The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, identify student learning which should occur by the end of the 6-8 grade levels.  

These standards emphasize that students will: 

• Access a range of diverse and culturally responsive texts

• Have consistent exposure to complex texts  

• Practice and apply academic vocabulary 

• Engage in reading, writing, and listening 

• Build knowledge through content-rich nonfiction.  

Students will take an English Language Arts course each year of their 6-8 middle school experience.  

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) adopted by Washington State in 2013 identify student learning in science that should occur by the end of the 6th - 8th grades. These standards will be assessed in the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS) in spring of the 8th grade year. Scientific thinking, skills of scientists and engineers, as well as life, physical, and Earth and space science content is integrated together in each science course for a 3-dimensional, real-world approach to science learning.  

Students will take a science course each year of their middle school experience. 

The OSPI Washington State Social Studies Standards, which are based on the National C3 Standards, identify student learning which should happen by the end of the 6-8 grade levels. These standards are assessed by OSPI assessments, which are given to students in their social studies courses. 

Students will take a social studies course each year of their middle school experience.  

*Passing at least one semester of 8th grade social studies, Indigenous Peoples and Washington State in the 19th & 20th Century, fulfills the Washington State History requirement that is needed for graduation. 

Health and Physical Education classes provide standards-aligned learning experiences for students to become health and physically literate.  

• In Health Education, students will develop into health literate individuals who are able to access, understand, appraise, apply and advocate for health information and services in order to maintain or enhance one's own health and the health of others.  

• In Physical Education, students will develop into physically literate individuals who have the knowledge, skills and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of physical activity. 

In middle school, students will take at least three physical education courses and one health course.  

• One physical education course will be taken during each grade level.  

• For the health course, visit the school website to see when it is offered.