heron Middle School

Blue Heron Middle School is one of the tiny middle schools in Port Townsend, Washington, run under Port Townsend School District, with 222 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 62% leaner than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 577 students.

Port Townsend School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,277 students; Blue Heron Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Blue Heron Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.9:1, putting Blue Heron Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Blue Heron Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.4%.

Across the wider county, census data for Jefferson County shows median household earnings sit near $74,048, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Blue Heron Middle School is one of 13 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 2,670 students).

The closest other public school is OCEAN, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Blue Heron Middle School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 54.8%.

Blue Heron Middle School operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Blue Heron Middle School's enrollment has declined 47% since 2018, when it stood at 418 (now 222). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 80% to 76%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.