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Enrollment
902
Middle
DISTRICT 833 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUKILTEO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530543000719
Voyager Middle School
11711 4th Ave W, Everett, WA 98204 · (425) 366-5300 · Snohomish County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL902 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
535 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 307 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 267 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 328 | 36% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
39.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +1.2pp since 2014
Math
21.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -10.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.4% | 21.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 22.3% |
| 2022-23 | 37.3% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.9% | 19.1% |
| 2018-19 | 45.8% | 31.7% |
| 2017-18 | 47.4% | 33.9% |
| 2016-17 | 46.0% | 33.2% |
| 2015-16 | 42.6% | 28.3% |
| 2014-15 | 38.2% | 31.9% |
% 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Voyager Middle School
Voyager Middle School's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voyager Middle School this school | 902 | 59.3% | 30.8% |
| Cedarcrest Middle School Spanaway | 765 | 62.6% | 28.2% |
| Thomas Middle School Lakewood | 934 | 63.6% | 30.9% |
| Cascade Middle School AUBURN | 966 | 65.2% | 27.9% |
| Morris Ford Middle School Tacoma | 831 | 64.6% | 30.3% |
| Alderwood Middle School LYNNWOOD | 679 | 54.8% | 39.0% |
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 Voyager Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #219 of 294 | #29 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #274 of 357 ▼ 7 | #30 of 32 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #253 of 357 ▼ 16 | #27 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.1pp | #146 of 290 | #16 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 902 | #33 of 377 | #6 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #257 of 340 | #14 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #43 of 340 | #1 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #120 of 359 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #93 of 130 | #10 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
902
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 757
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 902 | 43.6 | 20.7:1 | 59% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 906 | 47.6 | 19.0:1 | 64% (577) |
| 2022-23 | 947 | 47.6 | 19.9:1 | 71% (668) |
| 2020-21 | 917 | 45 | 20.4:1 | 65% (598) |
| 2017-18 | 868 | 45.2 | 19.2:1 | 63% (550) |
| 2015-16 | 839 | 43 | 19.5:1 | 69% (579) |
| 2010-11 | 837 | 41 | 20.4:1 | 69% (579) |
| 2000-01 | 757 | 36 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Voyager Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (868 to 902); teachers down 4% (45.2 to 43.6).
About Voyager Middle School
Voyager Middle School sits in Everett, Washington, and is classified as a middle school. It reported 902 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Washington average about 577 students, which makes this school 56% above average.
Mukilteo School District serves 15,175 students across 23 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Voyager Middle School is Hispanic, with 39% of students. Other groups make up 25% White, 14% Black, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Snohomish County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Voyager Middle School scores 74%.
Voyager Middle School has 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Washington is 18.9:1. At Voyager Middle School, 59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 41% average for public schools in Snohomish County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.4%.
Census data for Snohomish County show median household income comes to about $111,246, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 227 public schools and about 118,688 students.
Discovery Elementary is the nearest public school to Voyager Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 35.3% proficiency; Voyager Middle School posts 30.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, Voyager Middle School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 902, close to the 917 recorded in 2020-21.
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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 Mukilteo School District
- Kamiak High SchoolHigh · 2,384 students
- Mariner High SchoolHigh · 2,106 students
- Olympic View Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
- Harbour Pointe Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Explorer Middle SchoolMiddle · 777 students
- Challenger ElementaryElementary · 658 students
Other schools in Everett
- Mariner High SchoolHigh · 2,106 students
- Cascade High SchoolHigh · 1,651 students
- Everett High SchoolHigh · 1,643 students
- Gateway Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 890 students
Nearby schools
- Discovery Elementary0.1 mi · 648
- Mariner High School0.3 mi · 2,106
- Olivia Park Elementary0.5 mi · 559
- Odyssey Elementary1.2 mi · 526
- ACES High School1.3 mi · 130
- Challenger Elementary1.4 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About Voyager Middle SchoolHow many students attend Voyager Middle School?
Voyager Middle School enrolls approximately 902 students in grades 06-08.
Is Voyager Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Voyager Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Voyager Middle School?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Voyager Middle School.
How diverse is Voyager Middle School?
Voyager Middle School reports a student body of 25% White, 39% Hispanic, 14% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Voyager Middle School public or private?
Voyager Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mukilteo School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.