State/Public Middle Open

Shuksan Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 2717 Alderwood Ave, Bellingham, Whatcom County, 98225

579
Pupils
15.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Shuksan Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bellingham, Whatcom County. The school has 579 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bellingham School District school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Bellingham School District

Enrollment & staffing

Shuksan Middle School enrolls 579 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.

Male students
308 (53%)
Female students
267 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
36.5
Student-teacher ratio
15.9:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White27748%
Hispanic or Latino19334%
Two or more races6111%
Asian274.7%
Black or African American101.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander4<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

346 of the school's 579 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 303 qualify for free lunch and 43 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 6โ€“8Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Shuksan Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-20, state senate district 42, state house district 42.

School district: Bellingham School District

Shuksan Middle School is one of 25 schools in Bellingham School District, based in BELLINGHAM, Washington. The district serves 11,337 students district-wide and employs 705 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 579 students, Shuksan Middle School is larger than the district average of about 453 students per school.

11,337
District students
25
Schools
705
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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