Issaquah Middle School

Issaquah Middle School is a mid-tier 6-8 campus in ISSAQUAH, Washington, part of Issaquah School District. The school educates 808 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 577 students per school, that is 40% bigger than typical.

Within Issaquah School District, which oversees 30 schools and 19,098 students, Issaquah Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Issaquah Middle School reports that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 19% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 6% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Issaquah Middle School reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 29% of students at Issaquah Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below King County's rate of about 38%.

After controlling for student poverty, Issaquah Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.7%.

Across the wider county, census data for King County shows the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Issaquah Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Issaquah High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Issaquah Middle School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 67.6%.

Issaquah Middle School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 1,013 students in 2018 compared to 808 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 57% to 47%. Class-load math has fell: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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