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Enrollment
605
Middle
DISTRICT 770 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530723002564
Dimmitt Middle School
12320 80th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98178 · (425) 204-2800 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
377 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 211 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 186 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 208 | 34% |
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 78% · 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
38.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.4pp since 2014
Math
27.9%
WA avg 51.2% . -5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 27.9% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 17.2% |
| 2022-23 | 26.7% | 15.6% |
| 2021-22 | 28.5% | 15.8% |
| 2018-19 | 45.3% | 28.1% |
| 2017-18 | 49.4% | 32.0% |
| 2016-17 | 45.4% | 37.0% |
| 2015-16 | 50.1% | 31.3% |
| 2014-15 | 46.1% | 33.5% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Dimmitt Middle School
Dimmitt Middle School's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimmitt Middle School this school | 605 | 62.3% | 27.7% |
| Meridian Middle School Kent | 647 | 55.6% | 45.6% |
| Aki Kurose Middle School Seattle | 817 | 56.8% | 38.9% |
| David T. Denny International Middle School SEATTLE | 722 | 58.3% | 34.4% |
| Nelsen Middle School Renton | 913 | 58.5% | 33.1% |
| Showalter Middle School SEATTLE | 651 | 75.4% | 23.0% |
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 Dimmitt Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #239 of 294 | #64 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #230 of 357 ▲ 79 | #57 of 76 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #261 of 357 ▲ 58 | #60 of 76 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.2pp | #12 of 290 | #2 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #196 of 377 | #60 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #73 of 340 | #10 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.9% | #18 of 340 | #11 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.3% | #99 of 359 | #17 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #144 of 192 | #29 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
605
-111 (-16%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 882
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 605 | 34.4 | 17.6:1 | 62% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 37.5 | 16.8:1 | 64% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 37 | 17.9:1 | 72% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 716 | 37 | 19.4:1 | 65% (462) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 37.6 | 17.1:1 | 72% (467) |
| 2015-16 | 944 | 45 | 21.0:1 | 73% (685) |
| 2010-11 | 923 | 45 | 20.5:1 | 72% (665) |
| 2000-01 | 882 | 45 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dimmitt Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (645 to 605); teachers down 9% (37.6 to 34.4).
About Dimmitt Middle School
Families in Seattle, Washington, are served by Dimmitt Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 605 students.
Within Renton School District, Dimmitt Middle School is one of 29 schools. The district enrolls 14,873 students.
The biggest share of students at Dimmitt Middle School, 28%, is Hispanic. The remaining students are 26% Asian, 23% Black, 11% White, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show King County is about 11% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 78, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 17.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Dimmitt Middle School, which has 34.4. The school's 17.6:1 compares with an average of 18.9:1 for middle schools in Washington. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 62%. The rate at public schools in King County averages 38%, lower than here.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Dimmitt Middle School would score about 38.4%. It scores 27.7%, a bottom-10% result among Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for King County show that median household income comes to about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. King County counts 544 public schools with about 278,492 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Bryn Mawr Elementary School, is the closest to Dimmitt Middle School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Dimmitt Middle School is behind the 39.0% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.
Federal data place Dimmitt Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 111 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 19.4:1 in 2020-21 and 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Renton School District
- Hazen Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,796 students
- Renton Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Lindbergh Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,201 students
- Nelsen Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- McKnight Middle SchoolMiddle · 811 students
- Vera Risdon Middle SchoolMiddle · 751 students
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
Other Dimmitt Middle schools
One other US public school is named Dimmitt Middle. Dimmitt Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Dimmitt Middle SchoolDIMMITT, TX · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Bryn Mawr Elementary School0.4 mi · 415
- Talley High School0.5 mi · 248
- Lakeridge Elementary School0.6 mi · 287
- Campbell Hill Elementary School1.0 mi · 345
- Renton Senior High School1.2 mi · 1,208
- Out Of District Facility1.4 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Dimmitt Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dimmitt Middle School?
Dimmitt Middle School enrolls approximately 605 students in grades 06-08.
Is Dimmitt Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dimmitt Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Dimmitt Middle School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Dimmitt Middle School.
How diverse is Dimmitt Middle School?
Dimmitt Middle School reports a student body of 11% White, 28% Hispanic, 23% Black, 26% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Dimmitt Middle School?
Dimmitt Middle School is overseen by Renton School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.