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Enrollment
669
Middle
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FEDERAL WAY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530282000438
Kilo Middle School
4400 S 308TH ST, AUBURN, WA 98001 · (253) 945-4700 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL669 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
493 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 216 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 236 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 217 | 32% |
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 79% · 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
39.2%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.0pp since 2014
Math
27.8%
WA avg 51.2% . -7.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.2% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 23.8% |
| 2022-23 | 37.2% | 20.4% |
| 2021-22 | 37.2% | 20.8% |
| 2018-19 | 47.1% | 32.0% |
| 2017-18 | 40.8% | 29.4% |
| 2016-17 | 39.8% | 29.0% |
| 2015-16 | 46.8% | 31.3% |
| 2014-15 | 46.2% | 35.5% |
% 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Kilo Middle School
Kilo Middle School's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilo Middle School this school | 669 | 73.7% | 31.1% |
| Baker Middle School Tacoma | 687 | 71.5% | 29.0% |
| Sequoyah Middle School Auburn | 570 | 76.3% | 21.2% |
| Sacajawea Middle School FEDERAL WAY | 668 | 77.7% | 28.6% |
| Stewart Middle School Tacoma | 650 | 70.3% | 26.7% |
| Pacific Middle School Des Moines | 604 | 74.3% | 20.4% |
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 Kilo Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #216 of 294 | #60 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #231 of 357 ▲ 25 | #58 of 76 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #255 of 357 ▲ 37 | #59 of 76 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #91 of 290 | #24 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 669 | #149 of 377 | #47 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #101 of 340 | #13 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.3% | #23 of 340 | #15 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #48 of 359 | #9 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.8% | #52 of 130 | #17 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
669
+67 (+11%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 669 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 74% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 33.5 | 19.4:1 | 77% (497) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 33.8 | 18.3:1 | 78% (481) |
| 2020-21 | 602 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 66% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 33.5 | 18.1:1 | 63% (379) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 65% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 36 | 17.8:1 | 44% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 859 | 38 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 819 | 37 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kilo Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (604 to 669); teachers up 11% (33.5 to 37).
About Kilo Middle School
Kilo Middle School runs as a medium-sized middle-grades school in AUBURN, Washington. A federal count lists 669 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
Federal Way School District counts 22,250 students in its 43 schools, and Kilo Middle School is one of them.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Kilo Middle School, 36% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 21% White, 17% Asian, 13% Black, and 9% multiracial. Among people living in King County, the Hispanic share is about 11%. Kilo Middle School has a diversity index of 77%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 37 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 18.1:1. Among middle schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 18.9:1. Eligible students account for 74% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in King County average 38%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Kilo Middle School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 31.1%. Predicted: 30.8%.
King County has about 2,287,171 residents, and median household income is about $124,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of King County number 544 and enroll about 278,492.
Lake Dolloff Elementary School is the public school closest to Kilo Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Kilo Middle School is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Kilo Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 602 in 2020-21 and 669 in 2024-25, an 11% increase.
Discussions about Kilo Middle School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Federal Way School District
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,810 students
- Federal Way High SchoolHigh · 1,665 students
- Todd Beamer High SchoolHigh · 1,412 students
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 1,352 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 810 students
- Sacajawea Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
Other schools in AUBURN
- Auburn Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,918 students
- Auburn Riverside High SchoolHigh · 1,852 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,810 students
- Auburn Mountainview High SchoolHigh · 1,560 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Olympic Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Dolloff Elementary School0.1 mi · 543
- Camelot Elementary School0.6 mi · 292
- Evergreen Heights Elementary0.8 mi · 457
- Meredith Hill Elementary School0.9 mi · 456
- Career Academy at Truman High School1.1 mi · 83
- Internet Academy1.1 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Kilo Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kilo Middle School?
Kilo Middle School enrolls approximately 669 students in grades 06-08.
Is Kilo Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kilo Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Kilo Middle School?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Kilo Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kilo Middle School?
At Kilo Middle School, the student body is approximately 21% White, 36% Hispanic, 13% Black, 17% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Kilo Middle School?
Kilo Middle School is overseen by Federal Way School District in King County.
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