Aki Kurose Middle School

Aki Kurose Middle School is a 6-8 campus of reasonably sized scale in Seattle, Washington, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1, educateing 817 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 577 students per school, that is 42% larger than typical.

Within Seattle School District No. 1, which oversees 107 schools and 50,773 students, Aki Kurose Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Aki Kurose Middle School reports that the largest single group is Black at 29%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Asian, 19% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 7% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. Roughly 57% of students at Aki Kurose Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Aki Kurose Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.1%; this one delivers 38.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for King County indicate median household income runs about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Aki Kurose Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rainier Valley Leadership Academy, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Aki Kurose Middle School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Aki Kurose Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Aki Kurose Middle School has grew 19%, going from 684 students in 2018 to 817 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 4% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.