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Enrollment
719
Middle
DISTRICT 922 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVERETT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530267000399
North Middle School
2514 Rainier Ave., Everett, WA 98201 · (425) 385-4800 · Snohomish County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL719 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
440 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 6 | 244 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 245 | 34% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
55.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
36.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -1.1pp 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 37 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 36.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 31.4% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 29.9% |
| 2021-22 | 52.8% | 28.4% |
| 2018-19 | 66.8% | 42.3% |
| 2017-18 | 62.7% | 42.5% |
| 2016-17 | 64.1% | 44.4% |
| 2015-16 | 55.6% | 33.9% |
| 2014-15 | 51.9% | 37.8% |
% 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 North Middle School
North Middle School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Middle School this school | 719 | 61.2% | 43.1% |
| Mountain View Middle School Bremerton | 856 | 62.1% | 23.3% |
| Cascade Middle School Vancouver | 815 | 59.5% | N/A |
| Bethel Middle School Spanaway | 661 | 63.5% | 36.8% |
| Covington Middle School Vancouver | 830 | 58.1% | N/A |
| Marysville Middle School Marysville | 656 | 61.0% | 21.3% |
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 North Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #132 of 294 | #15 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #156 of 357 ▲ 35 | #17 of 32 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #118 of 357 ▲ 22 | #15 of 32 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #72 of 290 | #14 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 719 | #121 of 377 | #15 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #266 of 340 | #17 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #74 of 340 | #10 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #105 of 359 | #4 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #146 of 192 | #12 of 13 |
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
719
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 772
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 719 | 34.5 | 20.8:1 | 61% (440) |
| 2023-24 | 678 | 34.1 | 19.9:1 | 63% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 706 | 35.7 | 19.8:1 | 63% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 38 | 19.1:1 | 62% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 40.5 | 18.9:1 | 53% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 685 | 34 | 20.1:1 | 69% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 678 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 63% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 764 | 35 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 772 | 39 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (764 to 719); teachers down 15% (40.5 to 34.5).
About North Middle School
As a mid-sized middle school, North Middle School serves students in Everett, Washington. In all, 719 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. It has 25% more students than the average for middle schools in Washington (about 577).
Everett School District operates 32 schools. Combined enrollment is 20,489 students.
White students account for 43% of enrollment at North Middle School, more than any other group. Other students are 28% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 6% Black, and 6% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Snohomish County residents are about 64% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
Its ratio of 20.8:1 is based on 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Washington average 18.9:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 61%. On average, public schools in Snohomish County report 41%.
North Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.1% and a predicted 39.1%.
In Snohomish County, median household income comes to about $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Snohomish County counts 227 public schools with about 118,688 students.
Garfield Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, North Middle School places 3rd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
North Middle School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 724 in 2020-21, 719 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 20.8 students per teacher, compared with 19.1 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback at North Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Everett School District
- Henry M. Jackson High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Cascade High SchoolHigh · 1,651 students
- Everett High SchoolHigh · 1,643 students
- Gateway Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Heatherwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,031 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
Other schools in Everett
- Mariner High SchoolHigh · 2,106 students
- Cascade High SchoolHigh · 1,651 students
- Everett High SchoolHigh · 1,643 students
- Gateway Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Voyager Middle SchoolMiddle · 902 students
Other North Middle schools
13 other US public schools in 12 states are named North Middle. North Middle School is the 6th largest of the 14.
- North Middle SchoolSioux City, IA · 1,136 students
- NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLBRENTWOOD, NY · 1,051 students
- North MiddleMenomonee Falls, WI · 804 students
- North Middle SchoolLenoir City, TN · 780 students
- North Middle SchoolGreat Falls, MT · 764 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield Elementary School0.5 mi · 393
- Everett High School0.5 mi · 1,643
- Port Gardner1.1 mi · 88
- Sequoia High School1.1 mi · 145
- Hawthorne Elementary School1.3 mi · 446
- Special Services1.3 mi · 95
Frequently asked questions
About North Middle SchoolHow many students attend North Middle School?
North Middle School enrolls approximately 719 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does North Middle School serve?
North Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at North Middle School?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at North Middle School.
What is the student diversity at North Middle School?
Student demographics at North Middle School are roughly 43% White, 28% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is North Middle School public or private?
North Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Everett School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.