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Northstar Middle School

Lake Washington School District · Middle · grades 6-8 · 10903 NE 53rd St, Kirkland, WA 98033-7508

Location

10903 NE 53rd St, Kirkland, WA 98033-7508

Academic snapshot

Meeting standard — latest year
89.7%
SBAC ELA+Math combined, 2024-25
Meeting standard — 3-year
88.0%
#1 of 177 middle schools region-wide · #1 of 12 in this district
Exceeding standard — latest year
72.4%
SBAC Level 4, the top score band
Exceeding standard — 3-year
73.3%
#1 of 177 middle schools region-wide · #1 of 12 in this district
3-year trend

Student outcomes

Growth vs academic peers
63
50 = typical · ELA 68 · math 58
Regular attendance
96.5%
Missing fewer than 2 days/month

Directly from OSPI Report Card (graduation, postsecondary via ERDC, ninth-grade on track, dual credit, growth, attendance). Latest published year.

Who attends

Students from low-income homes
3.4%
English language learners
0.0%
Highly Capable program
31.0%
Enrollment
87
Kids per typical block
—
Density band: unknown

Teachers

Teachers (latest)
7
Avg years experience
21.0
MA-degree share
71.4%
3-year experience trend

Avg years and MA-degree share are direct OSPI publications; the 3-year trend is our derivation. From data.wa.gov/yp28-ks6d.

Highly Capable / gifted pathway

Curated from district Highly Capable program pages, with observed-at dates and confidence labels.

Research dossier

Northstar Middle School: What The Data Says

Northstar Middle School is a middle school in Lake Washington School District. The local dataset puts it at grade span 6-8 with enrollment of 87. The headline academic number: 88.0% combined ELA/math meeting standard across the available three-year data, with 89.7% in the latest year.

The useful question is not just whether the scores are high. It is whether the school combines academics, access, peer depth, and day-to-day fit in a way that works for a specific child.

The Short Version

  • Local structured data: 88.0% combined ELA/math over available three-year data; 89.7% ELA and 86.3% math.
  • Important caveat: the local data does not show full three-year ELA/math coverage. ELA years are 2024-25; math years are 2022-23;2023-24.
  • Access is the first filter: Choice school / lottery. Choice-school application and centralized lottery/waitlist if applications exceed seats.
  • There is public evidence of advanced peer depth: A team of three 6th-grade students from Northstar Middle School advanced to the finals of the 2026 Presidential AI Challenge in Washington, D.C (LWSD News).
  • The surrounding block group is Moderate for kid density, about 2.2 estimated kids per typical block.

Researched 2026-06-10. Citations and claim ledger included in the full dossier.

That is the free excerpt. The full dossier continues with the complete evidence review: academic outcomes in context, advanced-peer depth, program and access analysis, culture signals, logistics, neighborhood context, open questions, and every citation.

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