Enrollment
157
Middle
DISTRICT 133 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530765002666
Friday Harbor Middle School
85 BLAIR AVENUE, FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250 · (360) 378-5214 · San Juan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
65 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 56 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 32% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Friday Harbor Middle School→Friday Harbor High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within San Juan Island School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
WA avg 58.4% . -0.2pp since 2014
Math
45.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 39.8% |
| 2022-23 | 42.2% | 32.5% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 34.3% |
| 2018-19 | 67.2% | 55.0% |
| 2017-18 | 67.8% | 53.5% |
| 2016-17 | 68.1% | 52.2% |
| 2015-16 | 64.2% | 53.3% |
| 2014-15 | 55.4% | 54.5% |
% 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 →
Where Friday Harbor Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #93 of 294 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #103 of 357 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #120 of 357 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.7pp | #22 of 290 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 157 | #351 of 377 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #241 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #29 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
157
+8 (+5%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 243
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 157 | 10.4 | 15.1:1 | 41% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 177 | 10.8 | 16.4:1 | 46% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 178 | 11.6 | 15.4:1 | 50% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | 38% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 10.4 | 19.5:1 | 44% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 130 | 6 | 21.7:1 | 45% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 144 | 7 | 20.6:1 | 31% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 11 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friday Harbor Middle School.
About Friday Harbor Middle School
Friday Harbor Middle School operates as a very small middle school in FRIDAY HARBOR, Washington. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 157 students. It has 73% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Washington (about 577).
Federal data list 6 schools in San Juan Island School District, with 797 students enrolled.
At Friday Harbor Middle School, 73% of students are White. The school is also 22% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is lower than the 87% White share among all San Juan County residents. The diversity index for Friday Harbor Middle School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 15.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Friday Harbor Middle School, which has 10.4. Middle schools in Washington average 18.9:1, 3.8 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Friday Harbor Middle School is about 41%.
Friday Harbor Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (50.1%) and its predicted rate (52.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools.
In the surrounding county, San Juan County, median household income comes to about $84,800, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 16, with about 1,817 students.
Griffin Bay School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Friday Harbor Middle School. Friday Harbor Middle School has 5 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 51.5%, higher than Friday Harbor Middle School's 50.1%.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
From 149 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 157 by 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Friday Harbor Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
San Juan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,478
Census ACS
Median income
$84,800
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
1,817 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Juan Island School District
- Friday Harbor Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Friday Harbor High SchoolHigh · 255 students
- Griffin Bay SchoolCombined · 47 students
- Griffin Bay School Open DoorsHigh · 6 students
- Stuart Island ElementaryElementary · 3 students
Other schools in FRIDAY HARBOR
- Friday Harbor Elementary SchoolElementary · 329 students
- Friday Harbor High SchoolHigh · 255 students
- Griffin Bay SchoolCombined · 47 students
- Griffin Bay School Open DoorsHigh · 6 students
Nearby schools
- Griffin Bay School0.0 mi · 47
- Griffin Bay School Open Doors0.0 mi · 6
- Friday Harbor High School0.1 mi · 255
- Friday Harbor Elementary School0.5 mi · 329
- Shaw Island Elementary School3.7 mi · 8
- Lopez Middle High School6.4 mi · 111
Frequently asked questions
About Friday Harbor Middle SchoolHow many students attend Friday Harbor Middle School?
Friday Harbor Middle School enrolls approximately 157 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Friday Harbor Middle School serve?
Friday Harbor Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Friday Harbor Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Friday Harbor Middle School is approximately 15.1:1 (10 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Friday Harbor Middle School?
Friday Harbor Middle School reports a student body of 73% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Friday Harbor Middle School public or private?
Friday Harbor Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Juan Island School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.