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The highest-poverty public middle schools in King County, Washington

Across King County, Washington, 77 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Evergreen Middle School leads the list at 79.5%, against a median of 33.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

King County, Washington

Top % FRL

79.5%

Median % FRL

33.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Evergreen Middle School	KENT, WA	Federal Way School District	Middle	810	79.5%
2	Sacajawea Middle School	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	Middle	668	77.7%
3	Illahee Middle School	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	Middle	655	76.3%
4	Sequoyah Middle School	Auburn, WA	Federal Way School District	Middle	570	76.3%
5	Glacier Middle School	SeaTac, WA	Highline School District	Middle	803	75.5%
6	Showalter Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Tukwila School District	Middle	651	75.4%
7	Pacific Middle School	Des Moines, WA	Highline School District	Middle	604	74.3%
8	Rainier Prep	Seattle, WA	Rainier Prep Charter School District	Middle	359	74.1%
9	Kilo Middle School	AUBURN, WA	Federal Way School District	Middle	669	73.7%
10	Cascade Middle School	Seattle, WA	Highline School District	Middle	671	73.3%
11	Mill Creek Middle School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	Middle	866	73.0%
12	Canyon Ridge Middle School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	Middle	821	73.0%
13	Chinook Middle School	SeaTac, WA	Highline School District	Middle	620	72.9%
14	Lakota Middle School	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	Middle	645	71.2%
15	Olympic Middle School	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	Middle	956	68.0%
16	Cascade Middle School	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	Middle	966	65.2%
17	Dimmitt Middle School	Seattle, WA	Renton School District	Middle	605	62.3%
18	Rainier Middle School	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	Middle	907	60.6%
19	Highland Middle School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	Middle	589	60.6%
20	Mercer International Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	753	59.8%
21	Meeker Middle School	Renton, WA	Kent School District	Middle	779	58.8%
22	Nelsen Middle School	Renton, WA	Renton School District	Middle	913	58.5%
23	David T. Denny International Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	722	58.3%
24	Washington Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	566	57.2%
25	Aki Kurose Middle School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	817	56.8%
26	Meridian Middle School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	Middle	647	55.6%
27	Mt Baker Middle School	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	Middle	917	54.9%
28	Cedar Heights Middle School	Covington, WA	Kent School District	Middle	876	50.6%
29	Sylvester Middle School	Burien, WA	Highline School District	Middle	582	49.5%
30	McKnight Middle School	Renton, WA	Renton School District	Middle	811	49.0%
31	Edmonds S. Meany Middle School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	504	48.4%
32	Mattson Middle School	Covington, WA	Kent School District	Middle	719	46.0%
33	Federal Way Public Academy	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	Middle	309	43.4%
34	Vera Risdon Middle School	Newcastle, WA	Renton School District	Middle	751	39.3%
35	Enumclaw Middle School	Enumclaw, WA	Enumclaw School District	Middle	522	38.1%
36	Jane Addams Middle School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	824	34.7%
37	Northwood Middle School	Renton, WA	Kent School District	Middle	911	34.7%
38	Kellogg Middle School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	Middle	991	34.5%
39	Albert Einstein Middle School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	Middle	1,032	33.2%
40	Robert Eagle Staff Middle School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	729	32.1%
41	Thunder Mountain Middle School	Enumclaw, WA	Enumclaw School District	Middle	506	29.6%
42	Issaquah Middle School	ISSAQUAH, WA	Issaquah School District	Middle	808	29.0%
43	Kamiakin Middle School	Kirkland, WA	Lake Washington School District	Middle	573	28.4%
44	Kenmore Middle School	Kenmore, WA	Northshore School District	Middle	733	26.5%
45	Chinook Middle School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	Middle	752	24.1%
46	Maple View Middle School	Covington, WA	Tahoma School District	Middle	1,046	23.6%
47	Finn Hill Middle School	Kirkland, WA	Lake Washington School District	Middle	664	23.3%
48	McMurray Middle School	VASHON, WA	Vashon Island School District	Middle	355	23.1%
49	Tolt Middle School	Carnation, WA	Riverview School District	Middle	633	22.3%
50	Northshore Middle School	Bothell, WA	Northshore School District	Middle	753	21.8%

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