Stanwood Middle School

As a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in STANWOOD, Washington, Stanwood Middle School works with 528 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Stanwood-Camano School District.

Stanwood Middle School is one of 11 schools operated by Stanwood-Camano School District, a district that enrolls 4,880 students overall.

On demographics, Stanwood Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder is composed of 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.9:1, putting Stanwood Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Stanwood Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 55.4%; actual is 34.5%, a gap of -20.9 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Snohomish County put median household income runs about $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stanwood Middle School is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

Nearest neighbor: Stanwood Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stanwood Middle School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 53.4%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 12%: 473 students in 2018 compared to 528 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.