Enrollment
110
Middle
DISTRICT 135 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORCAS ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530630002815
Orcas Island Middle School
715 SCHOOL RD, EASTSOUND, WA 98245 · (360) 376-2287 · San Juan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL110 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Washington public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
20.7:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
43 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 42 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 38% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Orcas Island Middle School→Orcas Island High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Orcas 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
59.4%
WA avg 58.4% . -4.9pp since 2014
Math
45.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -10.5pp 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 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 30.9% |
| 2022-23 | 56.6% | 32.1% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 27.3% |
| 2018-19 | 51.5% | 40.8% |
| 2017-18 | 59.3% | 37.4% |
| 2016-17 | 71.7% | 52.8% |
| 2015-16 | 75.9% | 61.1% |
| 2014-15 | 64.3% | 56.1% |
% 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Orcas Island Middle School
Orcas Island Middle School's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orcas Island Middle School this school | 110 | 39.1% | 45.4% |
| Lind Ritzville Middle School Lind | 89 | 42.7% | N/A |
| Friday Harbor Middle School FRIDAY HARBOR | 157 | 41.4% | 50.1% |
| Coupeville Middle School Coupeville | 158 | 37.3% | 51.2% |
| Bryant Montessori Middle School Tacoma | 135 | 48.1% | 37.1% |
| Wayne M Henkle Middle School WHITE SALMON | 167 | 47.3% | 42.2% |
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 Orcas Island Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #115 of 294 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #102 of 357 ▲ 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #86 of 357 ▲ 81 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.9pp | #5 of 290 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 110 | #359 of 377 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #252 of 359 |
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
110
-9 (-8%) vs 2020
+18% since 2000-01, when it was 93
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 29.8:1
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 | 110 | 5.3 | 20.7:1 | 39% (43) |
| 2023-24 | 91 | 5.4 | 16.7:1 | 44% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 107 | 5.8 | 18.3:1 | 41% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 4 | 29.8:1 | 47% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 89 | 5.7 | 15.6:1 | 47% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 55 | 3 | 18.3:1 | 45% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 68 | 4 | 17.0:1 | 38% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 93 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orcas Island Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (89 to 110); teachers down 7% (5.7 to 5.3).
About Orcas Island Middle School
Orcas Island Middle School is a public middle-grades school in EASTSOUND, Washington. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 110 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Washington is about 577 students.
Orcas Island School District operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 807 students.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at Orcas Island Middle School. Other students are 24% Hispanic and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 87% White share among all San Juan County residents. By the diversity index, Orcas Island Middle School comes in at 43%.
Orcas Island Middle School employs 5.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.7:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Washington is 18.9:1, lower than at this school. Orcas Island Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 39%. That is close to the 37% average for public schools in San Juan County.
The allk12 Grade for Orcas Island Middle School is B. Compared with Washington public middle schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.0% for Orcas Island Middle School. The school posts 45.4%, 8.6 points below the prediction.
Orcas Island Middle School is located in San Juan County, where median household income is about $84,800, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Orcas Island Middle School is one of 16 public schools in San Juan County, which together enroll about 1,817 students.
The closest public school, Orcas Island Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Orcas Island Middle School. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Orcas Island Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 119 to 110. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 20.7:1, from 29.8:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Orcas Island Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Orcas Island School District
- OASIS K-12Combined · 331 students
- Orcas Island High SchoolHigh · 177 students
- Orcas Island Elementary SchoolElementary · 160 students
- Orcas Island Montessori PublicElementary · 24 students
- Waldron Island SchoolElementary · 5 students
Other schools in EASTSOUND
- OASIS K-12Combined · 331 students
- Orcas Island High SchoolHigh · 177 students
- Orcas Island Elementary SchoolElementary · 160 students
- Orcas Island Montessori PublicElementary · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Orcas Island Elementary School0.0 mi · 160
- Orcas Island High School0.0 mi · 177
- OASIS K-120.0 mi · 331
- Orcas Island Montessori Public0.0 mi · 24
- Waldron Island School5.9 mi · 5
- Shaw Island Elementary School9.2 mi · 8
Frequently asked questions
About Orcas Island Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Orcas Island Middle School?
Orcas Island Middle School enrolls approximately 110 students in grades 06-08.
Is Orcas Island Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orcas Island Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Orcas Island Middle School have?
Orcas Island Middle School employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
How diverse is Orcas Island Middle School?
Orcas Island Middle School reports a student body of 72% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Orcas Island Middle School in?
Orcas Island Middle School is part of Orcas Island School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.