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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Sultan Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
462
Middle
DISTRICT 267 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SULTAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530855001439
Sultan Middle School
301 High Ave., Sultan, WA 98294 · (360) 793-9850 · Snohomish County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 47.2:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
244 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 149 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 162 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 151 | 33% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Based on grade levels within Sultan School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
57.7%
WA avg 58.4% . +9.0pp since 2014
Math
31.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -3.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 9 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 | 57.7% | 31.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.9% | 29.8% |
| 2022-23 | 47.3% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 22.9% |
| 2018-19 | 47.7% | 32.0% |
| 2017-18 | 47.4% | 35.6% |
| 2016-17 | 48.9% | 36.3% |
| 2015-16 | 51.8% | 37.4% |
| 2014-15 | 48.7% | 35.5% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Sultan Middle School
Sultan Middle School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sultan Middle School this school | 462 | 52.8% | 41.7% |
| Horizon Middle School Ferndale | 433 | 55.4% | 35.1% |
| Pleasant Valley Middle VANCOUVER | 447 | 49.2% | N/A |
| Cougar Mountain Middle School Graham | 605 | 50.4% | 43.9% |
| Shuksan Middle School Bellingham | 606 | 52.1% | 35.1% |
| Vista Middle School Ferndale | 550 | 55.6% | 43.3% |
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 Sultan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #142 of 294 | #16 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #196 of 357 ▲ 11 | #20 of 32 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #104 of 357 ▲ 8 | #12 of 32 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.2pp | #24 of 290 | #5 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #268 of 377 | #29 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #251 of 340 | #12 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #186 of 340 | #25 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #167 of 359 | #9 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #105 of 130 | #14 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
462
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 462 | 22.4 | 20.6:1 | 53% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 23.5 | 17.7:1 | 57% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 24.5 | 18.0:1 | 57% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 48% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 23.3 | 19.4:1 | 55% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 22 | 20.5:1 | 49% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 23 | 20.2:1 | 46% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 551 | 24 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 345 | 14 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sultan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (451 to 462); teachers down 4% (23.3 to 22.4).
About Sultan Middle School
Sultan Middle School is a small middle school based in Sultan, Washington. Total enrollment is 462 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8.
Sultan School District (8 schools, 2,139 students) runs Sultan Middle School.
Of every 100 students at Sultan Middle School, about 61 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. Among Snohomish County residents, the White share is about 64%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sultan Middle School scores 56%.
There are 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 20.6:1. The gap from the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington is 1.7 students per teacher. On the income side, 53% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 41% average for public schools in Snohomish County, the school's rate is higher.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 44.8%.
For Snohomish County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $111,246, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 227 public schools and about 118,688 students.
Sultan Middle School's nearest public school is Student Services School (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. Sultan Middle School is 3rd of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
The school's enrollment rose 7% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 18.0:1 to 20.6:1.
Sultan Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Sultan School District
- Sultan Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
- Sultan Senior High SchoolHigh · 581 students
- Gold Bar ElementaryElementary · 313 students
- Sky Valley OptionsHigh · 34 students
- Student Services SchoolElementary · 32 students
- Sultan Virtual AcademyCombined · 30 students
Other schools in Sultan
- Sultan Elementary SchoolElementary · 676 students
- Sultan Senior High SchoolHigh · 581 students
- Sky Valley OptionsHigh · 34 students
- Student Services SchoolElementary · 32 students
- Sultan Virtual AcademyCombined · 30 students
- Open Doors Youth ReengagementHigh · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Student Services School0.2 mi · 32
- Sultan Virtual Academy0.2 mi · 30
- Sultan Elementary School0.3 mi · 676
- Sultan Senior High School0.3 mi · 581
- Sky Valley Options0.3 mi · 34
- Open Doors Youth Reengagement0.3 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Sultan Middle SchoolHow many students attend Sultan Middle School?
Sultan Middle School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Sultan Middle School serve?
Sultan Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sultan Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sultan Middle School is approximately 20.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sultan Middle School?
At Sultan Middle School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 27% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Sultan Middle School?
Sultan Middle School is overseen by Sultan School District in Snohomish County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.