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Vista Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
6051 Vista Drive
Ferndale, WA 98248
Phone
(360) 383-9370
District
Ferndale School District
County
WHATCOM COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
572
Classroom Teachers
35

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.7% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Vista Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
38%
42%
41%
46%
35%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
43%
63%
50%
45%
37%
54%
43%
63%
50%
45%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
45%
41%
58%
49%
33%
33%
45%
41%
58%
49%
33%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
16
16
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 184 32.2%
Grade 7 184 32.2%
Grade 8 204 35.7%
Total 572 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 57.0% 59.0% 54.1%
Black 1.9% 1.4% 5.4%
Hispanic 26.4% 25.4% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.5% 5.4% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 9.2% 8.8% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 60.3% 57.8% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 50.9% 49.1% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.4% 8.7% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 35,454 7,785,786
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 319.9 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.5% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.1% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.1% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 18.3% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,446 2,979,272
Single Parent Households With Children 8.7% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.0% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.0% 38.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.3% 26.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.1% 19.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.9% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.0% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.3% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.3% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 5.1% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,639 $40,182,000 46.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,004 $4,669,000 5.4%
Staff $763 $3,547,000 4.1%
General Administration $116 $538,000 0.6%
School Administration $816 $3,795,000 4.4%
Operation $1,125 $5,232,000 6.1%
Transportation $465 $2,163,000 2.5%
Other $651 $3,027,000 3.5%
Total Support $4,939 $22,971,000 26.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,007 $23,287,000 26.9%
Total Expenditures $18,585 $86,440,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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