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Enrollment
810
Middle
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FEDERAL WAY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530282000452
Evergreen Middle School
26630 40TH AVE S, KENT, WA 98031 · (253) 945-5100 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
644 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 290 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 268 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 252 | 31% |
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · 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
21.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -10.4pp since 2014
Math
14.2%
WA avg 51.2% . -12.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.9% | 14.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22.3% | 12.1% |
| 2022-23 | 21.6% | 14.3% |
| 2021-22 | 23.7% | 12.2% |
| 2018-19 | 32.4% | 18.6% |
| 2017-18 | 34.6% | 19.1% |
| 2016-17 | 36.3% | 23.0% |
| 2015-16 | 37.0% | 24.6% |
| 2014-15 | 32.3% | 26.2% |
% 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Evergreen Middle School
Evergreen Middle School's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Middle School this school | 810 | 79.5% | 18.1% |
| Sacajawea Middle School FEDERAL WAY | 668 | 77.7% | 28.6% |
| First Creek Middle School Tacoma | 584 | 78.1% | 20.2% |
| Pacific Middle School Des Moines | 604 | 74.3% | 20.4% |
| Mill Creek Middle School Kent | 866 | 73.0% | 12.1% |
| 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 Evergreen Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #279 of 294 | #74 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #333 of 357 ▲ 4 | #74 of 76 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #342 of 357 ▲ 2 | #74 of 76 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #197 of 290 | #52 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #69 of 377 | #29 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #173 of 340 | #29 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.8% | #20 of 340 | #13 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.5% | #27 of 359 | #1 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.4% | #33 of 130 | #11 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
810
+71 (+10%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 626
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 810 | 42 | 19.3:1 | 80% (644) |
| 2023-24 | 737 | 40.2 | 18.4:1 | 84% (616) |
| 2022-23 | 718 | 39.3 | 18.3:1 | 84% (603) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 79% (583) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 41 | 16.9:1 | 70% (486) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 77% (501) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 51% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 804 | 37 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 626 | 30 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evergreen Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (690 to 810); teachers up 3% (41 to 42).
About Evergreen Middle School
Students in KENT, Washington, attend Evergreen Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 810 students. That is 40% larger than the average of about 577 students for middle schools in Washington.
Federal Way School District has 43 schools and 22,250 students, and Evergreen Middle School is one of those schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Evergreen Middle School is Hispanic, with 36% of students. Next come 18% Asian, 17% Black, 12% multiracial, and 12% White. The county population is about 11% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Evergreen Middle School scores 78%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. The school has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Washington is similar, at 18.9:1. In all, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 38% average for public schools in King County, the school's rate is higher.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Evergreen Middle School would be expected to post about 26.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.1%.
The school's county is King County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $124,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. King County's 544 public schools enroll about 278,492 students and include Evergreen Middle School.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Star Lake Elementary School, is the closest to Evergreen Middle School. Evergreen Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 18.1% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 71 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 17.2:1 to 19.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Evergreen Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Federal Way School District
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,810 students
- Federal Way High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Todd Beamer High SchoolHigh · 1,412 students
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 1,352 students
- Kilo Middle SchoolMiddle · 669 students
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
Other schools in KENT
- Kentridge High SchoolHigh · 2,186 students
- Kent-Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Kentlake High SchoolHigh · 1,561 students
- Mill Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Canyon Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- Meridian Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
Other Evergreen Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 4 states are named Evergreen Middle. Evergreen Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Evergreen Middle SchoolEverett, WA · 890 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolRedmond, WA · 761 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolSpokane Valley, WA · 668 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolEVERGREEN, CO · 478 students
- Evergreen MiddleCottonwood, CA · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Star Lake Elementary School0.0 mi · 434
- Valhalla Elementary School0.7 mi · 517
- Mark Twain Elementary School0.8 mi · 531
- Thomas Jefferson High School1.2 mi · 1,810
- Sunnycrest Elementary School1.4 mi · 535
- Woodmont K-8 School1.4 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Evergreen Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Evergreen Middle School?
Evergreen Middle School enrolls approximately 810 students in grades 06-08.
Is Evergreen Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Evergreen Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Evergreen Middle School?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Evergreen Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Evergreen Middle School?
Student demographics at Evergreen Middle School are roughly 12% White, 36% Hispanic, 17% Black, 18% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Evergreen Middle School public or private?
Evergreen Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Federal Way School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.