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Enrollment
966
Middle
DISTRICT 937 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530030000033
Cascade Middle School
1015 24TH ST NE, AUBURN, WA 98002 · (253) 931-4995 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL966 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
630 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 360 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 309 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 297 | 31% |
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +4.0pp since 2014
Math
20.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 20.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.4% | 21.6% |
| 2022-23 | 35.5% | 23.8% |
| 2021-22 | 41.1% | 23.1% |
| 2018-19 | 44.5% | 30.8% |
| 2017-18 | 46.8% | 35.6% |
| 2016-17 | 45.8% | 35.8% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 31.5% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 29.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Cascade Middle School
Cascade Middle School's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Middle School this school | 966 | 65.2% | 27.9% |
| Morris Ford Middle School Tacoma | 831 | 64.6% | 30.3% |
| Thomas Middle School Lakewood | 934 | 63.6% | 30.9% |
| Perry G Keithley Middle School TACOMA | 804 | 68.8% | 17.5% |
| Cedarcrest Middle School Spanaway | 765 | 62.6% | 28.2% |
| Spanaway Middle School Tacoma | 766 | 67.8% | 41.5% |
Matched among Washington middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Cascade Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #238 of 294 | #63 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #284 of 357 ▼ 10 | #64 of 76 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #283 of 357 ▼ 7 | #65 of 76 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #22 of 290 | #8 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 966 | #19 of 377 | #12 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #108 of 340 | #14 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.0% | #17 of 340 | #10 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.2% | #85 of 359 | #16 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.6% | #26 of 130 | #8 of 33 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
966
+91 (+10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 1,142
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 966 | 53.1 | 18.2:1 | 65% (630) |
| 2023-24 | 875 | 50.4 | 17.4:1 | 67% (584) |
| 2022-23 | 899 | 51.6 | 17.4:1 | 70% (633) |
| 2020-21 | 875 | 50 | 17.5:1 | 61% (533) |
| 2017-18 | 808 | 41.3 | 19.6:1 | 60% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 751 | 39 | 19.3:1 | 65% (487) |
| 2010-11 | 743 | 40 | 18.6:1 | 40% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 677 | 39 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,142 | 52 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cascade Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (808 to 966); teachers up 29% (41.3 to 53.1).
About Cascade Middle School
Cascade Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school. Its address is in AUBURN, Washington. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 966 students. The average for middle schools in Washington is about 577 students, so this school is 67% above average.
Cascade Middle School belongs to Auburn School District, a district of 26 schools and 18,174 students.
At Cascade Middle School, the largest share of students is White, at 30%. The next largest groups are 30% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% Black, and 8% multiracial. The school's White share is 24 points below the 55% share among King County residents. The school's diversity index is 78%, meaning two students picked at random have a 78% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cascade Middle School and a ratio of 18.2:1. This ratio sits 0.7 below the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 65% of students. That is 27 points above the 38% average for public schools in King County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Cascade Middle School is 8.6 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 27.9% actual, 36.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Washington.
Recent Census Bureau figures for King County show that the median household income is $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cascade Middle School is one of 544 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Dick Scobee Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Cascade Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Cascade Middle School at 4th of 6.
Cascade Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Over 4 years, Cascade Middle School's enrollment climbed 10%, to 966.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Cascade Middle School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Auburn School District
- Auburn Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,918 students
- Auburn Riverside High SchoolHigh · 1,852 students
- Auburn Mountainview High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Mt Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
- Rainier Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
Other schools in AUBURN
- Auburn Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,918 students
- Auburn Riverside High SchoolHigh · 1,852 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,810 students
- Auburn Mountainview High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Mt Baker Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
Other Cascade Middle schools
8 other US public schools in 4 states are named Cascade Middle. Cascade Middle School is the largest of the 9.
- Cascade Middle SchoolVancouver, WA · 815 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolSeattle, WA · 671 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolSedro-Woolley, WA · 670 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolLongview, WA · 463 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolBend, OR · 687 students
Nearby schools
- Dick Scobee Elementary School0.6 mi · 675
- Special Ed School1.3 mi · 35
- Rainier Middle School1.4 mi · 907
- Auburn Senior High School1.4 mi · 1,918
- Hazelwood Elementary School1.5 mi · 502
- Washington Elementary School1.5 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Cascade Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cascade Middle School?
Cascade Middle School enrolls approximately 966 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cascade Middle School serve?
Cascade Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Cascade Middle School?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Cascade Middle School.
How diverse is Cascade Middle School?
Cascade Middle School reports a student body of 30% White, 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Cascade Middle School public or private?
Cascade Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Auburn School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.