Cascade Middle School

As a high-enrollment middle school in AUBURN, Washington, Cascade Middle School serves 966 students from grades 6 through 8, part of Auburn School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 577 students each, so Cascade Middle School sits 67% bigger than that benchmark.

Auburn School District comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 18,174 students; Cascade Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Cascade Middle School reports that the most-represented group is White (30%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 30% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Cascade Middle School reports 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.9:1, putting Cascade Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than King County's rate of about 38%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cascade Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.9%.

Around the school, census data for King County shows median household income runs about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Cascade Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Dick Scobee Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Cascade Middle School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 33.2%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 20%: 808 students in 2018 compared to 966 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 41% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.