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Enrollment
755
Middle
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530513003040
Park Place Middle School
1408 West Main Street, Monroe, WA 98272 · (360) 804-4300 · Snohomish County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL755 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
353 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 275 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 241 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 32% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
47.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -8.0pp since 2014
Math
37.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -4.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 32.5% |
| 2022-23 | 43.9% | 31.3% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 26.0% |
| 2018-19 | 55.7% | 41.9% |
| 2017-18 | 54.4% | 43.3% |
| 2016-17 | 48.2% | 42.1% |
| 2015-16 | 56.7% | 46.8% |
| 2014-15 | 55.7% | 41.5% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Park Place Middle School
Park Place Middle School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Place Middle School this school | 755 | 46.8% | 39.0% |
| Lynden Middle School LYNDEN | 705 | 47.5% | 41.0% |
| Frontier Middle School Vancouver | 767 | 43.5% | N/A |
| Sumner Middle School Sumner | 674 | 43.6% | 59.2% |
| Lakewood Middle School Marysville | 668 | 50.1% | 30.2% |
| Carmichael Middle School Richland | 791 | 49.6% | N/A |
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 Park Place Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #156 of 294 | #18 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #149 of 357 ▲ 30 | #16 of 32 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #172 of 357 ▲ 51 | #18 of 32 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #43 of 290 | #10 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 755 | #96 of 377 | #12 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #192 of 340 | #7 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #148 of 340 | #21 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #214 of 359 | #16 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.1% | #130 of 130 | #17 of 17 |
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
755
-18 (-2%) vs 2020
+65% since 2010-11, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 755 | 38.6 | 19.6:1 | 47% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 36.7 | 19.6:1 | 44% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 750 | 37.1 | 20.2:1 | 44% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 773 | 39 | 19.8:1 | 39% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 754 | 38.4 | 19.6:1 | 39% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 792 | 40 | 19.8:1 | 37% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 24 | 19.1:1 | 37% (169) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Place Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (754 to 755); teachers up 1% (38.4 to 38.6).
About Park Place Middle School
Federal records list Park Place Middle School as a middle school in Monroe, Washington. Total enrollment is 755 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. That is 31% larger than the average of about 577 students for middle schools in Washington.
Monroe School District has 5,874 students spread across 12 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Park Place Middle School is 52% White. Enrollment also includes 34% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's White share is 12 points below the 64% share among Snohomish County residents. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Park Place Middle School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Park Place Middle School is 19.6:1, based on 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington is close to this figure. Lunch program data show 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Schools in Washington with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.8%. Park Place Middle School scores 39.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Snohomish County show that median household income comes to about $111,246, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Across Snohomish County, 227 public schools serve about 118,688 students.
Of the public schools around it, Park Place Middle School is closest to Frank Wagner Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.0%; Park Place Middle School's is 39.0%, ranking 4th of 5.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 773 in 2020-21 and 755 in 2024-25.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Monroe School District
- Monroe High SchoolHigh · 1,515 students
- Sky Valley Education CenterCombined · 985 students
- Frank Wagner ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Salem Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Chain Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Fryelands ElementaryElementary · 414 students
Other schools in Monroe
- Monroe High SchoolHigh · 1,515 students
- Sky Valley Education CenterCombined · 985 students
- Frank Wagner ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Salem Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Fryelands ElementaryElementary · 414 students
- Leaders In LearningHigh · 39 students
Nearby schools
- Frank Wagner Elementary0.4 mi · 545
- Sky Valley Education Center0.8 mi · 985
- Leaders In Learning1.0 mi · 39
- Out Of District Special Ed1.0 mi · 18
- Monroe Special Ed Preschool1.0 mi · 6
- Monroe High School1.1 mi · 1,515
Frequently asked questions
About Park Place Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Park Place Middle School?
Park Place Middle School enrolls approximately 755 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Park Place Middle School serve?
Park Place Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Park Place Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Park Place Middle School is approximately 19.6:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Park Place Middle School?
Park Place Middle School reports a student body of 52% White, 34% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Park Place Middle School?
Park Place Middle School is overseen by Monroe School District in Snohomish County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.