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What's one thing Chinook Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
752
Middle
DISTRICT 800 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530039000064
Chinook Middle School
2001 98th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98004 · (425) 456-6300 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
181 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 231 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 228 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 293 | 39% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
65.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -15.0pp since 2014
Math
59.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -16.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.8% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.5% | 59.4% |
| 2022-23 | 70.2% | 59.1% |
| 2021-22 | 67.3% | 59.7% |
| 2018-19 | 78.3% | 68.9% |
| 2017-18 | 73.7% | 67.8% |
| 2016-17 | 75.7% | 71.3% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 75.6% |
| 2014-15 | 80.8% | 75.1% |
% 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Chinook Middle School
Chinook Middle School's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinook Middle School this school | 752 | 24.1% | 62.8% |
| Tillicum Middle School Bellevue | 676 | 19.8% | 67.7% |
| Leota Middle School Woodinville | 858 | 17.4% | 64.8% |
| Kamiakin Middle School Kirkland | 573 | 28.4% | 61.6% |
| Rose Hill Middle School Redmond | 901 | 14.7% | 72.9% |
| Heatherwood Middle School Mill Creek | 1,031 | 31.8% | 66.5% |
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 Chinook Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #39 of 294 | #30 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #44 of 357 ▼ 3 | #33 of 76 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #60 of 357 ▼ 17 | #32 of 76 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.1pp | #65 of 290 | #18 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #100 of 377 | #37 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #134 of 340 | #22 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #66 of 340 | #33 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.1% | #312 of 359 | #45 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #25 of 192 | #7 of 37 |
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
752
-141 (-16%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 752 | 40.2 | 18.7:1 | 24% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 735 | 41.5 | 17.7:1 | 24% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 814 | 42.2 | 19.3:1 | 21% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 893 | 49 | 18.2:1 | 13% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 988 | 49.1 | 20.1:1 | 10% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 1,019 | 53 | 19.2:1 | 14% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 984 | 43 | 22.9:1 | 13% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 771 | 37 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 26 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chinook Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (988 to 752); teachers down 18% (49.1 to 40.2).
About Chinook Middle School
Chinook Middle School is a medium-sized middle school that serves part of Bellevue, Washington. The school counts 752 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 30% larger than the 577 average for middle schools in Washington.
The 30 schools of Bellevue School District, including Chinook Middle School, enroll 20,339 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Chinook Middle School. The largest is Asian students, at 35%. The next largest groups are 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 5% Black. In King County overall, about 21% of residents are Asian. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 40.2 full-time equivalents, or about 18.7 students per teacher. That matches the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 24%. Across public schools in King County, the average is 38%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Chinook Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Washington schools: 62.8% actual against 64.1% predicted.
Federal survey data 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 people live in poverty. There are 544 public schools in King County, enrolling about 278,492 students in all.
Clyde Hill Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Chinook Middle School. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Chinook Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Chinook Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment declined 16% from its 2020-21 level of 893.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Chinook Middle School, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Bellevue School District
- Newport Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,850 students
- Bellevue High SchoolHigh · 1,683 students
- Interlake Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Sammamish Senior HighHigh · 1,363 students
- Tyee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,007 students
- Odle Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
Other schools in Bellevue
- Newport Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,850 students
- Bellevue High SchoolHigh · 1,683 students
- Interlake Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Sammamish Senior HighHigh · 1,363 students
- Tyee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,007 students
- Odle Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
Other Chinook Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 1 state are named Chinook Middle. Chinook Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Chinook Middle SchoolKennewick, WA · 950 students
- Chinook Middle SchoolLacey, WA · 746 students
- Chinook Middle SchoolSeaTac, WA · 620 students
Nearby schools
- Clyde Hill Elementary0.2 mi · 594
- Medina Elementary School1.3 mi · 591
- Bellevue High School1.8 mi · 1,683
- Bellevue Digital Discovery1.9 mi · 229
- Cherry Crest Elementary School1.9 mi · 553
- Bellevue Open Doors Reengagement1.9 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About Chinook Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chinook Middle School?
Chinook Middle School enrolls approximately 752 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Chinook Middle School serve?
Chinook Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chinook Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chinook Middle School is approximately 18.7:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Chinook Middle School?
Chinook Middle School reports a student body of 35% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 35% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Chinook Middle School?
Chinook Middle School is overseen by Bellevue School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.