For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 272 students in Mount Baker School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Washington.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools in Mount Baker School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Washington public middle school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Washington public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (WA)
# Schools
7 Schools
800 Schools
# Students
1,607 Students
302,560 Students
# Teachers
96 Teachers
16,189 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Mount Baker School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 306 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 72% has increased from 60-64% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#237 out of 307 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
53%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
49%
Graduation Rate
72%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.68
% American Indian
5%
2%
% Asian
1%
8%
% Hispanic
15%
25%
% Black
1%
5%
% White
70%
50%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
8%
9%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,582 is higher than the state median of $18,796. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,126 is higher than the state median of $19,246. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$35 MM
$20,715 MM
Spending
$34 MM
$21,212 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,582
$18,796
Spending / Student
$21,126
$19,246
Best Mount Baker School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mount Baker Academy
Alternative School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
5100 Mitchell Road
Deming, WA 98244
(360) 383-2078
Deming, WA 98244
(360) 383-2078
Grades: K-12
| 25 students
Rank: #22.
Mount Baker Junior High School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
4936 Deming Rd
Deming, WA 98244
(360) 383-2015
Deming, WA 98244
(360) 383-2015
Grades: 7-8
| 247 students
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