Cedar Heights Middle School

Located at 19640 SE 272nd Street, in Covington, Washington, Cedar Heights Middle School is a well-populated middle school that educates 876 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Kent School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 577 students each, so Cedar Heights Middle School sits 52% larger than that benchmark.

Kent School District comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 25,358 students; Cedar Heights Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Cedar Heights Middle School records that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 19% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 12% Black, 10% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

In terms of school funding signals, Cedar Heights Middle School records 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at Cedar Heights Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Cedar Heights Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 46.3%; Cedar Heights Middle School posts 35.0%, -11.3 points below that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for King County put median household income runs about $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Cedar Heights Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Cedar Valley Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cedar Heights Middle School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.8%.

Cedar Heights Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Cedar Heights Middle School's enrollment has rose 37% since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 876). The White share of enrollment fell from 51% to 43% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Cedar Heights Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.