Nisqually Middle School
8100 Steilacoom Rd Se
Lacey WA, 98503, Thurston County
Phone: 360-412-4770
Ranking: 
(980 out of 1,485, bottom 34%)*
(980 out of 1,485, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: North Thurston Public Schools
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 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 570 | 557 | 551 | 562 | 582 | 569 | 556 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 285 | 50.0% | 285 | 51.2% | 277 | 50.3% | 278 | 49.5% | 271 | 46.6% | 295 | 51.8% | 249 | 44.8% |
| Grade 8: | 284 | 49.8% | 272 | 48.8% | 274 | 49.7% | 284 | 50.5% | 311 | 53.4% | 268 | 47.1% | 307 | 55.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 311 | 54.6% | 295 | 53.0% | 299 | 54.3% | 306 | 54.4% | 297 | 51.0% | 285 | 50.1% | 278 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 259 | 45.4% | 262 | 47.0% | 252 | 45.7% | 256 | 45.6% | 267 | 45.9% | 269 | 47.3% | 266 | 47.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 12 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.6% | 14 | 2.5% | 17 | 3.0% | 23 | 4.0% | 25 | 4.4% | 22 | 4.0% |
| Asian: | 43 | 7.5% | 40 | 7.2% | 32 | 5.8% | 55 | 9.8% | 91 | 15.6% | 69 | 12.1% | 72 | 12.9% |
| Hispanic: | 129 | 22.6% | 128 | 23.0% | 92 | 16.7% | 82 | 14.6% | 69 | 11.9% | 62 | 10.9% | 56 | 10.1% |
| Black: | 30 | 5.3% | 33 | 5.9% | 42 | 7.6% | 56 | 10.0% | 67 | 11.5% | 89 | 15.6% | 90 | 16.2% |
| White: | 263 | 46.1% | 253 | 45.4% | 283 | 51.4% | 292 | 52.0% | 322 | 55.3% | 317 | 55.7% | 308 | 55.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 17 | 3.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 76 | 13.3% | 85 | 15.3% | 80 | 14.5% | 52 | 9.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 224 | 39.3% | 193 | 34.6% | 183 | 33.2% | 104 | 18.5% | 185 | 31.8% | 151 | 26.5% | 131 | 23.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 8.2% | 50 | 9.0% | 64 | 11.6% | 61 | 10.9% | 66 | 11.3% | 84 | 14.8% | 69 | 12.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.17 | 18.01 | 16.27 | 17.85 | 16.60 | 16.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 67.9% | 62.1% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 95.7% | 68.5% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 93.9% | 81.8% | 80.7% |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | 53% | 55.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 55.8% | 56.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 54.3% | 59.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 63.8% | 63.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 65.1% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 57% | 56.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 68.2% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 70.0% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 71% | 70.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 74.1% | 71% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 74.4% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 76.8% | 71.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 46.7% | 51.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 51.9% | 50.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 58% | 55.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 54.4% | 53.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 71.1% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 71.6% | 68.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 69% | 67.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 70.7% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 57.4% | 54.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 69.6% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74.6% | 66.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 71.3% | 64.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 44.4% | 46.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 50% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 48.2% | 48.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 56.6% | 54.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 47.6% | 50.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 51.2% | 51.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59.6% | 60.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 71.5% | 69% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 68% | 61.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 75.7% | 68.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 62% | 62.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 60% | 59.3% |
| 2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 59.1% | 61.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 72.4% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 74.4% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 68.5% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 73.6% | 69.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 47.9% | 48.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 47.8% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 47.4% | 51.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 45.8% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 76.9% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 70.5% | 64.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 65.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 68.6% | 67.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 41% | 39.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 37.4% | 36.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 46.6% | 42.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 50.4% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 53.2% | 47.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 56% | 51.1% |
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* Nisqually Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.