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What's the most underrated thing about Skyview Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,215
Middle
DISTRICT 855 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530591000480
Skyview Middle School
21404 35 AV SE, Bothell, WA 98021 · (425) 408-6800 · Snohomish County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,215 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
203 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 408 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 408 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 399 | 33% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
74.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +2.2pp since 2014
Math
66.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -6.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.1% | 66.6% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 60.8% |
| 2022-23 | 66.2% | 58.5% |
| 2021-22 | 69.4% | 57.7% |
| 2018-19 | 75.2% | 68.8% |
| 2017-18 | 77.2% | 73.1% |
| 2016-17 | 80.8% | 75.0% |
| 2015-16 | 80.6% | 77.4% |
| 2014-15 | 71.9% | 73.3% |
% 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
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Skyview Middle School
Skyview Middle School's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyview Middle School this school | 1,215 | 16.7% | 66.9% |
| Redmond Middle School Redmond | 1,009 | 17.4% | 70.7% |
| Gateway Middle School Everett | 1,057 | 17.6% | 74.4% |
| Pine Lake Middle School SAMMAMISH | 877 | 8.4% | 79.2% |
| Timberline Middle School Redmond | 788 | 7.1% | 80.6% |
| Inglewood Middle School Sammamish | 1,229 | 4.3% | 79.5% |
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 Skyview Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #29 of 294 | #2 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.6% | #27 of 357 ▲ 7 | #2 of 32 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #27 of 357 ▲ 8 | #2 of 32 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #52 of 290 | #11 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,215 | #3 of 377 | #1 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #324 of 340 | #29 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #127 of 340 | #19 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #337 of 359 | #32 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.4% | #17 of 130 | #1 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
1,215
+32 (+3%) vs 2020
+41% since 2000-01, when it was 859
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 1,215 | 53.5 | 22.7:1 | 17% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 1,158 | 54.5 | 21.3:1 | 18% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 1,157 | 54.3 | 21.3:1 | 17% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 1,183 | 55 | 21.5:1 | 12% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 954 | 43.2 | 22.1:1 | 15% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 993 | 44 | 22.6:1 | 18% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 806 | 36 | 22.4:1 | 19% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 859 | 38 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyview Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (954 to 1,215); teachers up 24% (43.2 to 53.5).
About Skyview Middle School
Skyview Middle School is a public middle school run by Northshore School District in Bothell, Washington. There are 1,215 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Washington enroll around 577, and this school is 111% above that mark.
Skyview Middle School belongs to Northshore School District, a district of 37 schools and 22,735 students.
More than half of the students at Skyview Middle School are Asian (52%). Next come 28% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 14% Asian among all Snohomish County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
The school lists 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.7:1. The average for middle schools in Washington is 18.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 203 students, or 17%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Snohomish County average 41%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Skyview Middle School is 2.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 66.9%. Predicted: 69.0%.
For Snohomish County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $111,246 a year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Snohomish County number 227, with about 118,688 students.
The closest school to Skyview Middle School is Canyon Creek Elementary, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Skyview Middle School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Skyview Middle School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose by 3% across 4 years, from 1,183 in 2020-21 to 1,215 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 21.5:1 to 22.7:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Skyview Middle School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Northshore School District
- North Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,910 students
- Bothell High SchoolHigh · 1,740 students
- Woodinville HSHigh · 1,662 students
- Inglemoor HSHigh · 1,441 students
- Canyon Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- Canyon Creek ElementaryElementary · 866 students
Other schools in Bothell
- North Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,910 students
- Bothell High SchoolHigh · 1,740 students
- Lynnwood High SchoolHigh · 1,335 students
- Canyon Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- Canyon Creek ElementaryElementary · 866 students
- Northshore Middle SchoolMiddle · 753 students
Other Skyview Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Skyview Middle. Skyview Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Skyview Middle SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 862 students
- Skyview Middle SchoolSoldotna, AK · 355 students
Nearby schools
- Canyon Creek Elementary0.2 mi · 866
- Secondary Academy for Success0.6 mi · 76
- Innovation Lab High School0.9 mi · 252
- Ruby Bridges Elementary1.2 mi · 503
- Fernwood Elementary1.3 mi · 714
- Crystal Springs Elementary1.4 mi · 500
Frequently asked questions
About Skyview Middle SchoolHow many students attend Skyview Middle School?
Skyview Middle School enrolls approximately 1,215 students in grades 06-08.
Is Skyview Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Skyview Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Skyview Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Skyview Middle School is approximately 22.7:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Skyview Middle School?
Student demographics at Skyview Middle School are roughly 28% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 52% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Skyview Middle School in?
Skyview Middle School is part of Northshore School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.