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Enrollment
504
Middle
DISTRICT 754 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771003612
Edmonds S. Meany Middle School
301 21st Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112 · (206) 413-2100 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Washington public middle schools
- B-Test 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.
- BThree-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
19.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
244 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 | 188 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 148 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 168 | 33% |
Student demographics
76%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
41.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -15.8pp since 2017
Math
34.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -8.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 16 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.8% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.7% | 26.7% |
| 2021-22 | 40.8% | 28.3% |
| 2018-19 | 62.0% | 46.6% |
| 2017-18 | 57.6% | 42.4% |
% 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Edmonds S. Meany Middle School
Edmonds S. Meany Middle School's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonds S. Meany Middle School this school | 504 | 48.4% | 38.6% |
| David T. Denny International Middle School SEATTLE | 722 | 58.3% | 34.4% |
| Washington Middle School SEATTLE | 566 | 57.2% | 43.2% |
| Aki Kurose Middle School Seattle | 817 | 56.8% | 38.9% |
| Wainwright Intermediate School Tacoma | 368 | 59.5% | 35.8% |
| Dimmitt Middle School Seattle | 605 | 62.3% | 27.7% |
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 Edmonds S. Meany Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #163 of 294 | #52 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #176 of 357 ▼ 11 | #51 of 76 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #223 of 357 ▼ 14 | #55 of 76 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #111 of 290 | #28 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #247 of 377 | #71 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #197 of 340 | #36 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.9% | #33 of 340 | #20 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #201 of 359 | #31 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #101 of 130 | #29 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
504
+19 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 504 | 25.6 | 19.7:1 | 48% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 24.2 | 19.7:1 | 51% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 29.8 | 16.9:1 | 51% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 47% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 22 | 22.2:1 | 46% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edmonds S. Meany Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (489 to 504); teachers up 16% (22 to 25.6).
About Edmonds S. Meany Middle School
Edmonds S. Meany Middle School, a mid-sized middle school, is located in Seattle, Washington. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 504 students on the rolls.
Edmonds S. Meany Middle School is in Seattle School District No. 1, a district with 50,773 students across 107 schools.
White students make up 33% of enrollment at Edmonds S. Meany Middle School, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 27% Black, 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 7% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of King County's population at about 55%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 76, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Edmonds S. Meany Middle School, giving a ratio of 19.7:1. The school's 19.7:1 compares with an average of 18.9:1 for middle schools in Washington. By family income, 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 38% average for public schools in King County is 10 points lower.
Edmonds S. Meany Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 39% of Washington public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Edmonds S. Meany Middle School is -9.1 points: 38.6% actual, 47.7% predicted.
In King County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in King County number 544, with about 278,492 students.
Of the public schools around it, Edmonds S. Meany Middle School is closest to Lowell Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Edmonds S. Meany Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Edmonds S. Meany Middle School at 6th of 7.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 485 students in 2020-21 to 504 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.7:1) than in 2020-21 (17.3:1).
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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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- West Seattle High SchoolHigh · 1,479 students
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Nearby schools
- Lowell Elementary School0.6 mi · 392
- Seattle World School0.6 mi · 218
- Stevens Elementary School0.7 mi · 150
- Madrona K-5 School1.0 mi · 213
- Nova High School1.0 mi · 256
- Garfield High School1.2 mi · 1,507
Frequently asked questions
About Edmonds S. Meany Middle SchoolHow large is Edmonds S. Meany Middle School?
Edmonds S. Meany Middle School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Edmonds S. Meany Middle School serve?
Edmonds S. Meany Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edmonds S. Meany Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edmonds S. Meany Middle School is approximately 19.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Edmonds S. Meany Middle School?
Edmonds S. Meany Middle School reports a student body of 33% White, 16% Hispanic, 27% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Edmonds S. Meany Middle School in?
Edmonds S. Meany 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.