Blue Heron Middle School
3939 San Juan Ave
Port Townsend WA, 98368, Jefferson County
Phone: 360-379-4540
Ranking: (625 out of 1,485, top 42%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 8
School District: Port Townsend School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 23 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 17 | ||||||
Total Students: | 382 | 413 | 415 | 469 | 532 | 323 | 320 | |||||||
Grade 1: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 2: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 3: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 4: | 65 | 17.0% | 79 | 19.1% | 71 | 17.1% | 67 | 14.3% | 95 | 17.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 5: | 76 | 19.9% | 63 | 15.3% | 64 | 15.4% | 89 | 19.0% | 103 | 19.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 6: | 72 | 18.8% | 80 | 19.4% | 89 | 21.4% | 102 | 21.7% | 100 | 18.8% | 96 | 29.7% | 111 | 34.7% |
Grade 7: | 81 | 21.2% | 79 | 19.1% | 96 | 23.1% | 95 | 20.3% | 97 | 18.2% | 114 | 35.3% | 115 | 35.9% |
Grade 8: | 88 | 23.0% | 110 | 26.6% | 95 | 22.9% | 90 | 19.2% | 111 | 20.9% | 113 | 35.0% | 94 | 29.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 181 | 47.4% | 202 | 48.9% | 213 | 51.3% | 228 | 48.6% | 259 | 48.7% | 151 | 46.7% | 160 | 50.0% |
Female: | 201 | 52.6% | 211 | 51.1% | 202 | 48.7% | 241 | 51.4% | 253 | 47.6% | 160 | 49.5% | 155 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 13 | 2.4% | 12 | 3.7% | 10 | 3.1% |
Asian: | 8 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.9% | 6 | 1.3% | 23 | 4.3% | 17 | 5.3% | 22 | 6.9% |
Hispanic: | 25 | 6.5% | 32 | 7.7% | 33 | 8.0% | 30 | 6.4% | 25 | 4.7% | 16 | 5.0% | 9 | 2.8% |
Black: | 7 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.7% | 9 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.5% | 7 | 2.2% |
White: | 317 | 83.0% | 340 | 82.3% | 328 | 79.0% | 391 | 83.4% | 447 | 84.0% | 269 | 83.3% | 271 | 84.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 20 | 5.2% | 22 | 5.3% | 30 | 7.2% | 26 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 181 | 47.4% | 196 | 47.5% | 191 | 46.0% | 181 | 38.6% | 199 | 37.4% | 89 | 27.6% | 89 | 27.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 8.4% | 35 | 8.5% | 36 | 8.7% | 46 | 9.8% | 58 | 10.9% | 34 | 10.5% | 40 | 12.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.00 | 18.99 | 19.46 | 17.26 | 19.70 | 19.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 100% | 57.4% | 62.4% |
2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 100% | 74.6% | 71% |
2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 100.0% | 86.1% | 80.7% |
MSP | ||||||
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 59.6% | 61.5% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 76.4% | 73.1% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 48% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 52.1% | 59.3% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 53.9% | 59.3% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 55.2% | 62.5% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 73% | 67.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 70.4% | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 77.6% | 71.4% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 75.9% | 72.4% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 57.6% | 61% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58.3% | 61.4% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 69.7% | 61.3% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 58.1% | 62.1% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 48.6% | 53.6% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 64.1% | 61.2% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 52.6% | 63.7% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 59.5% | 62.6% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 69.8% | 69.5% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 76.1% | 67.6% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 64.1% | 71% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 78.4% | 72.6% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 34% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 65.2% | 55.6% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 69.2% | 66.1% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.6% | 66.5% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 47.5% | 51.8% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 56.1% | 58.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 61.5% | 61.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 53.6% | 59.3% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 59.4% | 64.5% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 75.7% | 70.6% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 75% | 70.6% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 80.7% | 71.4% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 64.3% | 55.2% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 66.7% | 56.9% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 56.8% | 59.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 77.8% | 63.7% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.4% | 63.3% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 54.8% | 56.4% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73.2% | 71.2% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 87.7% | 68.7% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 77.6% | 70.2% |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67.6% | 71% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 66.4% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 86.4% | 71.0% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 51.5% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 55% | 50.3% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 59.4% | 55.4% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.0% | 63.5% | 53.2% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 75.2% | 69.2% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 72.5% | 68.6% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 59.4% | 67.2% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 74.1% | 66.2% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.1% | 54.4% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 59.6% | 61.5% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 62.9% | 66.3% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 76.7% | 64.9% |
WASL | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 59.6% | 49.4% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 51.8% | 49.5% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.1% | 48.9% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49% | 50.9% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 70.7% | 66.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 60.5% | 67.8% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 82.2% | 68.6% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 71% | 72% |
2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.7% | 46.3% |
2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55.5% | 50.8% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 39.7% | 48.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58% | 54.4% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 50.4% | 50.3% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 44.9% | 51.8% |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 60.5% | 60.4% |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.6% | 69% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 52.6% | 61.5% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 68% | 68.5% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 54.8% | 62.8% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.8% | 59.3% |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 55.9% | 57.9% |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 60% | 61.2% |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57.9% | 64.5% |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78% | 68.1% |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67% | 69.7% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 66.9% | 69.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 51.3% | 48.8% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 40.3% | 49.5% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 61.9% | 51.5% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 54% | 50.8% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 70.1% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58.9% | 64.7% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 75.8% | 65.9% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 71.8% | 67.5% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 44.5% | 39.4% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 29.8% | 36.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 41.2% | 42.9% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 32.6% | 44.4% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 50% | 47.9% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 51.1% |
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* Blue Heron Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.