Enrollment
158
Middle
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COUPEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530180002049
Coupeville Middle School
501 South Main Street, Coupeville, WA 98239 · (360) 678-2412 · Island County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL158 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
15.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 65.7:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
59 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 6 | 75 | 47% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 48% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Coupeville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
58.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +11.5pp since 2014
Math
38.8%
WA avg 51.2% . +9.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.5% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.4% | 42.4% |
| 2022-23 | 53.8% | 31.6% |
| 2021-22 | 57.4% | 30.4% |
| 2018-19 | 73.0% | 52.8% |
| 2017-18 | 61.9% | 43.7% |
| 2016-17 | 63.3% | 48.6% |
| 2015-16 | 54.1% | 30.6% |
| 2014-15 | 47.0% | 29.6% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Coupeville Middle School
Coupeville Middle School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coupeville Middle School this school | 158 | 37.3% | 51.2% |
| Friday Harbor Middle School FRIDAY HARBOR | 157 | 41.4% | 50.1% |
| Walter Strom Middle School Cle Elum | 206 | 39.8% | 45.4% |
| Orcas Island Middle School EASTSOUND | 110 | 39.1% | 45.4% |
| Kalama Middle School Kalama | 266 | 40.2% | N/A |
| Canyon Creek Middle School Washougal | 168 | 29.2% | N/A |
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 Coupeville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #83 of 294 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #143 of 357 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #99 of 357 ▼ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.7pp | #85 of 290 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 158 | #350 of 377 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #262 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.4% | #14 of 192 |
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
158
-49 (-24%) vs 2020
-40% since 2000-01, when it was 264
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 158 | 10.1 | 15.6:1 | 37% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 11 | 22.0:1 | 45% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 11.2 | 19.2:1 | 38% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | 10 | 20.7:1 | 33% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 13.5 | 16.8:1 | 31% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 10 | 22.4:1 | 31% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 11 | 22.0:1 | 42% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coupeville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (227 to 158); teachers down 25% (13.5 to 10.1).
About Coupeville Middle School
Coupeville Middle School is a middle school located in Coupeville, Washington, in Island County. The latest federal count shows 158 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Washington is about 577 students, so this school is 73% smaller than average.
Coupeville School District has 4 schools and 952 students, and Coupeville Middle School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Coupeville Middle School is 72% White. The rest of enrollment is 15% Hispanic and 11% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Coupeville Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
Federal data list 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Coupeville Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.6:1. Among middle schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 18.9:1. The lunch program counts 37% of students at Coupeville Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Washington public middle schools, Coupeville Middle School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Coupeville Middle School, the prediction is 55.1% and the result is 51.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Island County show that median household income is about $90,551, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 26 public schools operate in Island County, serving about 8,561 students.
The closest public school to Coupeville Middle School is Coupeville Open Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Coupeville Middle School ranks 4th on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 207 in 2020-21 and 158 in 2024-25, a 24% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.7:1 in 2020-21 to 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Island County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
86,836
Census ACS
Median income
$90,551
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coupeville School District
- Coupeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Coupeville High SchoolHigh · 256 students
- Coupeville Open AcademyHigh · 46 students
- Island County Corrections Facility Ed ProgramHigh
- Island Juvenile Detention Education ProgramHigh
- Toddler Learning CenterElementary
Other schools in Coupeville
- Coupeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Coupeville High SchoolHigh · 256 students
- Coupeville Open AcademyHigh · 46 students
- Island County Corrections Facility Ed ProgramHigh
- Island Juvenile Detention Education ProgramHigh
Nearby schools
- Coupeville Open Academy0.0 mi · 46
- Coupeville High School0.0 mi · 256
- Coupeville Elementary School0.4 mi · 492
- Broad View Elementary6.1 mi · 369
- Oak Harbor Intermediate School6.1 mi · 767
- Homeconnection6.3 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Coupeville Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Coupeville Middle School?
Coupeville Middle School enrolls approximately 158 students in grades 06-08.
Is Coupeville Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coupeville Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Coupeville Middle School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Coupeville Middle School.
How diverse is Coupeville Middle School?
Coupeville Middle School reports a student body of 72% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Two or more.
What district is Coupeville Middle School in?
Coupeville Middle School is part of Coupeville School District.
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