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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the David T. Denny International Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
722
Middle
DISTRICT 754 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001913
David T. Denny International Middle School
2601 SW Kenyon St, SEATTLE, WA 98126 · (206) 252-9000 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Washington public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
421 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 242 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 229 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 251 | 35% |
Student demographics
79%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
45.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -6.5pp since 2014
Math
32.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -22.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 22 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 29.8% |
| 2022-23 | 36.7% | 28.5% |
| 2021-22 | 41.9% | 36.7% |
| 2018-19 | 47.8% | 46.7% |
| 2017-18 | 49.7% | 47.8% |
| 2016-17 | 54.5% | 55.3% |
| 2015-16 | 57.5% | 54.3% |
| 2014-15 | 51.5% | 55.1% |
% 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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 David T. Denny International Middle School
David T. Denny International Middle School's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| David T. Denny International Middle School this school | 722 | 58.3% | 34.4% |
| Voyager Middle School Everett | 902 | 59.3% | 30.8% |
| Cedarcrest Middle School Spanaway | 765 | 62.6% | 28.2% |
| Lakota Middle School FEDERAL WAY | 645 | 71.2% | 31.7% |
| Dimmitt Middle School Seattle | 605 | 62.3% | 27.7% |
| Nelsen Middle School Renton | 913 | 58.5% | 33.1% |
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 David T. Denny International Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #198 of 294 | #57 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #188 of 357 ▲ 18 | #53 of 76 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #194 of 357 ▲ 54 | #51 of 76 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.4pp | #81 of 290 | #21 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #119 of 377 | #42 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #28 of 340 | #3 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.5% | #10 of 340 | #5 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #130 of 359 | #23 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #80 of 192 | #17 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
722
-147 (-17%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 903
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 722 | 44.6 | 16.2:1 | 58% (421) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 49.4 | 14.4:1 | 60% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 811 | 55 | 14.8:1 | 61% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 869 | 56 | 15.5:1 | 62% (537) |
| 2017-18 | 834 | 54.4 | 15.3:1 | 70% (581) |
| 2015-16 | 866 | 52 | 16.6:1 | 67% (584) |
| 2010-11 | 782 | 44 | 17.8:1 | 64% (503) |
| 2000-01 | 883 | 43 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 903 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for David T. Denny International Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (834 to 722); teachers down 18% (54.4 to 44.6).
About David T. Denny International Middle School
SEATTLE, Washington, is home to David T. Denny International Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 722 students. It has 25% more students than the average for middle schools in Washington (about 577).
Seattle School District No. 1 has 107 schools and 50,773 students, and David T. Denny International Middle School is one of those schools.
At David T. Denny International Middle School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 28%. Other groups make up 25% White, 21% Black, 12% Asian, and 11% multiracial. County-wide, 11% of King County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 79% means there is a 79% chance two randomly chosen students at David T. Denny International Middle School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington is 2.7 students per teacher. Roughly 58% of students at David T. Denny International Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 38% for public schools in King County.
On the allk12 Grade, David T. Denny International Middle School lands at C, ahead of 28% of Washington public middle schools.
David T. Denny International Middle School scores 34.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for King County show that the median household earns about $124,746 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. King County has 544 public schools with about 278,492 students, including David T. Denny International Middle School.
Chief Sealth International High School is less than a tenth of a mile from David T. Denny International Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, David T. Denny International Middle School is 6th among 8 schools close by.
David T. Denny International Middle School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 17% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at David T. Denny International Middle School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Other schools in Seattle School District No. 1
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
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- West Seattle High SchoolHigh · 1,479 students
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Other schools in SEATTLE
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Ballard High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,542 students
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- West Seattle High SchoolHigh · 1,479 students
- Ingraham High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
Nearby schools
- Chief Sealth International High School0.0 mi · 1,184
- Roxhill Elementary School0.5 mi · 289
- Sanislo Elementary School0.7 mi · 145
- Highland Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 300
- Bridges Transition0.9 mi · 109
- West Seattle Elementary School0.9 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About David T. Denny International Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at David T. Denny International Middle School?
David T. Denny International Middle School enrolls approximately 722 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does David T. Denny International Middle School serve?
David T. Denny International Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at David T. Denny International Middle School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at David T. Denny International Middle School.
What is the student diversity at David T. Denny International Middle School?
Student demographics at David T. Denny International Middle School are roughly 25% White, 28% Hispanic, 21% Black, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is David T. Denny International Middle School public or private?
David T. Denny International Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.