Woodward is a two-year (grades 7 & 8) public middle school serving approximately 500 students on Bainbridge Island.

Woodward Middle School features the following:

• Test scores that consistently rank among the highest in Washington State
• Low student to teacher ratios
• One-to-one technology for students
• Multiple STEM classes including: Video Production, Intro to Computer Science, Physical Computer Science and Pre-Engineering
• Two different world language electives: French & Spanish
• Before and after school clubs including: Robotics, Builders Club, Tech Club, Ally Club, Knowledge Bowl and more
• An award winning band program

We build connections in a creative and challenging learning environment.

The students, staff and families of Woodward Middle School are dedicated to:

• Developing relationships with our students and our fellow staff members while honoring them as individuals.
• Cultivating an environment that is supportive, flexible, and safe.
• Providing a meaningful, intellectually stimulating, and integrated curriculum that fosters a love of learning.
• Allowing time for reflection and offering opportunities for success, self-discovery, and personal growth.
• Creating a fun learning environment through innovative instruction and engaging activities.
• Celebrating diversity. Creating a safe environment for ALL students.
• Working in partnership with our families and the community.
• Modeling a commitment to lifelong learning.
• Empowering individuals to care for their natural environment, their community, and their world.

Connecting – Creating – Challenging

Woodward Middle School opened in December of 1994 as a 6th - 8th grade middle school.  A community-wide grand opening celebration was held on Saturday, November 5th, 1994. The school was named after Walt & Milly Woodward, publishers and owners of the Bainbridge Review from 1941 to 1988.  Walt Woodward was the only publisher on the west coast to take a consistent stand against the internment of the Japanese during World War II.  His courage and dedication to fair and accurate reporting during and beyond this challenging time on Bainbridge Island remains an inspiration to Woodward Middle School staff and students.  Milly died in 1989 after a difficult struggle with Parkinson's disease.  Walt died in 2001.  At his memorial service, held at Woodward Middle School, former editor of the review in the 1990s, Suzanne Downing, is quoted saying "Walt and Milly both believed in community and knew that a newspaper is a connector that ties the community together." Daughter Mary Woodward adds "It was a fitting farewell to a couple whose lives had been dedicated to honest reporting and who always strove to speak the truth, unafraid, whether it be on a national issue or something purely local."

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In 2004, Woodward received the National Blue Ribbon Award from the US Department of Education. This recognizes academically superior schools and honors them as "national models of excellence."  Woodward was the only middle school in the state to receive this award and one of only 25 nationwide.  Woodward was also recognized in 2010 and again in 2011 with the Washington Achievement Award as a top-performing school in the state of Washington.