Port Susan Middle School

Port Susan Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack middle school in STANWOOD, Washington, part of Stanwood-Camano School District. The school enrolls 530 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within Stanwood-Camano School District, which oversees 11 schools and 4,880 students, Port Susan Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Port Susan Middle School records that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Snohomish County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 18.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Snohomish County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Port Susan Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.2%, the actual is 53.1%, a residual of -5.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Snohomish County shows median household earnings sit near $111,246, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Port Susan Middle School is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

Lincoln Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Port Susan Middle School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Port Susan Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 49.7%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Port Susan Middle School has climbed 10%, going from 481 students in 2018 to 530 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 83% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 today.

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