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Enrollment
479
Middle
DISTRICT 637 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530240000337
College Place Middle School
7501 208TH ST SW, LYNNWOOD, WA 98036 · (425) 431-7451 · Snohomish County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Washington public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
229 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 258 | 54% |
| Grade 8 | 221 | 46% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -5.6pp since 2014
Math
31.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -11.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 31.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 27.4% |
| 2022-23 | 40.6% | 28.3% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 31.6% |
| 2018-19 | 63.2% | 47.3% |
| 2017-18 | 67.7% | 54.6% |
| 2016-17 | 63.7% | 49.9% |
| 2015-16 | 61.6% | 47.8% |
| 2014-15 | 53.3% | 43.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like College Place Middle School
College Place Middle School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Place Middle School this school | 479 | 47.8% | 39.0% |
| Sylvester Middle School Burien | 582 | 49.5% | 35.2% |
| Komachin Middle School Lacey | 640 | 48.8% | 42.2% |
| Hunt Middle School Tacoma | 519 | 48.4% | 40.9% |
| Truman Middle School Tacoma | 438 | 49.5% | 38.3% |
| Drum Intermediate UNIVERSITY PLA | 639 | 43.0% | 60.9% |
Matched among Washington middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where College Place Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #159 of 294 | #21 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #197 of 357 ▲ 28 | #21 of 32 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #173 of 357 ▲ 10 | #19 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #66 of 290 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #260 of 377 | #28 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #215 of 340 | #10 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #91 of 340 | #14 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #208 of 359 | #15 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #83 of 130 | #9 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
479
-49 (-9%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 19.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 479 | 24 | 20.0:1 | 48% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 23.9 | 19.5:1 | 53% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 25.9 | 18.2:1 | 58% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 45% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 456 | 25.7 | 17.7:1 | 44% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 27 | 18.0:1 | 47% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 32% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 696 | 37 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 643 | 30 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for College Place Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (456 to 479); teachers down 7% (25.7 to 24).
About College Place Middle School
College Place Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Edmonds School District, located in LYNNWOOD, Washington. The school serves grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 479 students.
The Edmonds School District system has 37 schools and 20,955 students.
The largest group at College Place Middle School is White students, at 45%. The school is also 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is lower than the 64% White share among all Snohomish County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
College Place Middle School reported 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 20.0:1. The school's 20.0:1 compares with an average of 18.9:1 for middle schools in Washington. Roughly 48% of students at College Place Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
College Place Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 32% of Washington public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, College Place Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.0%; the prediction is 48.1%.
The school's county is Snohomish County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $111,246 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. College Place Middle School shares Snohomish County with 226 other public schools.
College Place Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Edmonds eLearning Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, College Place Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, College Place Middle School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 9%, from 528 to 479.
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Snohomish County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
844,430
Census ACS
Median income
$111,246
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
227
118,688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edmonds School District
- Edmonds Woodway High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Meadowdale High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Mountlake Terrace High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Lynnwood High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Meadowdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- Alderwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
Other schools in LYNNWOOD
- Meadowdale High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Meadowdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- Alderwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Spruce ElementaryElementary · 632 students
- Lake Stickney Elementary SchoolElementary · 628 students
- Lynnwood ElementaryElementary · 578 students
Nearby schools
- Edmonds eLearning Academy0.0 mi · 234
- College Place Elementary0.1 mi · 473
- Edmonds Woodway High School0.4 mi · 1,605
- Contracted Schools0.4 mi · 18
- Edmonds Career Access Program0.5 mi · 383
- Chase Lake Elementary0.7 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About College Place Middle SchoolHow many students attend College Place Middle School?
College Place Middle School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades 07-08.
Is College Place Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
College Place Middle School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at College Place Middle School?
Approximately 20.0:1 students per teacher at College Place Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at College Place Middle School?
At College Place Middle School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees College Place Middle School?
College Place Middle School is overseen by Edmonds School District in Snohomish County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.