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Kilo Middle School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Kilo Middle School
Kilo Middle School is one of the reasonably sized 6-8 campuss in AUBURN, Washington, overseen by Federal Way School District, with 669 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.
Within Federal Way School District, which oversees 43 schools and 22,250 students, Kilo Middle School is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Kilo Middle School lists that 36% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 21% White, 17% Asian, 13% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Kilo Middle School reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. About 74% 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.
With demographic context factored in, Kilo Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.1%.
In the area at large, census data for King County shows median household income runs about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Kilo Middle School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).
The closest other public school is Lake Dolloff Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Kilo Middle School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.2%.
Kilo Middle School operates from a bedroom-community location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 11%: 604 students in 2018 compared to 669 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 31% to 21% across the same window.
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