Glacier Middle School

Set in SeaTac, Washington, Glacier Middle School is a mid-tier 6-8 campus, overseen by Highline School District. It hosts 803 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 577 students each, so Glacier Middle School sits 39% larger than that benchmark.

Within Highline School District, which oversees 36 schools and 18,072 students, Glacier Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Glacier Middle School records that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 16% Asian, 8% Black, 6% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Glacier Middle School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Glacier Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 29.6%; this one comes in at 14.6%, -15.0 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, 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%. Glacier Middle School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Cascade View Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Glacier Middle School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 25.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.