Dimmitt Middle School

Dimmitt Middle School operates as a mid-tier intermediate school in Seattle, Washington, run under Renton School District. Current enrollment sits at 605 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Dimmitt Middle School is one of 29 schools operated by Renton School District, a district that teaches 14,873 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Dimmitt Middle School shows that 28% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Asian, 23% Black, 11% White, 8% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the resource side, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dimmitt Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 38.4%; Dimmitt Middle School posts 27.7%, -10.7 points below that line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for King County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Dimmitt Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bryn Mawr Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dimmitt Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dimmitt Middle School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 39.0%.

Dimmitt Middle School operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 645 students in 2018 compared to 605 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 34% to 23% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.