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Enrollment
664
Middle
DISTRICT 589 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530423000663
Finn Hill Middle School
8040 NE 132nd ST, Kirkland, WA 98034 · (425) 936-2340 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL664 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
19.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
155 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 222 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 220 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 222 | 33% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
56.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -18.0pp since 2014
Math
46.1%
WA avg 51.2% . -10.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 46.1% |
| 2023-24 | 57.4% | 45.2% |
| 2022-23 | 59.8% | 46.2% |
| 2021-22 | 64.9% | 48.9% |
| 2018-19 | 76.1% | 65.2% |
| 2017-18 | 75.5% | 68.1% |
| 2016-17 | 74.5% | 65.1% |
| 2015-16 | 75.6% | 64.5% |
| 2014-15 | 74.0% | 56.8% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 65% 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 Finn Hill Middle School
Finn Hill Middle School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Hill Middle School this school | 664 | 23.3% | 51.0% |
| Northshore Middle School Bothell | 753 | 21.8% | 61.6% |
| Washington Middle School OLYMPIA | 702 | 21.7% | 60.2% |
| Valley View Middle School Snohomish | 641 | 21.2% | 61.3% |
| Kenmore Middle School Kenmore | 733 | 26.5% | 56.9% |
| North Tapps Middle School Lake Tapps | 523 | 22.0% | 65.4% |
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 Finn Hill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #86 of 294 | #41 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #97 of 357 ▼ 1 | #44 of 76 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #113 of 357 ▼ 23 | #44 of 76 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.8pp | #15 of 290 | #6 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 664 | #156 of 377 | #50 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #189 of 340 | #34 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #134 of 340 | #54 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #314 of 359 | #47 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #87 of 130 | #26 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
664
-24 (-3%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 702
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 664 | 34 | 19.5:1 | 23% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 34 | 19.6:1 | 25% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 669 | 33.1 | 20.2:1 | 24% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 688 | 34 | 20.2:1 | 17% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 633 | 32.8 | 19.3:1 | 19% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 29 | 20.3:1 | 20% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 21 | 19.8:1 | 18% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 25 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 702 | 34 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Finn Hill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (633 to 664); teachers up 4% (32.8 to 34).
About Finn Hill Middle School
Finn Hill Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school in Kirkland, Washington. It has an enrollment of 664 students in grades 6 through 8.
Lake Washington School District has 55 schools and 30,986 students, and Finn Hill Middle School is one of those schools.
About 56% of the student body at Finn Hill Middle School is White. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 4% Black. King County residents are about 55% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 19.5 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Washington is about 18.9:1. The school reported 23% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 38% average for public schools in King County is 15 points higher.
Finn Hill Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of Washington public middle schools.
A school in Washington with Finn Hill Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 64.5%. Finn Hill Middle School scores 51.0%.
In the wider King County area, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Finn Hill Middle School shares King County with 543 other public schools.
Environmental & Adventure School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 67.9% on proficiency, and Finn Hill Middle School is below that at 51.0%.
Finn Hill Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 3%.
The Finn Hill Middle School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 Lake Washington School District
- Eastlake High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Redmond High SchoolHigh · 2,304 students
- Lake Washington High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Juanita High SchoolHigh · 1,778 students
- Inglewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,229 students
- Redmond Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,009 students
Other schools in Kirkland
- Lake Washington High SchoolHigh · 2,081 students
- Juanita High SchoolHigh · 1,778 students
- Kirkland Middle SchoolMiddle · 746 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 602 students
- Peter Kirk ElementaryElementary · 592 students
- Kamiakin Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Environmental & Adventure School0.0 mi · 138
- Carl Sandburg Elementary0.2 mi · 391
- Discovery Community School0.2 mi · 71
- Henry David Thoreau Elementary0.4 mi · 404
- Juanita Elementary1.0 mi · 394
- Moorlands Elementary1.3 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Finn Hill Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Finn Hill Middle School?
Finn Hill Middle School enrolls approximately 664 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Finn Hill Middle School serve?
Finn Hill Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Finn Hill Middle School?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at Finn Hill Middle School.
How diverse is Finn Hill Middle School?
Finn Hill Middle School reports a student body of 56% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 12% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Finn Hill Middle School in?
Finn Hill Middle School is part of Lake Washington School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.