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Northshore Middle School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Northshore Middle School
Northshore Middle School operates as a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in Bothell, Washington, part of Northshore School District. Current enrollment sits at 753 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 31% larger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 577 students.
Within Northshore School District, which oversees 37 schools and 22,735 students, Northshore Middle School is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Northshore Middle School lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 9% multiracial, 2% Black. Compared to King County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below King County's rate of about 38%.
After controlling for student poverty, Northshore Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.6%; this one delivers 61.6%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (King County) shows that median household earnings sit near $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Northshore Middle School is one.
The closest other public school is Woodinville Community Center, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Northshore Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northshore Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 60.5%.
The campus sits in a suburban setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northshore Middle School has shrank 16%, going from 895 students in 2018 to 753 in 2025.
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