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Enrollment
824
Middle
DISTRICT 754 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1·NCES 530771003467
Jane Addams Middle School
11051 34th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98125 · (206) 252-4500 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL824 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
286 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 | 269 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 283 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 272 | 33% |
Student demographics
70%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
63.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +0.8pp since 2014
Math
53.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.9% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.4% | 50.9% |
| 2021-22 | 63.5% | 56.0% |
| 2018-19 | 72.7% | 64.4% |
| 2017-18 | 78.6% | 74.2% |
| 2016-17 | 72.3% | 65.6% |
| 2015-16 | 64.3% | 63.4% |
| 2014-15 | 63.1% | 53.6% |
% 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Jane Addams Middle School
Jane Addams Middle School's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Addams Middle School this school | 824 | 34.7% | 58.7% |
| Albert Einstein Middle School Shoreline | 1,032 | 33.2% | 58.4% |
| Robert Eagle Staff Middle School Seattle | 729 | 32.1% | 69.5% |
| Kellogg Middle School Shoreline | 991 | 34.5% | 61.0% |
| Narrows View Intermediate UNIVERSITY PLA | 692 | 42.1% | 72.2% |
| Brier Terrace Middle School BRIER | 649 | 33.1% | 57.9% |
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 Jane Addams Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #59 of 294 | #37 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #66 of 357 ▼ 2 | #37 of 76 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #70 of 357 ▲ 1 | #36 of 76 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #63 of 290 | #17 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 824 | #59 of 377 | #25 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #187 of 340 | #33 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #79 of 340 | #36 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.7% | #275 of 359 | #36 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #107 of 192 | #20 of 37 |
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
824
-182 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 824 | 42.2 | 19.5:1 | 35% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 834 | 44.4 | 18.8:1 | 35% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 883 | 48.6 | 18.2:1 | 36% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 1,006 | 55 | 18.3:1 | 29% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 913 | 45 | 20.3:1 | 25% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 825 | 43 | 19.2:1 | 28% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jane Addams Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (913 to 824); teachers down 6% (45 to 42.2).
About Jane Addams Middle School
In Seattle, Washington, part of King County, Jane Addams Middle School is a middle school. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 824 students. It has 43% more students than the average for middle schools in Washington (about 577).
Seattle School District No. 1 is the district for Jane Addams Middle School. It has 107 schools and 50,773 students.
White students account for 47% of enrollment at Jane Addams Middle School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 11% Black, and 11% Asian. The diversity index for Jane Addams Middle School is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Jane Addams Middle School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1, with 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Washington is similar, at 18.9:1. The school has 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in King County is similar, at 38%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 56.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for King County show that median household income comes to about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. King County counts 544 public schools with about 278,492 students.
Jane Addams Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Nathan Hale High School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Jane Addams Middle School at 4th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Jane Addams Middle School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 824 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,006. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.3:1 in 2020-21, and 19.5:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Jane Addams Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Seattle School District No. 1
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Ballard High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,542 students
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- West Seattle High SchoolHigh · 1,479 students
- Ingraham High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
Other schools in Seattle
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Ballard High SchoolHigh · 1,697 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,542 students
- Garfield High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- West Seattle High SchoolHigh · 1,479 students
- Ingraham High SchoolHigh · 1,391 students
Other Jane Addams Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Jane Addams Middle. Jane Addams Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Jane Addams MiddleLawndale, CA · 644 students
- Jane Addams Middle SchoolBolingbrook, IL · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Nathan Hale High School0.2 mi · 1,052
- John Rogers Elementary School0.4 mi · 248
- Hazel Wolf K-81.0 mi · 660
- Sacajawea Elementary School1.0 mi · 220
- Cedar Park Elementary School1.1 mi · 254
- Olympic Hills Elementary School1.2 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Jane Addams Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jane Addams Middle School?
Jane Addams Middle School enrolls approximately 824 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jane Addams Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jane Addams Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Jane Addams Middle School have?
Jane Addams Middle School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Jane Addams Middle School?
Student demographics at Jane Addams Middle School are roughly 47% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Jane Addams Middle School public or private?
Jane Addams Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Seattle School District No. 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.