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Enrollment
1,024
Middle
DISTRICT 754 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771001162
Eckstein Middle School
3003 NE 75 ST, SEATTLE, WA 98115 · (206) 252-5010 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,024 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
158 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 | 330 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 365 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 329 | 32% |
Student demographics
63%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
77.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +4.3pp since 2014
Math
69.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.9% | 69.8% |
| 2023-24 | 75.3% | 66.8% |
| 2022-23 | 73.8% | 64.2% |
| 2021-22 | 73.7% | 59.6% |
| 2018-19 | 79.8% | 71.3% |
| 2017-18 | 80.0% | 74.4% |
| 2016-17 | 79.2% | 71.7% |
| 2015-16 | 77.8% | 73.0% |
| 2014-15 | 73.6% | 70.4% |
% 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
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Eckstein Middle School
Eckstein Middle School's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eckstein Middle School this school | 1,024 | 15.4% | 73.3% |
| Hamilton International Middle School SEATTLE | 983 | 12.0% | 74.8% |
| Madison Middle School SEATTLE | 1,017 | 16.7% | 68.7% |
| Summit Trail Middle School Ravensdale | 1,097 | 14.9% | 66.7% |
| Maple View Middle School Covington | 1,046 | 23.6% | 61.2% |
| Skyridge Middle School Camas | 760 | 16.4% | N/A |
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 Eckstein Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #16 of 294 | #13 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #19 of 357 no change | #16 of 76 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #18 of 357 ▲ 3 | #14 of 76 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.2pp | #49 of 290 | #14 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,024 | #11 of 377 | #5 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #314 of 340 | #68 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #135 of 340 | #55 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.4% | #340 of 359 | #61 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #79 of 130 | #24 of 33 |
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
1,024
-93 (-8%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,125
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 1,024 | 46.2 | 22.2:1 | 15% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 1,013 | 47.7 | 21.2:1 | 15% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 1,045 | 46.6 | 22.4:1 | 16% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 1,117 | 58 | 19.3:1 | 15% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 965 | 50.1 | 19.3:1 | 13% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 906 | 43 | 21.1:1 | 13% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 1,213 | 57 | 21.3:1 | 19% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 1,258 | 52 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,125 | 47 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eckstein Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (965 to 1,024); teachers down 8% (50.1 to 46.2).
About Eckstein Middle School
Eckstein Middle School is one of the public schools in SEATTLE, Washington. It is a large middle school. The latest federal count shows 1,024 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Washington is about 577 students, so this school is 77% above average.
Eckstein Middle School is one school in Seattle School District No. 1, a system of 107 schools with 50,773 students.
White students account for 56% of enrollment at Eckstein Middle School. Other groups include 17% multiracial, 11% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 5% Black. County-wide, about 55% of residents are White. Eckstein Middle School has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 22.2:1. The 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 15% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 38% average for public schools in King County, the school's rate is lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Eckstein Middle School would score about 69.8%. It scores 73.3%, 3.5 points above that figure.
King County has these Census figures: median household income is about $124,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of King County number 544 and enroll about 278,492.
Thornton Creek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Eckstein Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Eckstein Middle School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Eckstein Middle School had 1,117 students in 2020-21 and 1,024 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.3:1 to 22.2:1 over the same years.
The Eckstein Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 Seattle School District No. 1
- 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 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
- Thornton Creek Elementary School0.5 mi · 402
- Wedgwood Elementary School0.6 mi · 333
- Stephen Decatur Elementary School0.6 mi · 188
- Bryant Elementary School0.8 mi · 470
- View Ridge Elementary School0.9 mi · 290
- Roosevelt High School0.9 mi · 1,542
Frequently asked questions
About Eckstein Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Eckstein Middle School?
Eckstein Middle School enrolls approximately 1,024 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Eckstein Middle School serve?
Eckstein Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Eckstein Middle School have?
Eckstein Middle School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Eckstein Middle School?
Student demographics at Eckstein Middle School are roughly 56% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 11% Asian, 17% Two or more.
What district is Eckstein Middle School in?
Eckstein Middle School is part of Seattle School District No. 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.