La Conner Middle

Set in LA CONNER, Washington, La Conner Middle is a rural-scale junior high, part of La Conner School District. It caters to 123 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 79% smaller than the state mean of about 577.

Across the 3 schools in La Conner School District (485 students total), La Conner Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, La Conner Middle records that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 33% Native American, 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, La Conner Middle lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.9:1, putting La Conner Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, La Conner Middle is in the bottom 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 42.6%; La Conner Middle posts 29.1%, -13.4 points below that line.

In the broader community, Skagit County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,263, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Skagit County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,298 students), La Conner Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: La Conner High School, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, La Conner Middle comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 38.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at La Conner Middle has contracted 15%, going from 145 students in 2018 to 123 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 57% to 46% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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